Historical Events In July - 24

1132  On July - 24 battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.   

1148  Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade on July - 24.   

1240  On this day in history konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights   

1345  On this day in history jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint on July - 24.   

1411  Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place on July - 24.   

1487  Citizens of Leeuwarden Neth rebel against ban on foreign beer on this day in history.   

1534  Jacques Cartier, lands in Canada, claims it for France on July - 24.   

1554  Queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem on this day in history.   

1567  Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate & 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland on this day in history.   

1577  Spanish army/German mercenaries conquer Namur on this day in history.   

1581  On July - 24 states of Holland/Zealand recognized by Willem van Orange   

1651  On this day in history anthony Johnson, a free black, receives grant of 250 acres in Va   

1652  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1673  Edmund Halley enters Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate on July - 24.   

1683  On July - 24 the first settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard the Concord   

1683  On July - 24 1st settlers from Germany to US, leave aboard Concord   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] on this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history french defeat William III of England at Steinkirk (Enghein)   

1701  French make first landing at site of Detroit on this day in history.   

1701  On July - 24 antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit   

1704  On July - 24 great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain   

1704  English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.   

1712  Battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army on this day in history.   

1712  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1720  On July - 24 louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) on July - 24.   

1739  On July - 24 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes King James VIII on this day in history.   

1756  George Vertue, engraver, dies on July - 24.   

1758  George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess on July - 24.   

1758  On July - 24 john Dyer, poet, dies   

1759  On this day in history victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

1783  On July - 24 georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia   

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on July - 24.   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On July - 24 birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  On this day in history birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

1759  On July - 24 birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on July - 24.   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on this day in history.   

1345  On July - 24 death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on July - 24.   

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on July - 24.   

1652  Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1712  On July - 24 cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.