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Born on Sunday October 2, 1774
- christiaan steenmes, amsterdam
- Agatha BAAS, Westzaan, Zaanstad,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1834)
- Aaltje TASMAN, Hoorn, Gemeente Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1813)
- Aarjen Dissel, Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1775)
- Albert Simons Wolthuis, Feerwerd, gem. Ezinge, Groningen, Nederland († 1848)
- Alida Bos, delfshaven (rotterdam) († 1801)
- Aagje Jans BAAS, Westzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1834)
- Adriaan Dirkszoon KLOPPER, Hoorn, Gemeente Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1864)
- Alice Chadwick, Ormskick, Laneschire, England († 1853)
- Anna Catharina Dautzenberg, Schaesberg (Gem. Landgraaf)
Died on Sunday October 2, 1774
- Louis marquis de Mailly (51), Paris
- Cornelia Teunissen van Zoest (2), Veenendaal
- Arij Leenderts WILLEMSTEIJN (3)
- Elisabeth MINETTE (83), Ans, 62003, Liège, Belgique
- Joanna Pelgrum, Brummen
- Engel van der Kaa (4), Dordrecht
- Cornelia van Oeveren (57), Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Laurentius (Lorenz) Balzer OR Balthasar (56), Neuburg am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz (D)
- Albert Koops, Staphorst
- Elizabeth Stubbs (48), Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Born on October 2
- 1718 » Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic († 1800)
- 1727 » Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic († 1806)
- 1768 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician († 1854)
- 1798 » Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831–49) († 1849)
- 1800 » Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader († 1831)
- 1815 » James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania († 1901)
- 1821 » Alexander P. Stewart, American general († 1908)
- 1824 » Henry C. Lord, American businessman († 1884)
- 1828 » Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France († 1896)
- 1832 » Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist and academic († 1917)
Died on October 2
- 1709 » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1639)
- 1724 » François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
- 1746 » Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)
- 1764 » William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1720)
- 1775 » Fukuda Chiyo-ni, Japanese nun and poet (b. 1703)
- 1780 » John André, English soldier (b. 1750)
- 1782 » Charles Lee, English-born American general (b. 1732)
- 1786 » Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (b. 1725)
- 1803 » Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1722)
- 1804 » Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)
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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.
- 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.
- July 21 » Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
- September 5 » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
- October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
Weather October 2, 1774
The temperature on October 2, 1774 was about 13.0 °C. There was 220 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: regen.