Page 2: Historical Events In May - 24

1738  Methodist Church is established.   

1738  Methodist Church forms.   

1738  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)   

1743  Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist   

1749  Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman   

1751  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)   

1751  William Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies   

1753  Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington   

1754  Giacomo Conti, composer.   

1762  Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51.   

1767  Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer.   

1773  Jan Zach, composer, dies at 73.   

1781  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player   

1787  The Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia   

1792  George Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies   

1794  William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)   

1798  Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins.   

1803  Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano   

1804  Simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73   

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature   

1809  Dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war.   

1810  Argentina beings its revolt against Spain   

1810  Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism.   

1811  Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877   

1815  George Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia   

1816  Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware).   

1818  General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola FL   

1818  Gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida   

1819  Queen Victoria is born.   

1819  Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901)   

1822  Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain   

1824  Pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee   

1826  Friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37   

1829  Pope Pius VIII issues his program for the pontificate.   

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1522  John jewel: English bishop   

1544  William gilbert: Essex england, physicist (researcher into magnetism)   

1605  Nikon: [nikita minin], patriarch of russian-orthodox church   

1610  Giovanni battista chinelli: Composer   

1616  John maitland: Duke of lauderdale   

1619  Philips wouwerman(s): Dutch painter   

1650  John churchill: 1st duke of marlborough, english general strategist   

1671  Gian gastone de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany   

1144  Petronella: Wife of earl floris ii the vette of holland/regent,   

1153  Death of David i: King of scotland,   

1351  Death of Abu al-hasan 'ali: Sultan of morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  Taejo of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1335)   

1425  Murdoch stewart: 2nd duke of albany, scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  Ambroise de loré: French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  Death of Nicolas copernicus: Astronomer,   

1612  Robert cecil: 1st earl of salisbury/pm (1598-1612),