Historical Events In 1774

Jan 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1774.   

Jan 30   In the year 1774 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   Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1774.   

Feb 10   In the year 1774 andrew Becker demonstrates diving suit   

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

Feb 15   W G Frederik, prince of Orange in the year 1774.   

Feb 16   Pierre Rode, composer in the year 1774.   

Feb 17   Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history english House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright   

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

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

Mar 05   In the year 1774 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer   

Mar 07   British close port of Boston to all commerce in the year 1774.   

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 in the year 1774.   

Mar 28   Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts in the year 1774.   

Apr 04   In the year 1774 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   In the year 1774 cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris   

Apr 21   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist) on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies in the year 1774.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

May 10   In the year 1774 louis XVI ascends to throne of France   

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

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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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   In the year 1774 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   On this day in history birth of pierre Rode, composer   

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

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

Mar 05   Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer was born in the year 1774.   

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   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   Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on this day in history.   

May 04   Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1714) died in the year 1774.   

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