Historical figures in 1774

The atlas holds 10 people and 12 moments here, in 1774. The most recorded lives are John Adams, James Cook and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists.

Notable people

1. Adam Smith

   in 1774

   1 moment here

   Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

2. Alexander Hamilton

   in 1774

   1 moment here

   American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…

3. Catherine II of Russia

   in 1774

   1 moment here

   Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

4. Francisco Goya

   in 1774

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

5. James Cook

   in 1774

   2 moments here

   British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…

6. James Madison

   in 1774

   1 moment here

   James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

7. James Monroe

   in 1774

   1 moment here

   James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

8. John Adams

   in 1774

   2 moments here

   American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

9. William Blake

   in 1774

   1 moment here

   English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake spent nearly all of his life in London, apart from his 1800–1803 residence at Felpham in Sussex.…

10. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1774

    1 moment here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

Moments

1. 1774 Work at the Aula Dei Charterhouse Francisco Goya
2. 1774 Orange County Committee of Safety James Madison
3. 1774 First Continental Congress John Adams
4. 1774 Returned to the Braintree farm John Adams
5. 1774 Sketching assignment at Westminster Abbey William Blake
6. 1774 Reaches Easter Island James Cook
7. 1774 Anchors in Resolution Bay, Marquesas James Cook
8. 1774 Enrollment at the College of William and Mary James Monroe
9. 1774 First public appearance Alexander Hamilton
10. 1774 Signs the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca Catherine II of Russia
11. 1774 London residence while finishing The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
12. 1774 Long Munich visit for La finta giardiniera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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