Historical Events In January - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1664 John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) on January - 24.
1666 Johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77 on January - 24.
1678 On January - 24 joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72
1679 On January - 24 king Charles II disbands English parliament
1679 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher on this day in history.
1705 Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato on this day in history.
1712 Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) on January - 24.
1722 Czar Peter the Great begins civil system on January - 24.
1722 On this day in history edward Wigglesworth appointed first US divinity professor (Harvard)
1732 On January - 24 the birth of Pierre de Beaumarchais, French writer
1732 Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville) on this day in history.
1742 German leaders elect Charles VII Albert Emperor on this day in history.
1746 Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92) on this day in history.
1750 On January - 24 wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist
1758 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer on this day in history.
1764 Gov Winthrop Telescope, is destroyed in a Harvard fire on this day in history.
1767 Antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir) on January - 24.
1774 On this day in history karl Moser, composer
1776 On January - 24 henry Knox arrives at Cambridge, Massachusetts with the artillery that he has transported from Fort Ticonderoga.
1776 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine) on January - 24.
1778 Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X on January - 24.
1798 Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden) on this day in history.
1800 On January - 24 edwin Chadwick, British social reformer
1805 Giacomo Conti, composer, dies at 50 on January - 24.
1812 On this day in history eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector on January - 24.
1820 John Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on January - 24.
1828 On this day in history adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1829 William Mason, composer on this day in history.
1832 On January - 24 john Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
1839 Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society on January - 24.
1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians &Mexicans defeated by US Colonel Price on this day in history.
1847 On this day in history 1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Col Price
1848 Gold is discovered in California by James Marshall at Sutters Mill triggering the San Francisco gold rush of '49 on this day in history.
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