Image:Чесменская колонна.jpg
Chesma Column in
Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War.
The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Explorations 1773: Don Ramon de Ordoñez y Aguilar examines the ruins of Palenque and sends a report to the Captain General at Antigua Guatemala The year 1774 in architecture involved some significant events Events Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun becomes a member of the Académie Events The First Continental Congress in America Joseph Priestley refines Oxygen. Events Works published Thomas Warton the Younger, History of English Poetry, in three volumes published from 1774- 1781 Events Antonio Salieri is appointed court composer to the Emperor Joseph II. The year 1774 in Science and Technology involved some significant events Events September 4 - Delegates from twelve colonies discuss measures for common safety at Philadelphia. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Frederick North Lord North, Tory 1773 state leaders - Events of 1774 - 1775 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Great Britain Bombay and Madras - Warren Hastings. Portugal Angola - The picturesque Chesme Column (Чесменская колонна in Tsarskoye Selo commemorates three Russian naval victories in the Russo-Turkish War 1768-1774 Tsarskoye Selo (Ца́рское Село́ " Tsar 's Village" is a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting
Year 1774 (MDCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
Events of 1774
January - June
- January 21 - Mustafa III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid I. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Mustafa III ( Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثالث Muṣṭafā-yi sālis) ( January 28, 1717 January The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Abdülhamid I ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد اول `Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i evvel) ( March 20, 1725 April 7, 1789
- January 27 - An angry crowd seize a British customs collector and then tarr and feather him. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
- March 31 - Intolerable Acts: The British Parliament passes the Boston Port Act, closing the port of Boston, Massachusetts as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts are names used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Boston Port Act is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 14 Geo The Boston Tea Party was an act of Direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many
- April 17 - The first avowedly Unitarian congregation, Essex Street Chapel, was founded in London by Theophilus Lindsey. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Theophilus Lindsey ( 20 June 1723 OS &ndash 1808 was an English Anglican theologian who became a Unitarian.
- May 10 - Louis XVI becomes King of France. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- June 2 - Intolerable Acts: A new Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide better housing for British soldiers upon demand, is passed. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks The Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts are names used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies Quartering Act is the name of at least two acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. The term colonial history of the United States refers to the history of the land that would become the United States from the start of European settlement to the time of independence The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
- June 11 - Jews in Algiers escape the attack of the Spanish army. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
July - December
- July 21 - Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774: Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending six years of war. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World The Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 was a decisive conflict that brought Southern Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, and Crimea within the orbit of the Russian Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca (also spelled Kuchuk Kainarji) was signed on July 21, 1774, in Küçük Kaynarca Dobruja (today Kaynardzha War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units The treaty does give Russia the right to intervene in Ottoman politics to protect its Christian subjects. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
- 1 August - The element oxygen is discovered for the third (and last) time—the second quantitatively following the somewhat earlier work of Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1771-1772)— by Joseph Priestley who publishes the fact in 1775 and so named the element and usually gets all the credit. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Oxygen (from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys (acid literally "sharp" from the taste of acids and -γενής (-genēs (producer literally begetteris the Carl Wilhelm Scheele (9 December 1742 &ndash 21 May 1786 was a German - Swedish pharmaceutical chemist born in Stralsund, Western Pomerania, Joseph Priestley (13 March 1733 ( Old Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
- September 5 - the First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen British North American colonies that met on September 5 1774 in Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
- September 21 - George Mason and George Washington found the Fairfax County Militia Association, a military unit independent of British control. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. George Mason IV ( December 11, 1725 &ndash October 7, 1792) was a United States patriot, statesman and delegate from George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service
- October 10 - Battle of Point Pleasant of Dunmore's War forced Cornstalk to make peace with Dunmore at the Treaty of Camp Charlotte, ceding Shawnee land claims south of the Ohio (modern Kentucky) to Virginia. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The Battle of Point Pleasant, sometimes known as the Battle of Kanawha, was the only major battle of Dunmore's War. Dunmore's War (or Lord Dunmore's War) was a war from 1773 to 1774 between the Colony of Virginia and the Indian nations of the Shawnee and Mingo Hokoleskwa or Cornstalk (c1720 &ndash November 10, 1777) was a prominent leader of the Shawnee people Dunmore's War (or Lord Dunmore's War) was a war from 1773 to 1774 between the Colony of Virginia and the Indian nations of the Shawnee and Mingo The Shawnee, or Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are a people native to North America. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
- October 21 - First display of the word "Liberty" on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts and which was in defiance of British rule in Colonial America. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The term colonial history of the United States refers to the history of the land that would become the United States from the start of European settlement to the time of independence
Undated
- The British pass the Quebec Act setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America. The Quebec Act of 1774 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 14 Geo Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk
- To avoid severe flooding, Martinsborough, North Carolina is moved to higher ground three miles west. Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Royal Colony of North Carolina was organized in 1729 from the Province of North Carolina after seven of the original eight Lords Proprietors sold their The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates Martinsborough as the new county seat of Pitt County, three years after its founding. The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U Pitt County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina.
- German cobbler Johann Birkenstock creates the first Birkenstock sandals. Birkenstock is a German Brand of sandals and other Shoes notable for their contoured cork and Rubber footbeds which conform Birkenstock is a German Brand of sandals and other Shoes notable for their contoured cork and Rubber footbeds which conform
Births
- February 11 - Hans Jarta, Swedish political activist and administrator (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Hans Järta (originally Hans Hierta) (1774 - 1847 was a Swedish administrator and revolutionary 1847)
- February 24 - Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Prince Adolphus Duke of Cambridge (Adolphus Frederick 24 February 1774 &ndash 8 July 1850) was the tenth child and seventh son of George 1850)
- March 9 - Mayhew Folger, whaler, captain of Topaz (ship), rediscovered Pitcairn Islands in 1808 (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Mayhew Folger ( March 9, 1774 - September 1, 1828) was a ship's captain whaler who captained the sealing ship Topaz that rediscovered Topaz is a Silicate mineral of Aluminium and Fluorine with the Chemical formula Al 2 Si[[oxygen O]]4( Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1828)
- March 16 - Captain Matthew Flinders, English explorer (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Captain Matthew Flinders, RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814 was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age 1814)
- July 20 - Auguste Marmont, French marshal (d. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, 1st Duc de Ragusa ( 20 July 1774 &ndash 22 March 1852) was a French 1852)
- August 12 - Robert Southey, English poet and biographer (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Robert Southey ( August 12, 1774 &ndash March 21, 1843) was an English Poet of the Romantic school one 1843)
- August 28 - Elizabeth Ann Seton, co-founder of Mount Saint Mary's University, founder of the Sisters of Charity (d. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton ( August 28, 1774 &ndash January 4, 1821) was the first native-born Citizen of the United States Mount St Mary's University is a private Liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg Maryland. Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name 1821)
- September 5 - Caspar David Friedrich, German artist (d. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Caspar David Friedrich ( September 5, 1774 &ndash May 7, 1840) was a landscape painter of the nineteenth-century German Romantic 1840)
- September 26 - Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), nurseryman/missionary planted apple-tree nurseries in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Johnny Appleseed, born John Chapman (September 26 1774 – February 18 1845 was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apples to large parts of Ohio The apple is the pomaceous Fruit of the apple tree Species Malus domestica in the Rose family Rosaceae. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. 1847)
- date unknown - Sergei Nikolayevich Glinka - Russian author, brother of Fedor Nikolaevich Glinka (d. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sergei Nikolayevich Glinka (Russian Сергей Николаевич Глинка, 1774-1847 was a minor Russian author of the Romantic period Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Fyodor Nikolaevich Glinka (Russian Федор Николаевич Глинка, 1786-1880 was a Russian Poet and Author. 1847)
- See also Category: 1774 births. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
Deaths
- January 21 - Mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (b. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Mustafa III ( Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثالث Muṣṭafā-yi sālis) ( January 28, 1717 January The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1717)
- February 4 - Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Charles Marie de La Condamine ( January 28, 1701 - February 4, 1774) was a French Explorer, Geographer, and 1701)
- April 4 - Oliver Goldsmith, English writer (b. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1730 or 1728 &ndash 4 April 1774 was an Anglo-Irish writer poet and Physician known for his Novel The Vicar 1730)
- May 4 - Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Anthony Ulrich (German Anton Ulrich; 28 August 1714, Bevern &ndash 4 May 1774, Kholmogory) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1714)
- May 10 - King Louis XV of France (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 1710)
- July 1 - Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English statesman (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland, PC ( 28 September 1705 &ndash 1 July 1774 in Holland House) was an English 1705)
- July 11 - Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer
- July 14 - James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley and Kilmaine, British field marshal (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Sir William Johnson 1st Baronet (1715 &ndash 11 July 1774) founder of Johnstown, New York, was an Irish pioneer and army Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. James O'Hara 2nd Baron Tyrawley and 1st Baron Kilmaine PC (1682 &ndash July 14, 1774) was an officer of the British Army 1682)
- August 11 - Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (b. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Tiphaigne de la Roche, Charles-François, ( Montebourg, Cotentin, February 19, 1722 &ndash August 11, 1774) 1722)
- August 14 - Johann Jakob Reiske, German scholar and physician (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Johann Jakob Reiske ( December 25, 1716 &ndash August 14, 1774) was a German scholar and Physician. 1716)
- August 25 - Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Niccolò Jommelli ( September 10, 1714 &ndash August 25, 1774) was an Italian Composer. 1714)
- September 22 - Pope Clement XIV (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Pope Clement XIV ( 31 October 1705 &ndash 22 September 1774) born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was Pope from 1705)
- September 25 - John Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Major General John Bradstreet ( December 21 1714 – September 25, 1774) was a British Army officer during the French and Indian War 1714)
- October 23 - Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary and scientist (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Michel Benoist ( October 8, 1715 in Autun or Dijon, France &ndash October 23, 1774 in Beijing, 1715)
- October 26 - Roemer Vlacq II, Dutch vice-admiral (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death 1712)
- November 22 - Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, British general and statesman (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Clive of India redirects here For the film see Clive of India (film. 1725)
- December 2 - Johann Friedrich Agricola, German composer (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Johann Friedrich Agricola ( January 4, 1720 &ndash December 2, 1774) was a German Composer, Organist, Singer 1720)
- December 16 - François Quesnay, French economist (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion François Quesnay ( June 4, 1694 - December 16, 1774) was a French Economist of the Physiocratic school 1694)
- See also Category: 1774 deaths.
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