Page 2: Historical Events In September - 13
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1688 Luca Antonio Praedieri, composer. 

1739 Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer 

1743 England, Austria and Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms 

1751 England signs Austrian and Russian alliance 

1751 Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist 

1755 Oliver Evans, pioneered high-pressure steam engine 

1759 British defeat French forces at the Battle of Quebec, Canada. 

1759 James Wolfe British general dies during the Battle of the Palins of Abraham outside Quebec city. 

1759 Wolfe defeats Montcalm on Plains of Abraham; Canada is recorded as becoming English 

1759 British beat French forces at Plains of Abrahams (Quebec). 

1759 James Wolfe, British general (Plains of Abraham), dies in battle at 32 

1775 Gotthold Lessing's "Die Juden," premieres in Frankfurt-am-Main. 

1787 Prussian army moves into Netherlands 

1788 New York is recorded as becoming the capital of the United States (later replaced by Washington). 

1788 New York City is recorded as becoming the US national capital, as authorized by the Congress of the Confederation 

1788 NY City is recorded as becoming 1st capital of US 

1789 The inaugural loan to US Govt (from NYC banks) 

1789 1st loan to US Govt (from NYC banks) 

1791 France's King Louis XVI accepts constitution 

1800 Curacao in English hands (until Jan 1803). 

1803 John Barry inaugural American commodore, dies 

1803 John Barry, 1st American commodore, dies. 

1806 Joseph Lewis Hogg, Brig General (Confederate Army), die in 1862 

1808 Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero. 

1813 John Sedgwick, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864. 

1813 Hezqeyas of Ethiopia, deposed Emperor of Ethiopia 

1814 Nicolas Beets, [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura=. 

1817 John McAuley Palmer, US Union msj-gen/(Gov-Ill, 1868-72). 

1818 Olivier Gloux, [Aimard], Fren world explorer/writer (Grande Flibuste). 

1836 John McCausland, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1927 

1841 Johannes de Koo, Dutch journalist/stage writer. 

1842 Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer 

1846 Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa). 

1847 American-Mexican war: US Gen Winfield Scott captures Mexico City 

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