Historical Events In October - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0996 On October - 24 hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58
1260 French King Louis IX dedicates the Chartres cathedral, one of the most prestigious ones in the world on October - 24.
1260 Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself on October - 24.
1360 On October - 24 the Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.
1375 King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.
1492 On this day in history 24 Jews are burned at stake in Mecklenburg Germany
1521 On October - 24 robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57
1531 Bavaria joins Schmalkaldische Union on October - 24.
1537 Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.
1572 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on October - 24.
1579 Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1593 Alleged teleportation of Gil Perez on this day in history.
1596 -26] Battle at Kerestes: Ottoman beat Austria-Hungary & Germany on this day in history.
1601 On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54
1607 On October - 24 john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver
1632 Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) on October - 24.
1648 On this day in history peace of Westphalia ends 30 year war and Holy Roman Empire
1648 Treaty of Westphalia ends 30 year war & Holy Roman Empire on this day in history.
1649 Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on this day in history.
1655 Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63 on October - 24.
1656 Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant on this day in history.
1667 Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried on October - 24.
1679 Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on October - 24.
1681 On October - 24 earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London
1708 Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on October - 24.
1785 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on October - 24.
1788 On this day in history sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)
1789 Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6) on this day in history.
1789 On October - 24 joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69
1794 On October - 24 friedrich B Freiherr von Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant
1795 Poland Ceases to Exist. Country is divided between Prussia, Austria, and Russia, on October - 24.
1795 On October - 24 3rd partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia
1796 August v Platen, writer on October - 24.
1799 On October - 24 carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59
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