Page 2: Historical Events In May - 24

1738  Methodist Church is established on this day in history.   

1738  On May - 24 methodist Church forms   

1738  On May - 24 george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)   

1743  Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist on this day in history.   

1749  Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman on May - 24.   

1751  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) on May - 24.   

1751  On this day in history william Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies   

1753  On May - 24 oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington   

1754  Giacomo Conti, composer on this day in history.   

1762  Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 on May - 24.   

1767  On May - 24 joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer   

1773  Jan Zach, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1781  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player on May - 24.   

1787  On May - 24 the Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia   

1792  On May - 24 george Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies   

1794  William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins.   

1803  Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano on May - 24.   

1804  Simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73 on May - 24.   

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature on May - 24.   

1809  Dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war on May - 24.   

1810  Argentina beings its revolt against Spain on May - 24.   

1810  On May - 24 abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism   

1811  Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 on May - 24.   

1815  On this day in history george Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia   

1816  Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) on May - 24.   

1818  General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola FL on this day in history.   

1818  Gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida on this day in history.   

1819  The birth of Queen Victoria on May - 24.   

1819  Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) on this day in history.   

1822  At Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain on this day in history.   

1822  Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain on May - 24.   

1824  Pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee on this day in history.   

1826  Friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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1522  John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.   

1544  On this day in history birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)   

1605  On May - 24 birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

1610  On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer   

1616  On May - 24 birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)   

1619  On May - 24 birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter   

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on May - 24.   

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.   

1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on May - 24.   

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.   

1351  Death of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) on May - 24.   

1408  On this day in history death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)   

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on this day in history.   

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland   

1612  On May - 24 robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48