Events on 24 July 47
See all →Year 1304
Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.
Year 1534
French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.
Year 1567
Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.
Year 1701
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit.
Year 1814
War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward the Niagara River to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders.
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Birthdays on 24 July 188
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Christina von Stommeln
b. 1242 – d. 1312
Blessed Christina von Stommeln, German Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic (d. 1312)
Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria
b. 1468 – d. 1524
Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1524)
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
b. 1529 – d. 1577
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (d. 1577)
Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern
b. 1561 – d. 1589
Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern (d. 1589)
Thomas Platter the Younger
b. 1574 – d. 1628
Thomas Platter the Younger, Swiss physician and author (d. 1628)
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
b. 1660 – d. 1718
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1718)
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester
b. 1689 – d. 1700
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, English royal (b. 1689)
John Newton
b. 1725 – d. 1807
John Newton, English sailor and priest (d. 1807)
Vladimir Borovikovsky
b. 1757 – d. 1825
Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter (d. 1825)
Simón Bolívar
b. 1783 – d. 1830
Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela (d. 1830)
Joseph Nicollet
b. 1786 – d. 1843
Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (b. 1786)
Johan Georg Forchhammer
b. 1794 – d. 1865
Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish mineralogist and geologist (d. 1865)
Deaths on 24 July 67
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Oswulf of Northumbria
d. 759
Oswulf, king of Northumbria
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Gao Ying
d. 811 (b. 740)
Gao Ying, Chinese politician (b. 740)
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
d. 946 (b. 882)
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Egyptian ruler (b. 882)
Matilda of Tuscany
d. 1115 (b. 1046)
Matilda of Tuscany (b. 1046)
Emperor Shirakawa
d. 1129 (b. 1053)
Emperor Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1053)
Berthold of Hanover
d. 1198
Berthold of Hanover, Bishop of Livonia
Jacob van Artevelde
d. 1345 (b. 1290)
Jacob van Artevelde, Flemish statesman (b. 1290)
Carlos, Prince of Asturias
d. 1568 (b. 1545)
Carlos, Prince of Asturias (b. 1545)
John Boste
d. 1594 (b. 1544)
John Boste, English martyr and saint (b. 1544)
Joris Hoefnagel
d. 1601 (b. 1542)
Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish painter (b. 1542)
John Salusbury (poet)
d. 1612 (b. 1567)
John Salusbury, Welsh politician and poet (b. 1567)
Benedetto Marcello
d. 1739 (b. 1686)
Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)