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

1487  On this day in history citizens of Leeuwarden Neth rebel against ban on foreign beer  

1534  Jacques Cartier, lands in Canada, claims it for France on this day in history.  

1554  On July - 24 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  

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

1581  States of Holland/Zealand recognized by Willem van Orange on July - 24.  

1651  Anthony Johnson, a free black, receives grant of 250 acres in Va on July - 24.  

1652  On July - 24 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 July - 24.  

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

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 July - 24.  

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

1712  On July - 24 battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army  

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  On July - 24 elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)  

1739  On July - 24 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday  

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

1756  George Vertue, engraver, dies on July - 24.  

1758  George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess on July - 24.  

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

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

1783  On July - 24 georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia  

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

1660  On July - 24 birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)  

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

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 July - 24.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

1345  On this day in history death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered  

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

1594  On July - 24 death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)  

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

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

1739  On July - 24 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday