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Born on Tuesday January 4, 1774
- Angelica Joannes Antonius Verhoeven, Boxtel
- Amalia Pálffy van Erdöd
- Andreas Gijsberts, Nijmegen († 1837)
- Anna Maria Duimbeck (Doembeck, Dombe(e)ck), Griethausen
- Catharina Heckens, Swolgen Li, NL
- Anna Christina Reiners
- Andreas Gijsbers, Hees
- Barbara Crijnen Vermolen, Hilversum
- Amalia of Erdödi-Pálffy
- Andreas Andries Gijsbers, Hees Nijmegen Gelderland Nederland († 1837)
Died on Tuesday January 4, 1774
- Arien Sijmonsz Wit (73), Harenkarspel, Nederland
- Jan Dooijen (3)
- Ilona Nagy (47), Túrkeve, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok
- Hendrik Janszoon KLAVER (89), Vollenhove, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aaltje Everts Ruijn (30), Huizen, Nederland
- Jan Verhaal (83), Broek in Waterland
- Christiaan de Bij (54), Rotterdam
- Jacques Étienne de Jaucourt (47)
- Dirkjen Arijsd ZWART (5)
- Albert Anes Zwaal (2), West-Terschelling, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1774 at Delpher
Born on January 4
- 1710 » Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist († 1736)
- 1720 » Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer († 1774)
- 1785 » Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist († 1863)
- 1809 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille († 1852)
- 1813 » Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator († 1897)
- 1832 » George Tryon, English admiral († 1893)
- 1838 » General Tom Thumb, American circus performer († 1883)
- 1839 » Carl Humann, German archaeologist, architect, and engineer († 1896)
- 1848 » Katsura Tarō, Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan († 1913)
- 1858 » Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1946)
Died on January 4
- 1695 » François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. 1628)
- 1752 » Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1704)
- 1761 » Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
- 1782 » Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed École Militaire (b. 1698)
- 1786 » Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)
- 1804 » Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)
- 1821 » Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (b. 1774)
- 1825 » Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751)
- 1863 » Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)
- 1874 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)
Names that were popular for boys in 1774
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Dirk
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Adrianus
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 1774
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1774
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- June 22 » The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
- July 21 » Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
- August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
- September 1 » Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
- October 21 » The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty".
- October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
Weather January 4, 1774
The temperature on January 4, 1774 was about -1.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder zeer betrokken.