Historical Events Louis XVI May 10 Louis XVI ascends to throne of France King of France Louis XVI May 20 The British pass the second of the Intolerable Acts: the Massachusetts Government Act, giving British-appointed governor wide-ranging powers May 23 Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) Events in 1774 Famous Birthdays May 7 William Bainbridge, American naval officer, born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 1833) May 27 Francis Beaufort, Irish admiral and hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale), born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland (d. 1857) Born in 1774 Famous Deaths May 4 Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, dies at 59 May 10 Louis XV, King of France (1715-74) known as "Louis the Beloved", dies at 64 Apr 1774 History by Year Jun 1774 What Happened in 1774 Oxygen Discovered!August 1, 1774
