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Birthday July 26, 1774

• The temperature on July 26, 1774 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. Source: KNMI
• 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)
• In the year 1774: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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 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.
  • July 21 » Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
  • October 21 » The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty".

Source: Wikipedia

• 1739 » George Clinton, American general and politician, 4th Vice President of the United States († 1812)
• 1782 » John Field, Irish pianist and composer († 1837)
• 1791 » Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1844)
• 1796 » George Catlin, American painter, author, and traveler († 1872)
• 1802 » Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 42nd President of Mexico († 1855)
• 1819 » Justin Holland, American guitarist and educator († 1887)