Page 4: Historical Events In 1824

Jul 24   World's inaugural opinion poll held in the United States.   

Jul 25   Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.   

Jul 25   Richard James Oglesby, Union (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

Jul 27   Alexandre Dumas fils, France, playwright/novelist (Camille).   

Jul 27   Alexandre Dumas, French author is born   

Jul 30   Eugenio Terziani, composer   

Jul 30   Gioacchino Rossini is recorded as becoming manager of Theatre Italian, Paris   

Aug 01   Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer.   

Aug 03   William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

Aug 04   Battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks   

Aug 06   Battle at Junan   

Aug 09   Simon Goodell Griffin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers).   

Aug 11   New South Wales is constituted a Crown colony   

Aug 14   General Lafayette returns to US.   

Aug 14   William Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888.   

Aug 15   Freed American slaves forms country of Liberia.   

Aug 19   Georg Goltermann, composer   

Aug 20   Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905   

Aug 21   John Sanford Mason, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1897.   

Aug 21   John Taylor, philosopher (Jeffersonian Democracy), dies at 70   

Aug 27   Hiram Gregory Berry, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863.   

Aug 28   Carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician   

Sep 01   Isaac Hardin Duval, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

Sep 04   Anton Bruckner, Austria, Wagner disciple and monumental bore/composer.   

Sep 04   Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer is born   

Sep 08   Jaime Nuno, composer.   

Sep 12   Louis AG baron de Bacler d'Albe, French cartographer, dies at 62.   

Sep 16   Louis XVIII SX, earl of Province/king of France (1814-24), dies.   

Sep 17   Giacomo Tritto, composer, dies at 91.   

Sep 19   Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, composer   

Sep 21   Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

Sep 24   Truman Seymour, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1891   

Sep 26   Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) and lives.   

Sep 27   William Nelson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

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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,