Historical Events In September - 24

1688  On September - 24 france declares war on German   

1706  Treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen on this day in history.   

1717  Horace Walpole, England, British horror writer (Castle of Otranto) on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history 21 homosexuality burned in South Horn   

1739  On September - 24 grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris/friend of Catherine II   

1742  On September - 24 faneuil Hall opens to the public   

1742  On this day in history faneuil Hall opens to public   

1748  On this day in history philipp Meissner, composer   

1755  John Marshall, Va, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35) on September - 24.   

1755  On this day in history georg Gebel, composer, dies at 45   

1762  William Lisle Bowles, English poet (14 Sonnets) on this day in history.   

1773  On September - 24 johann Philipp Christian Schulz, composer   

1776  1st St Leger horesrace held at Doncaster on this day in history.   

1780  On September - 24 benedict Arnold escapes to the British after his attempt to betray West Point.   

1789  On this day in history congress creates the Post Office   

1789  On September - 24 congress' first Judiciary Act, Attorney General & Supreme Court   

1789  On this day in history the U.S. Congress passes the First Judiciary Act, which establishes the Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General.   

1789  Congress creates Post Office on this day in history.   

1790  John Keyse Sherwin, engraver/painter, dies on September - 24.   

1806  On this day in history george Alexander Osborne, composer   

1813  On this day in history andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer, dies at 72   

1815  John Sevier, indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1817  Ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras) on September - 24.   

1821  On this day in history cyprian K Norwid, Polish painter/poet/playwright (Wanda)   

1824  On September - 24 truman Seymour, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1891   

1825  On September - 24 frances E W Harper, famous African   

1827  Henry Warner Slocum, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 on September - 24.   

1829  On September - 24 russia & Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople   

1829  James St Clair Morton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 on September - 24.   

1833  Henry Alanson Barnum, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on September - 24.   

1834  A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1822-31), dies on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history anti-Corn-Law League forms to repeal English Corn Law   

1841  On September - 24 sarawak obtained by Britain from Sultan of Brunei   

1841  On this day in history britain obtains Sarawak from Brunei (James Brooke appointed Rajah)   

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0015  Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.   

1301  On September - 24 birth of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)   

1501  On this day in history birth of girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)   

1513  Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535) was born on September - 24.   

1534  On this day in history birth of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)   

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on this day in history.   

1625  Johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland was born on this day in history.   

0366  On September - 24 liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies   

0768  Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 on September - 24.   

0786  On September - 24 al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies   

0911  On this day in history ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies   

1054  Death of Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013) on this day in history.   

1118  Death of Robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160) on September - 24.   

1120  Death of Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) on September - 24.   

1143  On September - 24 innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies