Page 2: Historical Events In 1824

Feb 28   Charles Blondin, France, acrobat/aerialist on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Bohemian composer (Bartered Bride, Moldau) on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history interstate commerce comes under federal control   

Mar 03   Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violist/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1824.   

Mar 05   On this day in history elisha Harris, US, physician/found American Public Health Assoc   

Mar 05   First Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma in the year 1824.   

Mar 07   On this day in history meyerbeers opera "Il Crociati in Egitto," premieres in Venice   

Mar 09   On this day in history jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/Friesland, dies at 79   

Mar 09   In the year 1824 leland Stanford, (Gov/Sen)/found Stanford U   

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

Mar 11   US War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the year 1824.   

Mar 11   US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis) in the year 1824.   

Mar 12   Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1824.   

Mar 15   Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising) in the year 1824.   

Mar 17   England & Netherlands sign a trade agreement in the year 1824.   

Mar 17   On this day in history england and Netherlands sign a trade agreement   

Mar 21   On this day in history fire at Cairo ammunitions dump kills 4,000 horses   

Mar 22   Johann Melchior Dreyer, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1824.   

Mar 22   William Henry Chase Whiting, Major General (Confederate Army) in the year 1824.   

Mar 26   1st performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" on this day in history.   

Mar 30   In the year 1824 innis Newton Palmer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

Apr 05   Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman) in the year 1824.   

Apr 15   Theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral (Algiers), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Apr 17   On this day in history russia abandons all North American claims south of 54ø 40' N   

Apr 17   On this day in history russia abandons all North American claims south of 54° 40'N   

Apr 18   Edward Jones, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1824.   

Apr 19   In the year 1824 george Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36   

Apr 20   Alfred Holt Colquitt, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 on this day in history.   

Apr 21   Anselmo Clave, composer in the year 1824.   

Apr 24   Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp forger in the year 1824.   

Apr 24   On this day in history herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71   

Apr 25   Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter on this day in history.   

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Jan 07   On this day in history birth of james Morrison Hawes, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889   

Jan 08   Per August Olander, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   William Wilkie Collins, English novelist (Woman in White) was born in the year 1824.   

Jan 08   Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of vladimir Stasov, Russian art and music critic (d. 1906)   

Jan 15   In the year 1824 birth of marie Duplessis, French courtesan (d. 1847)   

Jan 21   Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 in the year 1824.   

Jan 26   On this day in history edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies   

Jan 29   Louise MC countess of Albany, Henegouws salon owner, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1824 maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 08   Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1824 anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet, dies at 49   

Feb 21   On this day in history death of eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (b. 1781)   

Feb 22   John Davy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.