Historical Events In 1674

Jan 10   Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1674 jan Zoet, actor/playwright/poet (Brutal-Roffel), dies at 58   

Jan 12   Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Reinhard Keiser, composer in the year 1674.   

Feb 09   English re-conquer New York from Netherlands on this day in history.   

Feb 09   English reconquer NY from Netherlands in the year 1674.   

Feb 19   Netherlands & England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English) in the year 1674.   

Feb 19   Netherlands &England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English) in the year 1674.   

Feb 21   Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 22   John Wilson, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Johann Paul Schor, German barok painter, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Jethro Tull, agricultural writer (Basildon), baptised on this day in history.   

Apr 22   On this day in history netherlands & Munster sign peace treaty   

May 11   In the year 1674 netherlands & Cologne sign peace treaty   

May 21   General John Sobieski chosen King of Poland in the year 1674.   

May 28   On this day in history german Parliament declares war on France   

May 31   Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer in the year 1674.   

Jun 04   John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver, dies at 66 in the year 1674.   

Jun 11   On this day in history susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns, dies at 52   

Jun 20   In the year 1674 nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane)   

Jun 22   Eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Spain, France & Netherlands form Triple Alliance in the year 1674.   

Jul 17   Isaac Watts, England, writer/preacher/hymnist (Horae Lyrican) on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Court of Holland bans books of Hobbes/Spinoza/Meyer in the year 1674.   

Aug 11   In the year 1674 1st Battle of at Seneffe (Louis II Condé vs Willem III)   

Aug 12   In the year 1674 philippe de Champaigne, painter, dies   

Aug 13   Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35 in the year 1674.   

Aug 18   Jean Racine's "Iphigénie," premieres in Versailles on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Claes P "Nicolas" Tulip, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Sep 20   2nd West Indie Company forms on this day in history.   

Sep 27   On this day in history robert Arnauld d'andilly, French literary/financier/translator, dies   

Sep 29   On this day in history jacques Hotteterre, composer   

Oct 11   Pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) on this day in history.   

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of reinhard Keiser, composer   

Jan 15   In the year 1674 birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)   

Jan 24   Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born in the year 1674.   

Feb 21   On this day in history birth of johann Augustin Kobelius, composer   

Mar 30   On this day in history birth of jethro Tull, agricultural writer (Basildon), baptised   

May 31   On this day in history birth of friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer   

Jun 20   In the year 1674 birth of nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane)   

Jun 22   In the year 1674 birth of eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo   

Jan 10   On this day in history jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84   

Jan 11   Jan Zoet, actor/playwright/poet (Brutal-Roffel), dies at 58 in the year 1674.   

Jan 12   Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68 in the year 1674.   

Feb 22   John Wilson, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1674.   

Feb 24   On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

Mar 06   On this day in history johann Paul Schor, German barok painter, dies at 58   

Mar 08   Charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny, French writer (b. 1597) died in the year 1674.   

Apr 18   John Graunt, English statistician (b. 1620) died on this day in history.