Historical Events In October - 24
Sunday, 04 June 2023
0996 On October - 24 hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58
1260 French King Louis IX dedicates the Chartres cathedral, one of the most prestigious ones in the world on this day in history.
1260 On this day in history saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself.
1360 The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War on October - 24.
1375 On this day in history king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)
1492 24 Jews are burned at stake in Mecklenburg Germany on this day in history.
1521 Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on October - 24.
1531 On October - 24 bavaria joins Schmalkaldische Union
1537 On October - 24 jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies
1572 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on this day in history.
1579 Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on October - 24.
1593 On October - 24 alleged teleportation of Gil Perez.
1596 On this day in history -26] Battle at Kerestes: Ottoman beat Austria-Hungary & Germany
1601 Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.
1607 John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver on October - 24.
1632 On this day in history antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)
1648 On this day in history peace of Westphalia ends 30 year war and Holy Roman Empire
1648 On October - 24 treaty of Westphalia ends 30 year war & Holy Roman Empire
1649 On this day in history ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89
1655 Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63 on October - 24.
1656 On this day in history treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant
1667 On this day in history gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried
1679 Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on this day in history.
1681 Earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London on October - 24.
1708 On this day in history kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician
1785 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1788 Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) on October - 24.
1789 Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6) on October - 24.
1789 On this day in history joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69
1794 Friedrich B Freiherr von Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant on this day in history.
1795 On October - 24 poland Ceases to Exist. Country is divided between Prussia, Austria, and Russia,
1795 On this day in history 3rd partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia
1796 August v Platen, writer on this day in history.
1799 On October - 24 carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59
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