January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
Day of death May 1, 1774
The temperature on May 1, 1774 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 21 » Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
June 2 » Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
June 22 » The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
July 4 » Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts.
September 4 » New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
September 5 » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
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