Page 2: Historical Events In November - 24

1740  John Bacon, English sculptor on this day in history.   

1747  Felice Alessandri, composer on November - 24.   

1759  Destructive eruption of Vesuvius on November - 24.   

1766  J J Friedrich Weinbrenner, German architect/archaeologist on this day in history.   

1768  Jean-Engelbert Pauwels, composer on November - 24.   

1784  Zachary Taylor, (Whig) 12th Pres (Mar 5, 1849-July 9, 1850) on November - 24.   

1795  On this day in history josif Josifovich Genishta, composer   

1800  On this day in history weber's opera "Das Waldmadchen," premieres in Freiburg   

1806  On this day in history omar Pasha, [Michael Lats], Croatian governor/viceroy of Bosnia/Iraq   

1811  Ditler G Monrad, Danish theologist/bishop/premier (1863- ) on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history james Hewward Trapier, N Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1865   

1817  On this day in history juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala   

1822  On this day in history karl Jacob Wagner, composer, dies at 50   

1824  Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist on November - 24.   

1826  On this day in history collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian author (Pinocchio)   

1827  On November - 24 harman W Muntinghe, lawyer/colonial director, dies at 54   

1829  On this day in history william Passmore Carlin, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903   

1832  South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification on November - 24.   

1835  On November - 24 texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Prov Govt   

1838  Karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1840  On November - 24 cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82   

1842  Pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92 on November - 24.   

1848  Lilli Lehmann, opera singer on this day in history.   

1848  William Lamb 2nd viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834..41), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1849  The birth of Frances Burnett, British novelist on November - 24.   

1849  The Father of the Tractor John Froelich, the inventor of the first gasoline-powered farm tractor, was born in Froelich, Iowa. Froelich's tractor, completed in 1892, featured a Van Duzen one-cylinder gasoline engine mounted on wooden beams to operate a threshing machine on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history frances Hodgson Burnett, author of childrens book (My Secret Garden)   

1853  Bat Masterson gambler, saloon keeper, lawman, journalist; subject of TV series in the 1960s; was born on November - 24.   

1859  Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" on November - 24.   

1861  On this day in history luik-Visé-Maastricht railway opens   

1862  M Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo" on this day in history.   

1863  Civil War battle for Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee on November - 24.   

1863  Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia & Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee on this day in history.   

1863  On November - 24 claudius Charles Wilson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 32   

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1273  On this day in history birth of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (d. 1284)   

1394  On November - 24 birth of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (d. 1465)   

1420  John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (d. 1473) was born on November - 24.   

1583  Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1615  On November - 24 birth of philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1690)   

1630  On this day in history birth of etienne Baluze, French scholar (d. 1718)   

1632  On November - 24 birth of baruch "Benedict" de Spinoza, Amsterdam, rationalist philosopher   

1642  On this day in history birth of anne Hilarion de Cotentin, earl of Tourville/knight/admiral/marshal   

0654  On this day in history death of emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. 596)   

1115  Mathilde, markgravin of Toscane, dies on this day in history.   

1192  On this day in history albert I van Leuven/Luik, Belgian bishop of Luik/saint, dies at 27   

1468  Death of Jean de Dunois, French soldier (b. 1402) on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Johannes Oecolampadius, German religious reformer (b. 1482) on this day in history.   

1541  On this day in history death of margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (b. 1489)   

1555  French Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1571  Jan Blahoslav, Czech bishop, dies at 48 on this day in history.