Historical Events In July - 24
Sunday, 17 August 2025
1132 Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily on July - 24.
1148 Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade on this day in history.
1240 On this day in history konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
1345 On July - 24 jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered
1380 On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint
1411 Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place on July - 24.
1487 Citizens of Leeuwarden Neth rebel against ban on foreign beer on July - 24.
1534 Jacques Cartier, lands in Canada, claims it for France on this day in history.
1554 Queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem on July - 24.
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 On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32
1673 On this day in history edmund Halley enters Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate
1683 The first settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard the Concord on this day in history.
1683 On July - 24 1st settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard Concord
1686 On this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]
1692 French defeat William III of England at Steinkirk (Enghein) on this day in history.
1701 French make first landing at site of Detroit on this day in history.
1701 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit on July - 24.
1704 Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain on July - 24.
1704 English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.
1712 On this day in history 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 On this day in history elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)
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 On July - 24 george Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess
1758 John Dyer, poet, dies on this day in history.
1759 On this day in history victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)
1783 Georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia on this day in history.
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