Events on 24 January 35
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Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
Year 1739
Peshva warrior Chimnaji Appa defeats Portuguese forces and captures Tarapur Fort, India.
Year 1758
During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763)
Year 1817
Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the Action of Picheuta.
Year 1835
Slaves in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, stage a revolt, which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later.
Year 1848
California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
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Birthdays on 24 January 160
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Richard de Bury
b. 1287 – d. 1345
Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom (b. 1287)
Galeazzo Maria Sforza
b. 1444 – d. 1476
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
Edmund Campion
b. 1540 – d. 1581
Edmund Campion, English priest and martyr (d. 1581)
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
b. 1547 – d. 1578
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Austrian Archduchess (d. 1578)
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
b. 1602 – d. 1666
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, English politician (d. 1666)
Yamazaki Ansai
b. 1619 – d. 1682
Yamazaki Ansai, Japanese philosopher (d. 1682)
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
b. 1638 – d. 1706
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
John Vanbrugh
b. 1664 – d. 1726
John Vanbrugh, English architect and dramatist (d. 1726)
William Congreve
b. 1670 – d. 1729
William Congreve, English playwright and poet (d. 1729)
Thomas Tanner (bishop)
b. 1674 – d. 1735
Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)
Christian Wolff (philosopher)
b. 1679 – d. 1754
Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (b. 1679)
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Dom Bédos de Celles
b. 1709 – d. 1779
Dom Bédos de Celles, French monk and organist (d. 1779)
Deaths on 24 January 91
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Pope Stephen IV
d. 817 (b. 770)
Pope Stephen IV (b. 770)
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Liu Jishu
d. 901
Liu Jishu, general of the Tang Dynasty
Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen
d. 1046
Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen (b. c. 985)
David IV of Georgia
d. 1125 (b. 1073)
David IV of Georgia (b. 1073)
Alfonso IV of Aragon
d. 1336 (b. 1299)
Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)
Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel
d. 1376 (b. 1306)
Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English commander (b. 1306)
Conrad Paumann
d. 1473 (b. 1410)
Conrad Paumann, German organist and composer (b. 1410)
Franciabigio
d. 1525 (b. 1482)
Franciabigio, Florentine painter (b. 1482)
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
d. 1595 (b. 1529)
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (d. 1595)
Samuel Argall
d. 1626 (b. 1572)
Samuel Argall, English captain and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1572)
Jörg Jenatsch
d. 1639 (b. 1596)
Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss pastor and politician (b. 1596)
Johann Andreas Herbst
d. 1666 (b. 1588)
Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer and theorist (d. 1666)