Historical Events In October - 24

1808  On October - 24 ernst Friedrich Richter, composer   

1811  On October - 24 ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor   

1812  On this day in history napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.   

1815  John Edwards, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 on October - 24.   

1818  Felix Mendelssohn, 9, performs his 1st public concert (Berlin) on October - 24.   

1830  On this day in history belva Bennett Lockwood, attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court)   

1836  On this day in history the match is patented (took me a minute think striking a match)   

1836  On October - 24 a Phillips patents match   

1842  Josef Nesvera, composer on October - 24.   

1844  Karl Lueger, anti semitic mayor of Vienna on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history william Lassell discovers Ariel andUmbriel, satellites of Uranus   

1851  On this day in history william Lassell discovers Ariel & Umbriel, satellites of Uranus   

1852  On October - 24 daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70   

1854  On this day in history hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte)   

1856  On this day in history constitution of South Australia adopted   

1857  On October - 24 world's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England   

1857  On October - 24 world's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England   

1860  Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1861  First transcontinental telegram sent ending the Pony Express on October - 24.   

1861  First transcontinental telegraph sent in the United States on this day in history.   

1861  1st US transcontinental telegram is sent (from SF to Wash DC) on October - 24.   

1863  Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer on October - 24.   

1864  James Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46 on October - 24.   

1867  On this day in history franco Leoni, composer   

1871  Mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese on this day in history.   

1875  Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on this day in history.   

1877  Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer on October - 24.   

1878  Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history levi P Morton, US ambas to France drives 1st rivet in Stat of Liberty   

1881  On October - 24 paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer   

1882  Dr Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis on this day in history.   

1882  On October - 24 sybil Thorndike, England, actress (Saint Joan)   

1885  Johann Strauss' opera "Zigeunerbaron," premieres in Vienna on October - 24.   

1885  Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) on this day in history.   

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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on this day in history.   

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on this day in history.   

1632  On October - 24 birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)   

1675  On this day in history birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

1710  On October - 24 birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  On October - 24 birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)   

1788  On this day in history birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)   

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on October - 24.   

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.   

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on October - 24.   

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)   

1579  On October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

1601  On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on October - 24.