Historical Events In 1774

Jan 11   Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog in the year 1774.   

Jan 21   Mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history karl Moser, composer   

Jan 30   On this day in history capt Cook reaches 71°10' south, 1820km from south pole (record)   

Jan 30   Captain Cook reaches 71º 10' S, 1820 km from S pole (record) in the year 1774.   

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

Feb 10   Andrew Becker demonstrates diving suit on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 16   In the year 1774 pierre Rode, composer   

Feb 17   Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) in the year 1774.   

Feb 22   English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1774 1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel)   

Mar 04   In the year 1774 first sighting of Orion nebula   

Mar 05   In the year 1774 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   English Parliament passes Boston Port Bill on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1774 britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts   

Apr 04   In the year 1774 oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17   

Apr 17   On this day in history vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer   

Apr 19   In the year 1774 cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris   

Apr 21   In the year 1774 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist)   

Apr 23   In the year 1774 christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies   

Apr 28   Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee in the year 1774.   

May 10   In the year 1774 louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64   

May 10   Louis XVI ascends the throne of France in the year 1774.   

May 10   Louis XVI ascends to throne of France in the year 1774.   

May 20   Britain gives Québec, Labrador & territory north of the Ohio in the year 1774.   

May 20   Britain gives Quebec, Labrador & territory north of Ohio on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River)   

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Jan 01   André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 11   Hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847) was born in the year 1774.   

Feb 15   In the year 1774 birth of w G Frederik, prince of Orange   

Feb 16   Pierre Rode, composer was born in the year 1774.   

Feb 17   On this day in history birth of raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

Feb 24   In the year 1774 birth of prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850)   

Mar 05   On this day in history birth of christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer   

Jan 21   Mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 04   On this day in history death of charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)   

Feb 10   Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1774.   

Apr 04   In the year 1774 oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17   

Apr 23   In the year 1774 christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies   

May 04   On this day in history death of anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1714)   

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