Page 2: Historical Events In September - 24

1688  France declares war on German on this day in history.   

1706  On this day in history treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen   

1717  On this day in history horace Walpole, England, British horror writer (Castle of Otranto)   

1732  On this day in history 21 homosexuality burned in South Horn   

1739  Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris/friend of Catherine II on September - 24.   

1742  Faneuil Hall opens to the public on September - 24.   

1742  On this day in history faneuil Hall opens to public   

1748  Philipp Meissner, composer on September - 24.   

1755  John Marshall, Va, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35) on this day in history.   

1755  On September - 24 georg Gebel, composer, dies at 45   

1762  William Lisle Bowles, English poet (14 Sonnets) on September - 24.   

1773  Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, composer on this day in history.   

1776  1st St Leger horesrace held at Doncaster on September - 24.   

1780  Benedict Arnold escapes to the British after his attempt to betray West Point on September - 24.   

1789  Congress creates the Post Office on September - 24.   

1789  On September - 24 congress' first Judiciary Act, Attorney General & Supreme Court   

1789  On this day in history the U.S. Congress passes the First Judiciary Act, which establishes the Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General.   

1789  On September - 24 congress creates Post Office   

1790  John Keyse Sherwin, engraver/painter, dies on September - 24.   

1806  On this day in history george Alexander Osborne, composer   

1813  On September - 24 andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer, dies at 72   

1815  John Sevier, indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), dies at 70 on September - 24.   

1817  Ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras) on September - 24.   

1821  On this day in history cyprian K Norwid, Polish painter/poet/playwright (Wanda)   

1824  On this day in history truman Seymour, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1891   

1825  On September - 24 frances E W Harper, famous African   

1827  On September - 24 henry Warner Slocum, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

1829  On September - 24 russia & Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople   

1829  James St Clair Morton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 on September - 24.   

1833  Henry Alanson Barnum, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on September - 24.   

1834  On September - 24 a J Pedro I van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1822-31), dies   

1838  On September - 24 anti-Corn-Law League forms to repeal English Corn Law   

1841  Sarawak obtained by Britain from Sultan of Brunei on this day in history.   

1841  Britain obtains Sarawak from Brunei (James Brooke appointed Rajah) on September - 24.   

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0015  On September - 24 birth of vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1301  On this day in history birth of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)   

1501  On this day in history birth of girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)   

1513  On this day in history birth of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)   

1534  Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) was born on this day in history.   

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on September - 24.   

1625  Johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland was born on September - 24.   

0366  On September - 24 liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies   

0768  Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 on September - 24.   

0786  Al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies on September - 24.   

0911  Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies on this day in history.   

1054  On this day in history death of hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013)   

1118  On this day in history death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

1120  Death of Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) on September - 24.   

1143  On September - 24 innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies