Historical Events In July - 24

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

1148  On July - 24 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  On July - 24 jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint on July - 24.   

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  On this day in history queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem   

1567  On July - 24 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 this day in history 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 this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1673  Edmund Halley enters Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate on July - 24.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1704  Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain on this day in history.   

1704  English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on July - 24.   

1712  Battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army on July - 24.   

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

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 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  On this day in history george Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess   

1758  On July - 24 john Dyer, poet, dies   

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 this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

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

1725  On this day in history birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  On this day in history birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

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

1759  On July - 24 birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

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

1240  On July - 24 death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights   

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

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

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

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