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Born on Wednesday October 12, 1774
- Angeline Van Steertegem, Voorde (Ninove), Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen († 1820)
- Arij de Klerk, Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Bretveld, Utrecht († 1779)
- Catharina Noel, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Alida Raadevan, Amsterdam
- Dirk Johannes Hansma, Hantumhuizen († 1844)
- Alida Raadevan, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Amélie WICCART, Vieux-Berquin, 59615, Nord, Nord, France
- Catharina Swanida WILBRENNINCK († 1830)
- Cornelis Lansen, Axel († 1850)
Died on Wednesday October 12, 1774
- Jacobus Lijnzaad (40)
- Maria Janse Vermeulen (69), Rucphen
- Anne Cadette Fourès (50), Montpezat de Quercy, France
- Jacomina Matthijsd STAPEL (70), Middelharnis
- Johannes Schäfer (0), Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg
- Jacomina Mattheus Stapel (70), Middelharnis
- Joseph Maria van Rafélis Markgraaf van St. Sauveur (54), Tulle, Limousin
- Jacobus Leynzaad (40)
- Jacobus Cornelisz van Sted (54), Limmen
- Guilielmus Verbiest (0), Langdorp, Vlaams-Brabant, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 12, 1774 at Delpher
Born on October 12
- 1710 » Jonathan Trumbull, American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut († 1785)
- 1725 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist († 1810)
- 1792 » Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist († 1860)
- 1798 » Pedro I, emperor of Brazil († 1834)
- 1801 » Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation († 1873)
- 1815 » William J. Hardee, American general († 1873)
- 1838 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland († 1905)
- 1840 » Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress († 1909)
- 1855 » Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic († 1922)
- 1860 » Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass († 1930)
Died on October 12
- 1678 » Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1621)
- 1679 » William Gurnall, English minister, theologian, and author (b. 1617)
- 1685 » Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian lawyer and jurist (b. 1628)
- 1730 » Frederick IV, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1671)
- 1758 » Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1680)
- 1812 » Juan José Castelli, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1764)
- 1845 » Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist (b. 1780)
- 1858 » Hiroshige, Japanese painter (b. 1797)
- 1870 » Robert E. Lee, American general (b. 1807)
- 1875 » Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)
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.
- March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
- May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
- July 4 » Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts.
- September 1 » Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
- October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
Weather October 12, 1774
The temperature on October 12, 1774 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken.