Famous Deaths Happened In 1774

Jan 21 Mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56 in the year 1774.  

Jan 30 On this day in history frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69  

Feb 04 Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701) died on this day in history.  

Feb 10 On this day in history florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44  

Apr 04 Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17 in the year 1774.  

Apr 23 Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on this day in history.  

May 04 Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1714) died in the year 1774.  

May 10 Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64 in the year 1774.  

Jul 01 In the year 1774 henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68  

Jul 07 Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1774.  

Jul 11 Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer died in the year 1774.  

Jul 14 James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley and Kilmaine, British field marshal (b. 1682) died on this day in history.  

Aug 11 Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (b. 1722) died in the year 1774.  

Aug 14 On this day in history death of johann Jakob Reiske, German physician (b. 1716)  

Aug 25 Nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1774.  

Sep 22 Clement XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 25 John Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (b. 1714) died in the year 1774.  

Oct 13 Willem Bentinck, mister of Rhoon/Pendrecht/Orangist, dies at 69 in the year 1774.  

Oct 16 Robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies in the year 1774.  

Oct 23 In the year 1774 death of michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary and scientist (b. 1715)  

Dec 02 In the year 1774 johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54  

Dec 13 Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Dec 16 Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, dies at 80 in the year 1774.  

Jan 01 In the year 1774 birth of andré Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860)  

Jan 24 Karl Moser, composer was born in the year 1774.  

Feb 11 Hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of w G Frederik, prince of Orange  

Feb 16 Pierre Rode, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850) was born in the year 1774.  

Mar 05 In the year 1774 birth of christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer