Page 5: Historical Events In 1824

Sep 28   Alfred Gilpin Jones, Weymouth NS, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06).   

Sep 30   Peter Milne, composer.   

Oct 04   Mexico is recorded as becoming a republic   

Oct 06   Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book   

Oct 09   Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica   

Oct 11   Marquis de Lafayette visits the Washington Navy Yard during his year long tour of America. He returned to the yard the next day, October 12, to continue his visit.   

Oct 13   Henry Stephen Cutler, composer   

Oct 19   Frantisek Pivoda, composer   

Oct 21   Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement (Yorkshire England)   

Oct 23   1st steam locomotive is introduced.   

Oct 23   Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

Oct 26   Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army).   

Oct 29   Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904.   

Nov 02   Popular presidential vote 1st recorded; Jackson beats J Q Adams.   

Nov 07   St Petersburg flood.   

Nov 15   Series of fires results in the deaths of 10 (Edinburgh Scotland).   

Nov 16   NY City's Fifth Avenue opens for business   

Nov 18   Franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902.   

Nov 19   Storm leads to St Petersburg flood, killing 10000   

Nov 21   1st Jewish Reform congregation forms, Charleston, SC   

Nov 21   Jewish Reform congregation established, Charleston, SC.   

Nov 24   Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist   

Nov 30   inaugural ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal   

Nov 30   Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer, dies at 87   

Dec 01   House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, Jackson, WH Crawford and H Clay - Adams eventually declared president   

Dec 01   House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams   

Dec 05   Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867.   

Dec 09   Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain   

Dec 10   George MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess and Curdie)   

Dec 16   Great North Holland Canal opens   

Dec 17   John Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect)   

Dec 19   Hercules Robinson, Ire, South Africa Commissioner (1880-89, 1895-97)   

Dec 24   Peter Cornelius, composer   

Dec 25   Barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60   

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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,