1674

1674 (MDCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1674th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 674th year of the 2nd millennium, the 74th year of the 17th century, and the 5th year of the 1670s decade. As of the start of 1674, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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Year 1674 Overview

1674 (MDCLXXIV) was a notable year that commenced on Monday in the Gregorian calendar and on Thursday in the Julian calendar. This year marked the 1674th year of the Common Era (CE) and the 674th year of the 2nd millennium. It was also the 74th year of the 17th century and the 5th year of the 1670s decade. As of 1674, the Gregorian calendar was ahead of the Julian calendar by 10 days, with the latter remaining in localized use until 1923.

Events

January–March

  • January 2 – The French West India Company is dissolved after less than a decade of operation.
  • January 7 – In the Chinese Empire, General Wu Sangui seizes control of the Giuzhou province without encountering any losses.
  • January 15 – The Earl of Arlington is impeached on allegations of popery, but the House of Commons votes against his removal, 127 to 166.
  • January 19 – The tragic opera Alceste, composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, premieres at the Paris Opera.
  • February 19 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, concluding the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
  • March 14 – Battle of Ronas Voe – The English Royal Navy captures the Dutch East India Company ship Wapen van Rotterdam.

April–June

  • April 10 – In the Ahom kingdom of Assam, Chamaguriya Khamjang Konwar is installed as the figurehead King Suhung.
  • April 24 – Shivaji Bhonsale, the Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, captures Kenjalgad Fort.
  • April 26 – Willem, Prince of Orange, gains increased jurisdiction in the Dutch Republic, being proclaimed the hereditary stadtholder.
  • June 6 – Shivaji Maharaj is crowned at Raigad Fort.
  • June 12 – The British East India Company brokers a commercial treaty with the Maratha Empire.

July–September

  • July 4 – A Dutch fleet captures the island of Noirmoutier off the French coast.
  • July 7 – The Messina revolt against Spanish rule begins in Sicily.
  • July 16 – A large Dutch fleet attempts to invade Martinique but is forced to retreat.
  • September 17 – Sukjong ascends to the throne of Korea as the new Emperor.

October–December

  • October 4 – The Battle of Entzheim occurs in France.
  • October 15 – The Torsåker witch trials commence in Sweden.
  • November 10 – As per the Treaty of Westminster, the Dutch Republic cedes New Netherland to England, renaming it New York.
  • December 4 – Father Jacques Marquette and companions explore the shores of Lake Michigan, landing in what is now Chicago.

Date Unknown

  • The first Dutch West India Company is dissolved.

Births

  • January 12 – Alexis Simon Belle, French portrait painter (d. 1734)
  • January 15 – Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)
  • March – Jethro Tull, English agriculturist (d. 1741)
  • June 3 – Matthias Buchinger, German artist (d. 1740)
  • December 25 – Thomas Halyburton, Scottish theologian (d. 1712)

Deaths

  • January 3 – Claude Maltret, French Jesuit (b. 1621)
  • February 24 – Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)
  • June 1 – Beata Rosenhane, Swedish writer (b. 1638)
  • September 17 – Hyeonjong of Joseon, Korean monarch (b. 1641)
  • November 8 – John Milton, English poet (b. 1608)

References

Historical accounts have served to document these events, births, and deaths within the year 1674.