What Happened In 1734 - Historical Events 1734

Historical Events for the Year 1734

21st June » In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of arson known as setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.

17th January » François-Joseph Gossec, French composer (d. 1829)
15th February » William Stacy, American colonel (d. 1802)
19th March » Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1817)
17th April » Taksin, Thai king (d. 1782)
19th April » Karl von Ordóñez, Austrian composer (d. 1786)
23rd May » Franz Mesmer, Austrian physician (d. 1815)
28th June » Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French organist and composer (d. 1794)
3rd August » Naungdawgyi, Burmese king (d. 1763)
7th August » Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria (d. 1776)
22nd October » Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (d. 1820)
2nd November » Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (d. 1820)
17th December » Maria I of Portugal (d. 1816)
18th December » Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor and composer (d. 1810)

6th January » John Dennis (dramatist) known as John Dennis, English playwright (b. 1657)
1st February » John Floyer (physician) or John Floyer, English physician and author (b. 1649)
1st March » Roger North (17th century) named Roger North, English lawyer and author (b. 1653)
21st March » Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian (b. 1679)
4th May » James Thornhill, English painter (b. 1675)
24th May » Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
12th June » James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general (b. 1670)
17th June » Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general (b. 1653)
22nd July » Peter King, 1st Baron King, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor called Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1669)
5th September » Nicolas Bernier, French composer (b. 1664)
14th November » Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (b. 1649)
28th December » Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish criminal (b. 1671)