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May 22, 1774Born on Monday May 23, 1774
- Aleidis Joosten Suurmeijer, De Kiel Hoogezand
- Antonius Wilhelmus, Raalte
- Anna Christina Vandevyver, parochie Sint-Martinus, Schelderode, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1809)
- Ane~Stoffels Hoekstra, Warns († 1840)
- Anna van Keulen, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Adriani van Gaal, berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1859)
- Aaldert Bertus Stap, Zoelen
- Andries de Visser
- Aaltjen Blanken, Neede, Gelderland, Nederland († 1840)
- Anna Catharina Das, Molenstede(Diest), Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie († 1841)
Died on Monday May 23, 1774
- Enneken Ramaker (70), Dinxperlo
- Huijbert Corneliszn aan de Wiel (79), Hardinxveld (Hardinxveld-Giessendam)
- Johanna Harmina Kreeftenberg (0), Varsseveld Gem.Wisch
- Mechteld (Anna) Heesen (39), Spork (D)
- Elisabetha Adams (12), Minderhout (België)
- Adams Elisabetha, Minderhout, Antwerpen, België
- Alard Johan Gansneb genaamd Tengnagel, Kampen,Gemeente Kampen,Overijssel,Netherlands
- Alard Johan Gansneb Genaamd Tengnagel (82), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Dirk Cornelisse Delfgauw (28), Azie ( notities )
- Allard Johan van Gansneb-Tengnagel Heer van De Bonkenhave (82), Kampen,, Overijssel, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 23, 1774 at Delpher
Born on May 23
- 1734 » Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologer († 1815)
- 1741 » Andrea Luchesi, Italian organist and composer († 1801)
- 1789 » Franz Schlik, Austrian earl and general († 1862)
- 1790 » James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor († 1852)
- 1790 » Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer († 1842)
- 1794 » Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer († 1870)
- 1795 » Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall († 1860)
- 1800 » Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) († 1877)
- 1810 » Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic († 1850)
- 1817 » Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president († 1862)
Died on May 23
- 1691 » Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1622)
- 1701 » William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
- 1749 » Abraham ben Abraham, Polish martyr (b. 1700)
- 1752 » William Bradford, English-American printer (b. 1663)
- 1754 » John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (b. 1704)
- 1783 » James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
- 1813 » Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (b. 1772)
- 1815 » Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (b. 1753)
- 1841 » Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765)
- 1855 » Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1797)
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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)
- May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
- July 21 » Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
- 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.
- October 21 » The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty".
- October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
Weather May 23, 1774
The temperature on May 23, 1774 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken.