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April 16, 1774Died on Sunday April 17, 1774
- Catharina MUISENBEECK (41), Rosmeer,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
- Carolus MOREELS (54), Elsegem (Elseghem), Wortegem-Petegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Antonia Elisabeth Protin (83), LimmeL
- Arie Cornelisz TROOST (10)
- Gillis Brouw, Sint-Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Margaretha Mayer (54), Großsachsen
- Albert Pieters Peggeman (56)
- Adriana van Deurssen (69), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arie Cornelisz TROOST
- Christina Hessels, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on April 17
- 1734 » Taksin, King of Thailand († 1782)
- 1741 » Samuel Chase, American lawyer and jurist († 1811)
- 1750 » François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior († 1828)
- 1756 » Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian commander († 1805)
- 1766 » Collin McKinney, American surveyor, merchant, and politician († 1861)
- 1794 » Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer († 1868)
- 1798 » Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic († 1840)
- 1814 » Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic († 1888)
- 1816 » Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist († 1876)
- 1820 » Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter and inventor of baseball († 1892)
Died on April 17
- 1680 » Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (b. 1656)
- 1695 » Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1651)
- 1696 » Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (b. 1626)
- 1711 » Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1678)
- 1713 » David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (b. 1648)
- 1764 » Johann Mattheson, German lexicographer and composer (b. 1681)
- 1790 » Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (b. 1706)
- 1799 » Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (b. 1728)
- 1840 » Hannah Webster Foster, American journalist and author (b. 1758)
- 1843 » Samuel Morey, American engineer (b. 1762)
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)
- January 21 » Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
- 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.
- August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
- September 1 » Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
- September 5 » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
The weather on Sunday April 17, 1774
The temperature on April 17, 1774 was about 9.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI