Events on 24 December 43
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Tang dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengdu, where he is hosted by fellow poet Pei Di.
Year 1144
The capital of the crusader County of Edessa falls to Imad ad-Din Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo.
Year 1500
A joint Venetian-Spanish fleet captures the Castle of St. George on the island of Cephalonia.
Year 1814
Representatives of Britain and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.
Year 1818
The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 13
Birthdays on 24 December 219
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John, King of England
b. 1166 – d. 1216
John, King of England (d. 1216)
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John V, Duke of Brittany
b. 1389 – d. 1442
John V, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)
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Bartolomeo degli Organi
b. 1474 – d. 1539
Bartolomeo degli Organi, Italian musician (d. 1539)
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Thomas Murner
b. 1475 – d. 1537
Thomas Murner, German poet and translator (d. 1537)
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Pietro Carnesecchi
b. 1508 – d. 1567
Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian scholar (d. 1567)
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Martha Leijonhufvud
b. 1520 – d. 1584
Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noble (d. 1584)
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Willem IV van den Bergh
b. 1537 – d. 1586
Willem IV van den Bergh, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (d. 1586)
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Kaspar Ulenberg
b. 1549 – d. 1617
Kaspar Ulenberg, German theologian (d. 1617)
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Constance of Austria
b. 1588 – d. 1631
Constance of Austria (d. 1631)
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Leonaert Bramer
b. 1596 – d. 1674
Leonaert Bramer, Dutch painter (d. 1674)
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Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
b. 1597 – d. 1662
Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1662)
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Johann Rudolph Ahle
b. 1625 – d. 1673
Johann Rudolph Ahle, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1673)
Deaths on 24 December 113
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Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople
d. 427
Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople
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Hedwiga
d. 903
Hedwiga, duchess of Saxony
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Shi Hongzhao
d. 950
Shi Hongzhao, Chinese general
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Wang Zhang
d. 950
Wang Zhang, Chinese official
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Yang Bin
d. 950
Yang Bin, Chinese chancellor
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Roger III of Sicily
d. 1193 (b. 1175)
Roger III of Sicily (b. 1175)
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John I, Count of Hainaut
d. 1257 (b. 1218)
John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)
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Hōjō Tokiyori
d. 1263 (b. 1227)
Hōjō Tokiyori, regent of Japan (b. 1227)
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Henry V of Luxembourg
d. 1281 (b. 1216)
Henry V of Luxembourg (b. 1216)
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Walter Bower
d. 1449 (b. 1385)
Walter Bower, Scottish chronicler (b. 1385)
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John Dunstaple
d. 1453 (b. 1390)
John Dunstaple, English composer (b. 1390)
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Đurađ Branković
d. 1456 (b. 1377)
Đurađ Branković, Despot of Serbia (b. 1377)