On January 24, history records 35 notable events, 160 famous births and 91 deaths, spanning the years 1438 to 1848.
Events on this day include: The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV. (1438); Matthias Corvinus becomes king of Hungary. (1458).
Notable people born on January 24 include Richard de Bury (1287), Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444), Edmund Campion (1540).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Stephen IV (817), Liu Jishu (901), Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen (1046).
Events on 24 January 35
See all →Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
Peshva warrior Chimnaji Appa defeats Portuguese forces and captures Tarapur Fort, India.
During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763)
Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the Action of Picheuta.
Slaves in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, stage a revolt, which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later.
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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Deaths on 24 January 91
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