Historical Events In July - 24

1132  Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily on this day in history.  

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

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  On July - 24 johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint  

1411  On July - 24 battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.  

1487  Citizens of Leeuwarden Neth rebel against ban on foreign beer on this day in history.  

1534  On this day in history jacques Cartier, lands in Canada, claims it for France  

1554  Queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate & 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland  

1577  On this day in history spanish army/German mercenaries conquer Namur  

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

1651  Anthony Johnson, a free black, receives grant of 250 acres in Va on this day in history.  

1652  Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32 on July - 24.  

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

1683  On July - 24 the first settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard the Concord  

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

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

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 July - 24 battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army  

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.  

1720  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik on this day in history.  

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) on this day in history.  

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on July - 24.  

1745  On July - 24 bonnie Prince Charlie becomes King James VIII  

1756  On July - 24 george Vertue, engraver, dies  

1758  On July - 24 george Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess  

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

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

1783  On this day in history georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia  

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

1660  On this day in history birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)  

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  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.  

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history.  

1757  On this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)  

1759  On this day in history birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)  

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on July - 24.  

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on this day in history.  

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

1568  On this day in history death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)  

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on July - 24.  

1652  On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32  

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.  

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