Page 2: Historical Events In October - 24

1808  Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer on October - 24.   

1811  Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor on October - 24.   

1812  Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow on October - 24.   

1815  On October - 24 john Edwards, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

1818  On October - 24 felix Mendelssohn, 9, performs his 1st public concert (Berlin)   

1830  On October - 24 belva Bennett Lockwood, attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court)   

1836  The match is patented (took me a minute think striking a match) on October - 24.   

1836  On October - 24 a Phillips patents match   

1842  On October - 24 josef Nesvera, composer   

1844  On October - 24 karl Lueger, anti semitic mayor of Vienna   

1851  William Lassell discovers Ariel andUmbriel, satellites of Uranus on this day in history.   

1851  William Lassell discovers Ariel & Umbriel, satellites of Uranus on October - 24.   

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

1854  Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte) on October - 24.   

1856  Constitution of South Australia adopted on this day in history.   

1857  World's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history first transcontinental telegram sent ending the Pony Express   

1861  On this day in history first transcontinental telegraph sent in the United States.   

1861  1st US transcontinental telegram is sent (from SF to Wash DC) on this day in history.   

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

1864  On October - 24 james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46   

1867  On this day in history franco Leoni, composer   

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

1875  On this day in history raffaello Carboni, Italian writer   

1877  On this day in history pavel Grigor'yevich, composer   

1878  Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) on October - 24.   

1881  On October - 24 levi P Morton, US ambas to France drives 1st rivet in Stat of Liberty   

1881  Paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

1882  Dr Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis on October - 24.   

1882  Sybil Thorndike, England, actress (Saint Joan) on this day in history.   

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

1885  On this day in history ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)   

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

1378  On October - 24 birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)   

1607  On this day in history birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver   

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

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.   

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

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on October - 24.   

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on October - 24.   

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on this day in history.   

1521  On October - 24 robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57   

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on October - 24.   

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

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on October - 24.   

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.