What Happened In September 1774 In History

Historical Events for September, 1774

• 1st » Province of Massachusetts Bay or Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
• 4th » New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
• 5th » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1774

• 5th » Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (d. 1840)
• 8th » Anne Catherine Emmerich, German nun and mystic (d. 1824)
• 14th » Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (d. 1839)
• 19th » Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian cardinal (d. 1849)
• 26th » Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (d. 1845)

Famous Deaths for September 1774

• 22nd » Pope Clement XIV (b. 1705)
• 25th » John Bradstreet, Canadian-English general (b. 1714)

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