Historical figures in 1774
The atlas holds 7 people and 9 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
John Adams
in 1774
2 moments here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
Moments
- 1774 Work at the Aula Dei Charterhouse Francisco Goya
- 1774 Orange County Committee of Safety James Madison
- 1774 First Continental Congress John Adams
- 1774 Returned to the Braintree farm John Adams
- 1774 Reaches Easter Island James Cook
- 1774 Anchors in Resolution Bay, Marquesas James Cook
- 1774 Signs the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca Catherine II of Russia
- 1774 London residence while finishing The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
- 1774 Long Munich visit for La finta giardiniera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart