Page 2: Historical Events In 1824

Mar 02   Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Bohemian composer (Bartered Bride, Moldau).   

Mar 02   Interstate commerce comes under federal control   

Mar 03   Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violist/composer, dies at 70   

Mar 04   The "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" was founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858.   

Mar 05   Elisha Harris, US, physician/are discovered American Public Health Assoc.   

Mar 05   inaugural Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.   

Mar 07   Meyerbeers opera "Il Crociati in Egitto," premieres in Venice.   

Mar 09   Jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/Friesland, dies at 79   

Mar 09   Leland Stanford, (Gov/Sen)/are discovered Stanford U.   

Mar 10   Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905.   

Mar 11   US War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.   

Mar 11   US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.   

Mar 12   Gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis)   

Mar 12   Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48.   

Mar 15   Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising)   

Mar 17   England and Netherlands sign a trade agreement.   

Mar 21   Fire at Cairo ammunitions dump results in the deaths of 4000 horses   

Mar 22   Johann Melchior Dreyer, composer, dies at 76.   

Mar 22   William Henry Chase Whiting, Major General (Confederate Army)   

Mar 26   1st performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis"   

Mar 30   Innis Newton Palmer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers).   

Apr 05   Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman).   

Apr 15   Theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral (Algiers), dies at 61.   

Apr 17   In this year, Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54° 40'N.   

Apr 18   Edward Jones, composer, dies at 72   

Apr 19   George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36   

Apr 20   Alfred Holt Colquitt, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894   

Apr 21   Anselmo Clave, composer.   

Apr 24   Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp forger   

Apr 24   Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71   

Apr 25   Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter   

Apr 27   William Richard Bexfield, composer   

May 02   Goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald)   

May 07   Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna   

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Jan 07   James morrison hawes: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1889   

Jan 08   Per august olander: Composer   

Jan 08   William wilkie collins: English novelist (woman in white)   

Jan 08   Francisco gonzález bocanegra: Mexican poet    

Jan 13   Ignacy marceli komorowski: Composer   

Jan 14   Vladimir stasov: Russian art and music critic    

Jan 15   Marie duplessis: French courtesan    

Jan 21   Thomas jonathan "stonewall" jackson: Lt gen 2nd corps (anv, confed)   

Jan 10   Victor emanuel i: King of sardinia (1802-21),    

Jan 26   Edward jenner: Discoverer (vaccination),    

Jan 29   Louise mc countess of albany: Henegouws salon owner,   

Feb 01   Maria theresia von paradis: Composer,   

Feb 08   Rhijnvis feith: Dutch mayor/writer (zwolle, julia),   

Feb 09   Anna k emmerick/emmerich: German poet,   

Feb 21   Eugène de beauharnais: Son of napoleon's wife, josephine (b. 1781)   

Feb 22   John davy: Composer,