Historical Events In October - 24

1808  Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer on October - 24.  

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

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

1815  John Edwards, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history a Phillips patents match  

1842  Josef Nesvera, composer on October - 24.  

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

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1851  On October - 24 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  Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte) on October - 24.  

1856  On October - 24 constitution of South Australia adopted  

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

1857  On this day in history world's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England  

1860  On this day in history elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80  

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

1861  First transcontinental telegraph sent in the United States on October - 24.  

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  Franco Leoni, composer on October - 24.  

1871  Mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese on October - 24.  

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

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 October - 24.  

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

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

1885  Johann Strauss' opera "Zigeunerbaron," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

1885  Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) on October - 24.  

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0051  On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)  

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  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  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  On this day in history death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)  

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

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

1572  On October - 24 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 this day in history.