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1774 (MDCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1774th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 774th year of the 2nd millennium, the 74th year of the 18th century, and the 5th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1774, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
June 22: Britain makes territory north of the Ohio River part of Quebec. December 9: Start of the two month long Siege of Melilla. Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War.