Page 2: Historical Events In May - 24

1738  On this day in history methodist Church is established   

1738  Methodist Church forms on May - 24.   

1738  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) on this day in history.   

1743  Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist on May - 24.   

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

1751  On May - 24 charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)   

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

1753  Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington on May - 24.   

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 May - 24.   

1781  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player on this day in history.   

1787  The Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia on May - 24.   

1792  On this day in history george Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies   

1794  On May - 24 william Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)   

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

1803  On May - 24 charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano   

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

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature on this day in history.   

1809  Dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history argentina beings its revolt against Spain   

1810  On this day in history abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism   

1811  Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 on this day in history.   

1815  On May - 24 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 May - 24.   

1818  On May - 24 gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida   

1819  On May - 24 the birth of Queen Victoria   

1819  Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) on May - 24.   

1822  On May - 24 at Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain   

1822  On May - 24 battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain   

1824  On this day in history pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee   

1826  On May - 24 friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37   

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1522  On this day in history birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)   

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on May - 24.   

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

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on this day in history.   

1671  On May - 24 birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)   

1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on this day in history.   

1153  On May - 24 david I, King of Scotland, dies   

1351  On May - 24 death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)   

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

1425  On May - 24 death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  On this day in history death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on May - 24.   

1612  Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 on this day in history.