Page 2: Historical Events In July - 24

1783  Simon Bolívar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule on July - 24.   

1793  France passes 1st copyright law on this day in history.   

1796  Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman on this day in history.   

1798  On July - 24 john Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879   

1799  On July - 24 william Clark (of Lewis & Clark) is willed the slave York   

1802  The birth of Alexander Dumas, French author of 'The Three Musketeers' on July - 24.   

1802  Alexandre Dumas Pere, France, author (3 Musketeers) on July - 24.   

1803  Alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist) on this day in history.   

1809  On July - 24 johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74   

1812  Joseph Schuster, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1813  Sailing Master Elijah Mix attempts to blow up British warship Plantagenet with a torpedo near Cape Henry, Virginia on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810]   

1817  Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905) on July - 24.   

1818  On July - 24 felix Godefroid, composer   

1819  Sophie Gail, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history slavery is abolished in Chile.   

1824  Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper publishes results of first public opinion poll. Clear lead for Andrew Jackson on this day in history.   

1824  On July - 24 world's first opinion poll held in the United States   

1824  On July - 24 harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper publishes results of 1st public opinion poll. Clear lead for Andrew Jackson   

1826  On July - 24 francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70)   

1826  Jacob Kimball, composer, dies at 65 on July - 24.   

1827  On July - 24 julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912   

1831  Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1832  Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by using Wyoming's South Pass on July - 24.   

1832  Johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist on July - 24.   

1833  On July - 24 hMS Beagle departs Maldonado Uruguay   

1837  Charles Hodges, English/Dutch portrait painter on July - 24.   

1841  Raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter on July - 24.   

1842  Ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust) on July - 24.   

1842  On July - 24 john Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies   

1846  On this day in history joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer/choir master, dies at 81   

1847  On this day in history brigham Young & his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, UT   

1847  Rotary-type printing press patented by Richard March Hoe, NYC on this day in history.   

1851  Window tax abolished in Britain 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 July - 24.   

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  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on July - 24.   

1115  On this day in history death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

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

1345  Death of Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on July - 24.   

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  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

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

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