Historical Events In October - 24

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

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

1812  On October - 24 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  Felix Mendelssohn, 9, performs his 1st public concert (Berlin) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history josef Nesvera, composer  

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

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

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

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  Constitution of South Australia adopted on October - 24.  

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

1857  World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England on this day in history.  

1860  Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on October - 24.  

1861  First transcontinental telegram sent ending the Pony Express on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1867  Franco Leoni, composer on October - 24.  

1871  On October - 24 mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese  

1875  On this day in history raffaello Carboni, Italian writer  

1877  On October - 24 pavel Grigor'yevich, composer  

1878  On October - 24 hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram)  

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

1881  Paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer on October - 24.  

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  On October - 24 johann Strauss' opera "Zigeunerbaron," premieres in Vienna  

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

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0051  On this day in history 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  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on October - 24.  

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 October - 24 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  On this day in history birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)  

0996  On this day in history hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58  

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

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1537  On this day in history jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies  

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on October - 24.  

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

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

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