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Born on Wednesday January 12, 1774
- Adrianis Hordijk
- Anna Theresia COLPAERT, Gits († 1802)
- Bastiaan Emaus, Montfoort
- ANDRIES VAN OOSTEN, MAASSLUIS († 1832)
- Anna Gertrudis Alexander Lensink, Terborg en Silvolde († 1826)
- Catharina Berends, Putten
- Anna Margareta Adelheidis Schulten, Lengerich
- Basile Clary († 1781)
- Adriana van Arendonck, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1790)
- Claes, Klaas van Dalen, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1838)
Died on Wednesday January 12, 1774
- Adriaan Palthe (55), Spaarndam,Gemeente Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude,North Holland,Netherlands
- Grietje Jacobs Alleijn van Doorn (64), Zierikzee
- Grietje Jacobs Alleyn ( van Doorn ) (64), Zierikzee (ZLD)
- Antje Barents, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Barents (50)
- Bredana Breda van (34), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Dirk Woutersz Duijn (49), Velsen
- Grietje Jacobs ALLEIJN (64)
- Dirk Woutersz. Duijn (49), Velsen, NH, Nederland
- Gerben Andries (83), Oudkerk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 12, 1774 at Delpher
Born on January 12
- 1724 » Frances Brooke, English author and playwright († 1789)
- 1729 » Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher, academic, and politician († 1797)
- 1746 » Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss philosopher and educator († 1827)
- 1751 » Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies († 1825)
- 1772 » Mikhail Speransky, Russian academic and politician († 1839)
- 1786 » Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician († 1855)
- 1792 » Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist and academic († 1841)
- 1797 » Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author († 1873)
- 1799 » Priscilla Susan Bury, British botanist († 1872)
- 1822 » Étienne Lenoir, Belgian engineer, designed the internal combustion engine († 1900)
Died on January 12
- 1720 » William Ashhurst, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1647)
- 1732 » John Horsley, English-Scottish historian and author (b. 1685)
- 1735 » John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
- 1759 » Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1709)
- 1765 » Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (b. 1696)
- 1777 » Hugh Mercer, Scottish-American general and physician (b. 1726)
- 1778 » François Bigot, French politician (b. 1703)
- 1781 » Richard Challoner, English bishop (b. 1691)
- 1829 » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)
- 1833 » Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
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
- Aaltje
- Antje
- 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)
- January 21 » Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
- May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
- 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 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
- September 5 » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
- October 21 » The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty".
Weather January 12, 1774
The temperature on January 12, 1774 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: mist geheel betrokken.