Page 2: Historical Events In October - 24

1808  On October - 24 ernst Friedrich Richter, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1830  Belva Bennett Lockwood, attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court) on October - 24.   

1836  On October - 24 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1851  On October - 24 william Lassell discovers Ariel & Umbriel, satellites of Uranus   

1852  Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70 on October - 24.   

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

1856  On October - 24 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  On October - 24 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 October - 24.   

1863  On this day in history manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer   

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  On this day in history mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese   

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

1877  Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer on this day in history.   

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

1881  Levi P Morton, US ambas to France drives 1st rivet in Stat of Liberty on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer   

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

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

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 October - 24.   

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  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on October - 24.   

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on October - 24.   

1710  On this day in history birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  On this day in history birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)   

1788  On October - 24 birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)   

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

1572  Death of 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 this day in history.   

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on October - 24.   

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on this day in history.