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Born on Friday February 11, 1774
- Bauke Piers Jongsma, Hoitebuorren, Nijemirdum, Friesland, Netherlands († 1826)
- Adriaan Jongmans, Hoeven († 1818)
- Charles-Joseph (Jean) Hébert, Îles de St-Pierre et Miquelon († 1851)
- Cornelia de Jong, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Hurckx, Sint-Oedenrode
- Breunis (Brunnes Bruinis) Barten, Garderbroek († 1846)
- Amalia Philippa Louise Eckbrecht van Dürckheim Vrouwe van Bläsheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg († 1845)
- Abraham Moerland, unbekannt
- Antonia Spapens (Spaepen), Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Friday February 11, 1774
- Benjamin Lathrop (74), Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, Colonial America
- Elisabeth Bruyndonckx, Keerbergen
- Jacob van de Kasteele (62), 's Gravenhage
- Gloude Hendrik de Laporte, Delft, Oude Kerk
- Johannes Baptiste Haentjes (84), Berlare (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Anthonetta Stevens van Vueren (60), Andel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Barthélémi COUTENIER (51), Boeschepe,59299,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
- Barbara van Geul (81), Laar-Wijnandsrade (Beekdaelen), Limburg, Nederland
- Anthonetta van Vuuren (60), Andel,Woudrichem,Noord Brabant,Nederland
- Johann Geörg Theis, Odersberg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 11, 1774 at Delpher
Born on February 11
- 1764 » Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright († 1811)
- 1776 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece († 1831)
- 1800 » Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype († 1877)
- 1802 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist († 1880)
- 1805 » Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer († 1866)
- 1812 » Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America († 1883)
- 1813 » Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic († 1865)
- 1821 » Auguste Mariette, French archaeologist and scholar († 1881)
- 1830 » Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian pianist and composer († 1913)
- 1833 » Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of the United States († 1910)
Died on February 11
- 1650 » René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
- 1755 » Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
- 1763 » William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
- 1795 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
- 1829 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
- 1862 » Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (b. 1829)
- 1868 » Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
- 1898 » Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860-1862) (b. 1813)
- 1901 » Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)
- 1917 » Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1872)
Names that were popular for boys in 1774
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jans
- Dirk
- Jean
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1774
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Jans
- Trijntje
- Van
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Aaltje
- Elizabeth
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
The weather on Friday February 11, 1774
The temperature on February 11, 1774 was about 3.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: sneeuw hagel regen.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI