1774

Years: 1771 1772 1773 - 1774 - 1775 1776 1777
Decades: 1740s 1750s 1760s - 1770s - 1780s 1790s 1800s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).

Events

January 21 - Mustafa III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid I.
May 10 - Louis XVI becomes King of France.
June 2 - Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to let British soldiers into their homes, is reenacted.
July 21 - Russo-Turkish War, 1768-74: Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending six years of war. The treaty does give Russia the right to intervene in Ottoman politics to protect its Christian subjects.
September 5 - First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The British pass the Quebec Act setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.