Page 2: Historical Events In September - 24

1688  France declares war on German on this day in history.   

1706  Treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen on this day in history.   

1717  On September - 24 horace Walpole, England, British horror writer (Castle of Otranto)   

1732  On this day in history 21 homosexuality burned in South Horn   

1739  Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris/friend of Catherine II on this day in history.   

1742  Faneuil Hall opens to the public on September - 24.   

1742  Faneuil Hall opens to public on September - 24.   

1748  Philipp Meissner, composer on September - 24.   

1755  On this day in history john Marshall, Va, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35)   

1755  Georg Gebel, composer, dies at 45 on September - 24.   

1762  On September - 24 william Lisle Bowles, English poet (14 Sonnets)   

1773  Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, composer on this day in history.   

1776  1st St Leger horesrace held at Doncaster on this day in history.   

1780  Benedict Arnold escapes to the British after his attempt to betray West Point on this day in history.   

1789  Congress creates the Post Office on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history congress' first Judiciary Act, Attorney General & Supreme Court   

1789  On this day in history the U.S. Congress passes the First Judiciary Act, which establishes the Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General.   

1789  Congress creates Post Office on this day in history.   

1790  John Keyse Sherwin, engraver/painter, dies on September - 24.   

1806  George Alexander Osborne, composer on September - 24.   

1813  On this day in history andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer, dies at 72   

1815  John Sevier, indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1817  Ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras) on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history cyprian K Norwid, Polish painter/poet/playwright (Wanda)   

1824  Truman Seymour, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1891 on this day in history.   

1825  On September - 24 frances E W Harper, famous African   

1827  On September - 24 henry Warner Slocum, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

1829  Russia & Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople on September - 24.   

1829  On this day in history james St Clair Morton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864   

1833  Henry Alanson Barnum, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1834  A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1822-31), dies on September - 24.   

1838  Anti-Corn-Law League forms to repeal English Corn Law on this day in history.   

1841  On September - 24 sarawak obtained by Britain from Sultan of Brunei   

1841  On this day in history britain obtains Sarawak from Brunei (James Brooke appointed Rajah)   

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0015  On September - 24 birth of vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1301  On September - 24 birth of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)   

1501  On September - 24 birth of girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)   

1513  On September - 24 birth of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)   

1534  On September - 24 birth of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)   

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on September - 24.   

1625  Johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland was born on September - 24.   

0366  On September - 24 liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies   

0768  Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 on September - 24.   

0786  On this day in history al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies   

0911  Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies on this day in history.   

1054  Death of Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013) on September - 24.   

1118  On September - 24 death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

1120  On September - 24 death of welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)   

1143  On this day in history innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies