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Born on Tuesday October 4, 1774
- Bastiaan Alewijnse, Oost-Souburg († 1832)
- Elizabeth Derks Folmer, Bennekom
- Cornelis Zwaan, Rijnsburg († 1836)
- Elizabeth Derksen FOLMER, Bennekom
- Antonius Joannes (Toon) Smits, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1838)
- Albertje Harms Meijering, Gasselte († 1829)
- Elena Cornelia Adriaanse, Axel († 1838)
- Anna Catharina Oehler, Hafnerhaslach
- Enos Hoopes, Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Daniel Shuford Kline
Died on Tuesday October 4, 1774
- Jeanne LE GOUHINEC (72), AMBON
- Maria Huigsloot (huiksloot) (0), Alkmaar
- Geertruid Dalhuisen (1), Hattem, Gelderland, The Netherlands
- Dieuwertje Pieterdr Pollepel (50), Petten, Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands
- Jacobus Timmermans (84), Moergestel
- Petrus Jacobus Prenten (58), Langemark,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Johan Frans Anthonie van Navailles Baron van Mirepeix (89), Pau, Aquitanië
- Berend de BOER (44), Buiksloot
- Jan Hendriks de Winter (41), Diepenveen, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Dieuwertje Pietersd Pollepel (50), Zijpe =Schagerbrug, nh.nld
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 4, 1774 at Delpher
Born on October 4
- 1720 » Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian sculptor and illustrator († 1778)
- 1723 » Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist and author († 1798)
- 1759 » Louis François Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician and academic († 1803)
- 1768 » Francisco José de Caldas, Colombian naturalist, executed by royalists in the war of independence († 1816)
- 1787 » François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France († 1874)
- 1793 » Charles Pearson, English lawyer and politician († 1862)
- 1807 » Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Canada East († 1864)
- 1814 » Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator († 1875)
- 1822 » Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States († 1893)
- 1835 » Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator († 1921)
Died on October 4
- 1680 » Pierre-Paul Riquet, French engineer, designed the Canal du Midi (b. 1609)
- 1743 » John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish commander and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey (b. 1678)
- 1749 » Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (b. 1711)
- 1821 » John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer, designed the Waterloo Bridge (b. 1761)
- 1827 » Grigorios Zalykis, Greek-French lexicographer and scholar (b. 1785)
- 1851 » Manuel Godoy, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1767)
- 1852 » James Whitcomb, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Indiana (b. 1795)
- 1859 » Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (b. 1801)
- 1864 » Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (b. 1802)
- 1867 » Francis Xavier Seelos, German-American priest and missionary (b. 1819)
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
- Antje
- Aaltje
- 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)
- March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
- June 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
- June 22 » The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
- 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.
- September 5 » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
Weather October 4, 1774
The temperature on October 4, 1774 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken.