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What Happened in December 1774

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Historical Events

Revere and Cheswell's Ride

Dec 13 Paul Revere and Wentworth Cheswell ride to warn Portsmouth of the approach of British warships

American Patriot Paul Revere
  • Dec 14 First incident of American Revolution - 400 New Hampshire militiamen successfully attack Fort William and Mary
  • Dec 18 Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia
Events in 1774

Famous Birthdays

  • Dec 20 Guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, French composer and guitarist, born in Paris, France (d. 1846)
  • Dec 30 Pieter G. Witsen Geysbeek, Dutch historian (d. 1833) [or Dec 31]
Born in 1774

Famous Deaths

  • Dec 2 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court) composer and organist, dies at 54
  • Dec 13 Susanne von Klettenberg, German abbess and correspondent of Goethe, dies at 50
  • Dec 16 François Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, dies at 80


What Happened in 1774

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