Historical Events In May - 24

1738  Methodist Church is established on this day in history.  

1738  On May - 24 methodist Church forms  

1738  On this day in history george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)  

1743  On this day in history jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist  

1749  Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman on May - 24.  

1751  On this day in history charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)  

1751  William Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies on May - 24.  

1753  Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington on this day in history.  

1754  Giacomo Conti, composer on May - 24.  

1762  Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 on May - 24.  

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1767  Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer on this day in history.  

1773  On this day in history jan Zach, composer, dies at 73  

1781  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player on this day in history.  

1787  The Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia on May - 24.  

1792  George Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies on this day in history.  

1794  On May - 24 william Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)  

1798  On May - 24 irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins.  

1803  On May - 24 charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano  

1804  On May - 24 simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73  

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature on May - 24.  

1809  On May - 24 dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war  

1810  On May - 24 argentina beings its revolt against Spain  

1810  Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism on May - 24.  

1811  Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 on this day in history.  

1815  George Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia on May - 24.  

1816  On this day in history emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware)  

1818  On this day in history general Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola FL  

1818  On May - 24 gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida  

1819  The birth of Queen Victoria on this day in history.  

1819  On May - 24 victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901)  

1822  At Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain on this day in history.  

1822  Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain on May - 24.  

1824  Pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee on this day in history.  

1826  Friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37 on May - 24.  

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1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)  

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on May - 24.  

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.  

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)  

1619  On this day in history birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter  

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on this day in history.  

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on May - 24.  

1144  On May - 24 petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies  

1153  On this day in history david I, King of Scotland, dies  

1351  On this day in history death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)  

1408  On this day in history death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)  

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on this day in history.  

1456  On May - 24 death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)  

1543  On this day in history nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland  

1612  On May - 24 robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48