Page 2: Historical Events In 1774

May 28   1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia)   

May 28   The inaugural Continental Congress convenes (Virginia).   

Jun 01   Boston Port Bill: British govt orders Port of Boston closed.   

Jun 01   British govt orders Port of Boston closed   

Jun 02   England passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes.   

Jun 11   Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army   

Jun 13   Rhode Island is recorded as becoming 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves.   

Jun 13   Rhode Island is recorded as becoming inaugural colony to prohibit importation of slaves   

Jun 16   Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky   

Jun 21   Daniel D Tompkins, (D-R), 6th US vice-president (1817-25)   

Jun 22   English parliament accepts Quebec Act.   

Jun 23   Matthijs Siegenbeek, Dutch linguist (spelling).   

Jul 01   Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68.   

Jul 04   Orangetown Resolutions adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts.   

Jul 07   Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer, dies at 83   

Jul 11   Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer.   

Jul 12   Citizens of Carlisle Penn, pass a declaration of independence   

Jul 12   Citizens of Carlisle, Penn. pass a declaration of independence.   

Jul 17   Capt Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata).   

Jul 21   Peace of Kutsjuk Kainardji (end Russian-Turkish War)   

Jul 31   Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen   

Aug 01   Joseph Priestley isolates oxygen for the inaugural time.   

Aug 01   Priestly discovers oxygen.   

Aug 06   Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY.   

Aug 10   1st Surinam newspaper (1st Wednesday Suriname) begins publishing   

Aug 12   Robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson.   

Aug 18   Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis and Clark Expedition).   

Aug 25   Nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59.   

Aug 28   Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975)   

Sep 05   1st Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia   

Sep 05   The inaugural Continental Congress of what would later become the USA, convenes in Philadelphia, PA.   

Sep 08   Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet.   

Sep 15   Cossack Emilian Pugachev captured   

Sep 17   Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages)   

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Jan 01   André marie constant duméril: French zoologist   

Jan 24   Karl moser: Composer   

Feb 11   Hans järta: Swedish political activist   

Feb 15   W g frederik: Prince of orange   

Feb 16   Pierre rode: Composer   

Feb 17   Raphaelle peale: Us, painter (after the rain-1823)   

Feb 24   Prince adolphus: 1st duke of cambridge   

Mar 05   Christoph ernst friedrich weyse: Composer   

Jan 21   Mustapha iii: Sultan of turkey (1957-74),    

Jan 30   Frantisek ignac antonin tuma: Composer,    

Feb 04   Charles marie de la condamine: French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)   

Feb 10   Florian leopold gassmann: Composer,    

Apr 04   Oliver goldsmith: Irish poet (she stoops to conquer),    

Apr 23   Christian wilhelm ernst dietrich: Painter,    

May 04   Anthony ulrich ii: Duke of brunswick-lüneburg (b. 1714)   

May 10   Louis xv: King of france (1715-74),