Historical Events In October - 24

1808  Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer on this day in history.  

1811  Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor on this day in history.  

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

1815  On this day in history john Edwards, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894  

1818  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1836  A Phillips patents match on October - 24.  

1842  On October - 24 josef Nesvera, composer  

1844  Karl Lueger, anti semitic mayor of Vienna on October - 24.  

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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  Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70 on October - 24.  

1854  Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte) on this day in history.  

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  World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1864  On this day in history james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46  

1867  Franco Leoni, composer on this day in history.  

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

1875  On October - 24 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 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  On this day in history dr Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis  

1882  On this day in history sybil Thorndike, England, actress (Saint Joan)  

1885  On this day in history johann Strauss' opera "Zigeunerbaron," premieres in Vienna  

1885  On October - 24 ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)  

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

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

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 this day in history birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)  

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.  

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57  

1537  On October - 24 jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies  

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on this day in history.  

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

1601  On October - 24 tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54  

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