Historical Events In July - 24

1783  On July - 24 simon Bolívar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule   

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

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

1798  John Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 on July - 24.   

1799  William Clark (of Lewis & Clark) is willed the slave York on this day in history.   

1802  The birth of Alexander Dumas, French author of 'The Three Musketeers' on this day in history.   

1802  On July - 24 alexandre Dumas Pere, France, author (3 Musketeers)   

1803  On July - 24 alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist)   

1809  On this day in history johann Gottfried Eckard, composer, dies at 74   

1812  On July - 24 joseph Schuster, composer, dies at 63   

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  Antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810] on July - 24.   

1817  Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905) on this day in history.   

1818  Felix Godefroid, composer on July - 24.   

1819  Sophie Gail, composer, dies at 43 on July - 24.   

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 July - 24.   

1824  On this day in history world's first opinion poll held in the United States   

1824  Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper publishes results of 1st public opinion poll. Clear lead for Andrew Jackson on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70)   

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

1827  Julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41   

1832  Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by using Wyoming's South Pass on this day in history.   

1832  On July - 24 johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist   

1833  On this day in history hMS Beagle departs Maldonado Uruguay   

1837  On this day in history charles Hodges, English/Dutch portrait painter   

1841  Raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter on this day in history.   

1842  Ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust) on this day in history.   

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 July - 24 brigham Young & his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, UT   

1847  On this day in history rotary-type printing press patented by Richard March Hoe, NYC   

1851  On July - 24 window tax abolished in Britain   

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

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

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

1720  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on this day in history.   

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

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on this day in history.   

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on July - 24.   

1652  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on July - 24.   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.