Historical Events In May - 24

1738  On May - 24 methodist Church is established   

1738  On May - 24 methodist Church forms   

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

1743  On May - 24 jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist   

1749  On this day in history graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman   

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

1751  William Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies on May - 24.   

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

1754  On May - 24 giacomo Conti, composer   

1762  On May - 24 joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51   

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

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

1803  On this day in history charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano   

1804  On May - 24 simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73   

1807  On this day in history cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature   

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

1810  Argentina beings its revolt against Spain on this day in history.   

1810  Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism on May - 24.   

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

1815  On May - 24 george Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia   

1816  On this day in history emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware)   

1818  On May - 24 general Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola FL   

1818  On May - 24 gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida   

1819  On this day in history 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  Battle of Pichincha, Bolívar secures independence of Quito from Spain on this day in history.   

1824  On May - 24 pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee   

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 this day in history.   

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.   

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.   

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

1616  John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on May - 24.   

1650  On this day in history birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist   

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on May - 24.   

1144  On May - 24 petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies   

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on May - 24.   

1351  On this day in history death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on May - 24.   

1425  On this day in history death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)   

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

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.