Historical Events In July - 24
Saturday, 02 November 2024
1132 On July - 24 battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
1148 Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade on July - 24.
1240 On July - 24 konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
1345 On July - 24 jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered
1380 Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint on July - 24.
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 Jacques Cartier, lands in Canada, claims it for France on July - 24.
1554 On this day in history queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem
1567 Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate & 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland on this day in history.
1577 Spanish army/German mercenaries conquer Namur on this day in history.
1581 States of Holland/Zealand recognized by Willem van Orange on this day in history.
1651 On this day in history anthony Johnson, a free black, receives grant of 250 acres in Va
1652 On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32
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 1st settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard Concord on July - 24.
1686 On this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]
1692 French defeat William III of England at Steinkirk (Enghein) on July - 24.
1701 French make first landing at site of Detroit on this day in history.
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 this day in history english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar
1712 On July - 24 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 On July - 24 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday
1745 On July - 24 bonnie Prince Charlie becomes King James VIII
1756 On this day in history george Vertue, engraver, dies
1758 George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess on July - 24.
1758 John Dyer, poet, dies on July - 24.
1759 Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) on this day in history.
1783 On July - 24 georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia
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