1674
| Years: 1671 1672 1673 – 1674 – 1675 1676 1677 | |
| Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s – 1670s – 1680s 1690s 1700s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1674 in topic: | |
Events
- February 19 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, which renamed it New York
- May 21 – John Sobieski is elected by the nobility to be the King of Poland.
- June 6 – Shivaji is crowned King of the Maratha lands.
- November 10 – Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster of Feb 19, Netherlands cedes New Netherlands to England.
- December 4 – Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illinois Indians (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago).
Births
- July 17 – Isaac Watts, English hymnist (d. 1748)
- August 2 – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Deaths
- January 12 – Giacomo Carissimi Italian composer (b. 1605)
- October – Robert Herrick, English poet (b. 1591)
- November 8 – John Milton, English poet (b. 1608)
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