Page 2: Historical Events In May - 24

1738  On May - 24 methodist Church is established   

1738  Methodist Church forms on this day in history.   

1738  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) on this day in history.   

1743  Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist on this day in history.   

1749  On May - 24 graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman   

1751  On May - 24 charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)   

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

1753  Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington on May - 24.   

1754  Giacomo Conti, composer on this day in history.   

1762  Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 on May - 24.   

1767  On this day in history joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer   

1773  Jan Zach, composer, dies at 73 on May - 24.   

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

1787  The Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia on May - 24.   

1792  On May - 24 george Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies   

1794  William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) on May - 24.   

1798  Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins on this day in history.   

1803  Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano on May - 24.   

1804  Simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73 on May - 24.   

1807  On this day in history cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature   

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

1810  Argentina beings its revolt against Spain on this day in history.   

1810  Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism on this day in history.   

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

1815  George Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware)   

1818  General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola FL on this day in history.   

1818  On May - 24 gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida   

1819  The birth of Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

1819  Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history 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  On May - 24 pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee   

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

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1522  John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.   

1544  On May - 24 birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)   

1605  On May - 24 birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on May - 24.   

1616  On May - 24 birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)   

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on May - 24.   

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on May - 24.   

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

1144  On May - 24 petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies   

1153  On this day in history david I, King of Scotland, dies   

1351  On May - 24 death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  On this day in history death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)   

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on May - 24.   

1456  On May - 24 death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48