Historical Events In October - 24

1808  Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer on this day in history.   

1811  On October - 24 ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor   

1812  Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow on October - 24.   

1815  On October - 24 john Edwards, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

1818  On this day in history felix Mendelssohn, 9, performs his 1st public concert (Berlin)   

1830  On this day in history belva Bennett Lockwood, attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court)   

1836  On October - 24 the match is patented (took me a minute think striking a match)   

1836  A Phillips patents match on October - 24.   

1842  Josef Nesvera, composer on October - 24.   

1844  On this day in history karl Lueger, anti semitic mayor of Vienna   

1851  On October - 24 william Lassell discovers Ariel andUmbriel, satellites of Uranus   

1851  William Lassell discovers Ariel & Umbriel, satellites of Uranus on October - 24.   

1852  On October - 24 daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70   

1854  Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte) on this day in history.   

1856  Constitution of South Australia adopted on October - 24.   

1857  World's first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England on this day in history.   

1857  On October - 24 world's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England   

1860  On this day in history elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

1861  On this day in history first transcontinental telegram sent ending the Pony Express   

1861  On October - 24 first transcontinental telegraph sent in the United States.   

1861  On this day in history 1st US transcontinental telegram is sent (from SF to Wash DC)   

1863  Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer on this day in history.   

1864  On October - 24 james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46   

1867  On October - 24 franco Leoni, composer   

1871  On this day in history mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese   

1875  Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on October - 24.   

1877  On October - 24 pavel Grigor'yevich, composer   

1878  Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) on October - 24.   

1881  On this day in history levi P Morton, US ambas to France drives 1st rivet in Stat of Liberty   

1881  Paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

1882  Dr Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis on October - 24.   

1882  Sybil Thorndike, England, actress (Saint Joan) on this day in history.   

1885  Johann Strauss' opera "Zigeunerbaron," premieres in Vienna on October - 24.   

1885  Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) on October - 24.   

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0051  On this day in history birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)   

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on October - 24.   

1607  On October - 24 birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver   

1632  On this day in history birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)   

1675  On this day in history birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

1710  Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)   

0996  On this day in history hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on this day in history.   

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1537  On October - 24 jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies   

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on this day in history.   

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on October - 24.   

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on this day in history.