Historical Events For May - 24

1738  Methodist Church is established on this day in history.  

1738  On May - 24 methodist Church forms  

1738  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) on May - 24.  

1743  Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist on May - 24.  

1749  Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)  

1751  William Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies on May - 24.  

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

1754  On this day in history giacomo Conti, composer  

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

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1767  On May - 24 joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer  

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

1781  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player on May - 24.  

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

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

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

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

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 May - 24.  

1809  On May - 24 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 May - 24.  

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

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

1818  Gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida on May - 24.  

1819  On this day in history the birth of Queen Victoria  

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

1822  At Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain on May - 24.  

1822  On this day in history battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain  

1824  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist  

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on May - 24.  

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

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.  

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

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on May - 24.  

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  On May - 24 nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland  

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