Historical Events In 1774

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

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

Jan 24   Karl Moser, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 30   In the year 1774 frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69   

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

Feb 10   In the year 1774 florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44   

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

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

Mar 04   1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on this day in history.   

Mar 04   First sighting of Orion nebula in the year 1774.   

Mar 05   Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 07   British close port of Boston to all commerce on this day in history.   

Mar 16   In the year 1774 matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia)   

Mar 20   In the year 1774 john Braham, composer   

Mar 22   In the year 1774 a collection of English nursery rhymes is published and includes Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.   

Mar 25   On this day in history english Parliament passes Boston Port Bill   

Mar 28   On this day in history britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts   

Apr 04   Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17 on this day in history.   

Apr 17   In the year 1774 vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer   

Apr 19   CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse   

Apr 30   Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee on this day in history.   

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

May 10   On this day in history louis XVI ascends the throne of France   

May 10   Louis XVI ascends to throne of France on this day in history.   

May 20   In the year 1774 britain gives Québec, Labrador & territory north of the Ohio   

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

May 23   Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860) was born in the year 1774.   

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   W G Frederik, prince of Orange was born in the year 1774.   

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   In the year 1774 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   In the year 1774 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   In the year 1774 florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44   

Apr 04   On this day in history oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17   

Apr 23   On this day in history 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   Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64 in the year 1774.