Historical Events In July - 24

1132  Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily on July - 24.  

1148  On this day in history louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.  

1240  Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on July - 24.  

1345  Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on this day in history.  

1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint on this day in history.  

1411  On this day in history battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.  

1487  On July - 24 citizens of Leeuwarden Neth rebel against ban on foreign beer  

1534  On July - 24 jacques Cartier, lands in Canada, claims it for France  

1554  Queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem on July - 24.  

1567  On July - 24 mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate & 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland  

1577  Spanish army/German mercenaries conquer Namur on July - 24.  

1581  On July - 24 states of Holland/Zealand recognized by Willem van Orange  

1651  On July - 24 anthony Johnson, a free black, receives grant of 250 acres in Va  

1652  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32  

1673  On July - 24 edmund Halley enters Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate  

1683  On this day in history the first settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard the Concord  

1683  1st settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard Concord on July - 24.  

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] on July - 24.  

1692  French defeat William III of England at Steinkirk (Enghein) on July - 24.  

1701  On this day in history french make first landing at site of Detroit  

1701  On July - 24 antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit  

1704  On July - 24 great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain  

1704  On July - 24 english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar  

1712  On this day in history battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army  

1712  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies  

1720  On this day in history louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik  

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) on July - 24.  

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie becomes King James VIII  

1756  George Vertue, engraver, dies on this day in history.  

1758  George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess on this day in history.  

1758  John Dyer, poet, dies on July - 24.  

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) on this day in history.  

1783  Georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia on July - 24.  

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1380  On July - 24 birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint  

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.  

1686  On July - 24 birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]  

1720  On July - 24 birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik  

1725  On July - 24 birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)  

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on July - 24.  

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.  

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on July - 24.  

1115  On this day in history death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)  

1240  On this day in history death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights  

1345  On July - 24 death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered  

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on this day in history.  

1594  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)  

1652  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32  

1712  On July - 24 cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies  

1739  On this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday