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 literature 1674 in science | |
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, Illinois).
Births
- July 17 - Isaac Watts, hymn-writer
- August 2 - Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Deaths
- January 12 - Giacomo Carissimi Baroque era composer and musician
- Robert Herrick - poet
- November 8 - John Milton
af:1674
ast:1674
bg:1674
ca:1674
cs:1674
cy:1674
da:1674
de:1674
el:1674
es:1674
eo:1674
eu:1674
fr:1674
hr:1674
is:1674
it:1674
hu:1674
nl:1674
no:1674
pl:1674
pt:1674
ro:1674
ru:1674
sl:1674
sr:1674
fi:1674
sv:1674
tr:1674
uk:1674
zh:1674年