Page 2: Historical Events In May - 24

1738  On this day in history methodist Church is established   

1738  Methodist Church forms on this day in history.   

1738  On May - 24 george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)   

1743  On May - 24 jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist   

1749  Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman on this day in history.   

1751  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) on May - 24.   

1751  On May - 24 william Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies   

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.   

1767  On May - 24 joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer   

1773  On May - 24 jan Zach, composer, dies at 73   

1781  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player on May - 24.   

1787  The Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1792  On May - 24 george Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies   

1794  On this day in history william Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)   

1798  Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins on this day in history.   

1803  Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73   

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature on this day in history.   

1809  Dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war on May - 24.   

1810  Argentina beings its revolt against Spain on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history george Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia   

1816  Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) on May - 24.   

1818  General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola FL on this day in history.   

1818  Gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history the birth of Queen Victoria   

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

1822  On May - 24 at Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain   

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

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 this day in history birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)   

1544  On May - 24 birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)   

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on this day in history.   

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

1616  John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 24.   

1671  On May - 24 birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)   

1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on May - 24.   

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.   

1351  On May - 24 death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on this day in history.   

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

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on this day in history.   

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on this day in history.   

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