Historical Events In 1774
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
Jan 11 In the year 1774 messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog
Jan 21 On this day in history mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56
Jan 24 Karl Moser, composer in the year 1774.
Jan 30 On this day in history capt Cook reaches 71°10' south, 1820km from south pole (record)
Jan 30 In the year 1774 captain Cook reaches 71º 10' S, 1820 km from S pole (record)
Jan 30 Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
Feb 10 Andrew Becker demonstrates diving suit in the year 1774.
Feb 10 Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1774.
Feb 15 W G Frederik, prince of Orange on this day in history.
Feb 16 On this day in history pierre Rode, composer
Feb 17 Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) in the year 1774.
Feb 22 In the year 1774 english House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright
Mar 04 1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on this day in history.
Mar 04 On this day in history first sighting of Orion nebula
Mar 05 On this day in history christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer
Mar 07 On this day in history british close port of Boston to all commerce
Mar 16 In the year 1774 matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia)
Mar 20 In the year 1774 john Braham, composer
Mar 22 On this day in history a collection of English nursery rhymes is published and includes Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.
Mar 25 In the year 1774 english Parliament passes Boston Port Bill
Mar 28 Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts in the year 1774.
Apr 04 On this day in history oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17
Apr 17 In the year 1774 vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer
Apr 19 CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris in the year 1774.
Apr 21 In the year 1774 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist)
Apr 23 Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on this day in history.
Apr 28 Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse in the year 1774.
Apr 30 On this day in history pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee
May 10 On this day in history louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64
May 10 Louis XVI ascends the throne of France on this day in history.
May 10 Louis XVI ascends to throne of France on this day in history.
May 20 Britain gives Québec, Labrador & territory north of the Ohio in the year 1774.
May 20 On this day in history britain gives Quebec, Labrador & territory north of Ohio
May 23 Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) in the year 1774.
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