Historical Events In May - 24

1738  On this day in history methodist Church is established  

1738  Methodist Church forms on May - 24.  

1738  On this day in history george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)  

1743  On this day in history jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist  

1749  Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman on May - 24.  

1751  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) on May - 24.  

1751  On this day in history william Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies  

1753  On May - 24 oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington  

1754  Giacomo Conti, composer on this day in history.  

1762  Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1767  Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer on May - 24.  

1773  On May - 24 jan Zach, composer, dies at 73  

1781  On this day in history louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player  

1787  On this day in history the Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia  

1792  George Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies on May - 24.  

1794  On May - 24 william Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)  

1798  Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins on May - 24.  

1803  On May - 24 charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano  

1804  Simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature on this day in history.  

1809  On this day in history dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war  

1810  Argentina beings its revolt against Spain on May - 24.  

1810  On May - 24 abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism  

1811  On this day in history charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877  

1815  On May - 24 george Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia  

1816  Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) on May - 24.  

1818  On this day in history general Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola FL  

1818  On May - 24 gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida  

1819  The birth of Queen Victoria on May - 24.  

1819  Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) on May - 24.  

1822  On May - 24 at Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain  

1822  On May - 24 battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain  

1824  Pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee on this day in history.  

1826  On May - 24 friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37  

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1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)  

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.  

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.  

1610  On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer  

1616  On this day in history birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)  

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

1650  On May - 24 birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist  

1671  On May - 24 birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)  

1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on this day in history.  

1153  On May - 24 david I, King of Scotland, dies  

1351  Death of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) on May - 24.  

1408  On May - 24 death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)  

1425  On May - 24 death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)  

1456  On this day in history death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)  

1543  On this day in history nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland  

1612  Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 on May - 24.