1774

Years:
1771 1772 1773 - 1774 - 1775 1776 1777

Decades:
1740s 1750s 1760s - 1770s - 1780s 1790s 1800s

Centuries:
17th century - 18th century - 19th century

1774 in topic:
Arts
Architecture - Literature - Music
Other topics
Canada - Science

Lists of leaders:
Colonial governors - State leaders

1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).

Events

January 21 - Mustafa III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid I.
May 10 - Louis XVI becomes King of France.
June 2 - Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to let British soldiers into their homes, is reenacted.
July 21 - Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774: Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending six years of war. The treaty does give Russia the right to intervene in Ottoman politics to protect its Christian subjects.
September 5 - First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The British pass the Quebec Act setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.

February 11 - Hans Jarta, Swedish political activist, administrator, and publicist (d. 1847)
February 17 - Raphael Peale, painter
February 24 - Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850)
August 12 - Robert Southey, English poet and biographer (d. 1843)
September 5 - Caspar David Friedrich, German artist (d. 1840)