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Died on Saturday January 15, 1774
- Aart Visser, Ridderkerk
- Francisca de Groot, Reek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Fenneke Berends, Oosterbeek (Renkum), Gelderland, Nederland
- Eppe DERKS (7), Winsum, Winsum, Groningen, Nederland
- Bonne Rose DELESTRAIN (12), Amougies, Hainaut, Belgique
- Cornelis Hoogwerf (5), Oud-Beijerland,Zhld
- Doedtje Hendriks (1), Zweins
- Cornelis Lodder (9)
- Cornelis Willemsz HOOGWERF (6)
- Anna Leendertsd NIEUWBURG (3)
Born on January 16
- 1728 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator († 1800)
- 1749 » Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet and playwright († 1803)
- 1757 » Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, 3rd Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland († 1834)
- 1807 » Charles Henry Davis, American admiral († 1877)
- 1815 » Henry Halleck, American lawyer, general, and scholar († 1872)
- 1821 » John C. Breckinridge, American general and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States († 1875)
- 1834 » Robert R. Hitt, American lawyer and politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State († 1906)
- 1836 » Francis II of the Two Sicilies († 1894)
- 1838 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist († 1917)
- 1851 » William Hall-Jones, English-New Zealand politician, 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1936)
Died on January 16
- 1710 » Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)
- 1711 » Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)
- 1747 » Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)
- 1748 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)
- 1750 » Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1667)
- 1752 » Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (b. 1705)
- 1794 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (b. 1737)
- 1809 » John Moore, Scottish general and politician (b. 1761)
- 1817 » Alexander J. Dallas, Jamaican-American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1759)
- 1834 » Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician and academic (b. 1769)
Names that were popular for boys in 1774
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Jean
- Dirk
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1774
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Van
- Antje
- Neeltje
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 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 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 4 » New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
- October 21 » The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty".
The weather on Saturday January 15, 1774
The temperature on January 16, 1774 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: mist omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI