Historical Events In 1774

May 27   Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale) on this day in history.   

May 28   On this day in history 1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia)   

May 28   The first Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) on this day in history.   

Jun 01   Boston Port Bill: British govt orders Port of Boston closed in the year 1774.   

Jun 01   In the year 1774 british govt orders Port of Boston closed   

Jun 02   On this day in history england passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes   

Jun 11   Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army on this day in history.   

Jun 13   In the year 1774 rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves   

Jun 13   Rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves in the year 1774.   

Jun 16   Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky on this day in history.   

Jun 21   On this day in history daniel D Tompkins, (D-R), 6th US vice-president (1817-25)   

Jun 22   In the year 1774 english parliament accepts Quebec Act   

Jun 23   On this day in history matthijs Siegenbeek, Dutch linguist (spelling)   

Jul 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1774.   

Jul 07   In the year 1774 giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer, dies at 83   

Jul 11   Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history citizens of Carlisle Penn, pass a declaration of independence   

Jul 12   Citizens of Carlisle, Penn. pass a declaration of independence in the year 1774.   

Jul 17   On this day in history capt Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata)   

Jul 21   Peace of Kutsjuk Kainardji (end Russian-Turkish War) in the year 1774.   

Jul 31   Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen in the year 1774.   

Aug 01   Joseph Priestley isolates oxygen for the first time on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1774 priestly discovers oxygen   

Aug 06   Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY in the year 1774.   

Aug 10   1st Surinam newspaper (1st Wednesday Suriname) begins publishing on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1774 robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson   

Aug 18   Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59   

Aug 28   Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975) in the year 1774.   

Sep 05   On this day in history 1st Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia   

Sep 05   In the year 1774 the first Continental Congress of what would later become the USA, convenes in Philadelphia, PA.   

Sep 08   Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Cossack Emilian Pugachev captured in the year 1774.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of karl Moser, composer   

Feb 11   On this day in history birth of hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1774 birth of pierre Rode, composer   

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

Feb 24   Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1774 mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56   

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 04   In the year 1774 death of anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1714)   

May 10   On this day in history louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64