- For the game, see: 1824 (board game). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The year 1824 in archaeology involved some significant events The year 1824 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events April 2 – The British government buys John Julius Angerstein 's art collection for £60000 for the purpose of The year 1824 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events March - Samuel Taylor Coleridge elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Poetry published Events Beethoven 9th Symphony debuts June 21 - Franz Liszt makes his London debut The year 1824 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Events December events December 31 - George Stephenson, his son Robert Stephenson, Edward Pease and Michael See also 1823 in Australia, other events of 1824, 1825 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1823 in Canada, other events of 1824, 1825 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Events Foundation of the Northern Banking Company - see Northern Bank) Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State – King George IV Governor of New South Wales – Major-General See also 1823 in South Africa, other events of 1824, 1825 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Events March 11 - US Bureau of Indian Affairs formed by Secretary of War John C Incumbents Monarch - George IV of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool, 1823 state leaders - Events of 1824 - 1825 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - Nicolau Aberu Castelo Branco, Governor of Angola ( 1823 - 1829) This list contains Train games in the 18XX style those which recreate the building of railroad Corporations during the 19th century or games which use very
- For the novel, see: 1824: The Arkansas War. 1824 The Arkansas War is a 2006 Alternate history novel by American writer Eric Flint.
Year 1824 (MDCCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter DC) such as 2004. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter FE) such as 2008. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
Events of 1824
January - June
- January 8 - After much controversy, Michael Faraday is finally elected as a member of the Royal Society with only one vote against him. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Michael Faraday, FRS ( September 22 1791 – August 25 1867) was an English The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660
- January 22 - Ashanti crush British forces in the Gold Coast, killing the British governor Sir Charles MacCarthy (See also Wars between Britain and Ashanti in Ghana and Ashanti Confederacy). Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Ashanti, or Asante, are a major Ethnic group of Ashanti Region in Ghana. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the British colony in west Africa 1821-1957 Brigadier-General Sir Charles MacCarthy KCMG ( 15 February 1764 &ndash 21 January 1824) was an Irish-born soldier who served The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa Ashanti, or Asante, are a major Ethnic group of Ashanti Region in Ghana.
- February 10 - Simón Bolívar proclaimed dictator of Peru. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
- March 11 - The United States War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Ely S. Parker of the Seneca tribe becomes its first director. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty The United States Department of War, sometimes also called the War Office, was the department of the United States government 's executive branch History Although the bureau which was called the Office of Indian Affairs was formed in 1824 similar agencies had existed in the U Ely Samuel Parker (1828 &ndash August 31, 1895) (born Hasanoanda, later known as Donehogawa) was an Iroquois of the Seneca The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America.
- March 17 - Signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger History The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 designed to solve many of the issues that had arisen due to the British occupation of Dutch properties during the Napoleonic Wars, as
- May 7 - One of Beethoven's greatest masterpieces, Symphony No. 9, premieres in Vienna. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. The Symphony No 9 in D minor Op 125 "Choral" is the last complete Symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
July - December
- September 13 - With his crew and 29 convicts aboard the Amity, John Oxley arrives at and founds the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement at what is now Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia, after leaving Sydney. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September A convict is "a person found guilty of a Crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison" sometimes referred to in Slang This article is about the person For the Australian pilot ship see John Oxley (ship. Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland.   Redcliffe City is a municipal location north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
- September 16 - Charles X succeeds Louis XVIII as King of France. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Charles X (9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836 ruled as King of France and Navarre from 20 May 1824 until the French Revolution of 1830, when he abdicated Louis XVIII (17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824 Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of France and Navarre. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- October 10 - Edinburgh Town Council makes a decision to found the Edinburgh Municipal Fire Brigade, the first fire brigade in Britain. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. A fire station (also called stationhouse) is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus (i
- November 5 - first technological university in the English-speaking world founded: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Institute of technology, and polytechnic, are designations employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a Nonsectarian private Research University located in Troy, New York
- November 7 - Worst flood in Saint Petersburg: water rose 421 cm above normal and 200 lost their lives. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River
- November 30 - the first sod is turned in Ontario, for the first of four Welland Canals ( The canal would open for a trial run exactly 5 years later, to the day )
- December 9 - At the Battle of Ayacucho, Peruvian forces defeat Spanish. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The Welland Canal is a Ship canal that runs 42  km (270  Miles from Port Colborne Ontario on Lake Erie to Port Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence.
- December 24 - The Chi Phi (ΧΦ) Fraternity was founded at Princeton University. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes The Chi Phi (ΧΦ Fraternity is an American College social fraternity that was established as the result of three separate organizations that each were
Undated
- The British take Rangoon, Burma. Yangon (also known as Rangoon) is the largest city and a former capital of Burma. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.
- Egyptians capture Crete. Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the
- Cimetière du Montparnasse established
- The Dutch sign the Masang Agreement, temporarily ending hostilities in the Padri War
- The name Australia, recommended by Matthew Flinders in 1804, is finally adopted as the official name of the country once known as New Holland. Montparnasse Cemetery ( French: Cimetière de Montparnasse) is a famous cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, part of the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Padri War (also called the Minangkabau War) was fought from 1821 to 1837, in West Sumatra between Dutch troops and the indigenous For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Captain Matthew Flinders, RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814 was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a New Holland is a historic name for the Island Continent of Australia.
- The Panoramagram is developed, creating the first volumetric display. The panoramagram, invented in 1824, is an instrument used to obtain the illusion of depth on a flat surface
Ongoing events
Births
January - June
- January 8 - Wilkie Collins, British novelist (d. The First Anglo–Burmese War lasted from 1823 to 1826 In the United Kingdom it is called the First Burmese War whereas Burmese custom names both belligerents Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Bunka and before Tenpō. This period spanned the years from 1818 through 1830 The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army William Wilkie Collins ( 8 January 1824 &ndash 23 September 1889) was an English Novelist, Playwright, and 1889)
- January 15 - Marie Duplessis, French courtesan
- January 21 - Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, American Confederate general (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Marie Duplessis ( January 15, 1824 - February 3, 1847) was a French Courtesan and mistress to a number Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21 1824 &ndash May 10 1863 was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and probably the 1863)
- February 7 - William Huggins, British astronomer (d. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Sir William Huggins, OM, FRS ( February 7 1824 &ndash May 12 1910) was an English Astronomer 1910)
- February 16 - Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Peter Kozler or Kosler ( February 16, 1824 &ndash April 16, 1879) was a Slovene Lawyer, Geographer 1879)
- March 2 - Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (d. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good "Smetana" redirects here For the soured cream see Smetana (dairy product. 1885)
- March 9 - Amasa Leland Stanford, Governor of California (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Amasa Leland Stanford ( March 9, 1824 June 21, 1893) was an American Tycoon, Politician and founder of 1893)
- March 12 - Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Gustav Robert Kirchhoff ( March 12, 1824 &ndash October 17, 1887) was a German Physicist who contributed to the fundamental 1887)
- March 19 - William Allingham, Irish author (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. William Allingham (March 19 1824 or 1828 - November 18 1889 was an Irish man of letters and poet 1889)
- March 25 - Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Clinton Levi Merriam ( March 25[[ 824]] - February 18[[ 900]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1900)
- May 6 - Tokugawa Iesada, Japanese shogun (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Tokugawa Iesada (徳川 家定 ( May 6, 1824 — August 14, 1858) was the 13th Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of 1858)
- May 16 - Levi P. Morton, 22nd Vice President of the United States (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Levi Parsons Morton (May 16 1824 May 16 1920 was a Representative from New York and the twenty-second Vice President of the United States. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1920)
- May 23 - Ambrose Burnside, American Civil War general (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23 1824 September 13 1881 was an American soldier railroad executive inventor industrialist and politician from Rhode Island, 1881)
- June 26 - William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-born physicist and engineer (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. William Thomson 1st Baron Kelvin (or Lord Kelvin) OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, FRSE, (26 June 1824 &ndash 17 December 1907 1907)
- June 28 - Paul Broca, French anthropologist (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Paul Pierre Broca ( June 28, 1824 &ndash July 9, 1880) was a French Physician, Anatomist, and Anthropologist 1880)
- July 12 - Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Eugène Boudin ( July 12, 1824 &ndash August 8, 1898) was one of the first French Landscape painters to paint outdoors 1898)
July - December
- July 27 - Alexandre Dumas, fils, French writer (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Alexandre Dumas Fils (French for son similar to Junior in English ( July 27, 1824 &ndash November 27, 1895) was 1895)
- September 4 - Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824 &ndash 11 October 1896 was an Austrian composer known primarily for his symphonies, masses, and Motets 1896)
- October 5 - Henry Chadwick, baseball writer and historian (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Henry Chadwick ( October 5 1824 &ndash April 20 1908) often called the "father of Baseball," was a sportswriter 1908)
- October 18 - Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano, Spanish author (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano ( October 18 1824 – April 18 1905) was a Spanish realist Author, Writer 1905)
- December 10 - George MacDonald, English writer (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V George MacDonald ( 10 December 1824 &mdash 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author poet and Christian minister 1905)
- December 14 - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ( 14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter, who became the president 1898)
- date unknown - Gideon T. Stewart, American temperance movement leader (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lawyer and newspaper owner-editor Gideon Tabor Stewart ( August 7 1824 &ndash 1909 was very active in promoting the Temperance movement. 1907)
- See also Category: 1824 births. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Deaths
- January 21 - Jean Baptiste Drouet, French revolutionary (b. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Jean-Baptiste Drouet Comte d'Erlon ( July 29, 1765 - January 25, 1844) was a marshal of France and a soldier in Napoleon 1765)
- January 26 - Théodore Géricault, French painter (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Théodore Géricault ( September 26, 1791 &ndash January 26, 1824) was an important French painter and lithographer known for 1791)
- February 21 - Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Josephine de Beauharnais (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Eugène Rose de Beauharnais Prince Français Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josèphe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie June 23 1763 &ndash May 29 1814) was the first 1781)
- April 19 - George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, English poet (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer 1788)
- May 15 - Johann Philipp Stadion, Count von Warthausen, statesman (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Johann Philipp Karl Joseph Stadion Graf von Warthausen ( June 18, 1763 – May 15, 1824) 1763)
- May 26 - Capel Lofft, English writer (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Capel Lofft ( November 14, 1751 - May 26, 1824) English lawyer minor political figure and miscellaneous Writer. 1751)
- June 16 - Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Charles-François Lebrun 1st Duc de Plaisance, Prince of the Empire ( March 19, 1739 &ndash June 16, 1824) 1739)
- June 18 - Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Ferdinand III Grand Duke of Tuscany ( Florence, 6 May 1769 &ndash Florence, 18 June 1824 was Grand Duke of Tuscany, (1790-1801 1814-1824 1769)
- June 21 - Étienne Aignan, French writer (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Étienne Aignan ( April 9 1773 - June 21 1824) was a French Translator, political writer Librettist and 1773)
- July 20 Maine de Biran, philosopher
- July 21 - Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, King of Siam (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold François-Pierre-Gonthier Maine de Biran ( November 29, 1766 - July 20 ? 1824 usually known simply as Maine de Biran, was a French Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Posthumously Poramen Maha Isarasundhorn, Phra Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (1767 - 1824 was the second monarch of the Chakri dynasty of Siam (1809 - 1824 1767)
- August 12 - Charles Nerinckx, founder of the Sisters of Loretto (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Rev Charles Nerinckx was a missionary priest in Kentucky, and the founder of the Sisters of Loretto religious order Sisters of Loretto or the Loretto Community is a Catholic religious institution which according to their mission statement "strive to bring the healing 1761)
- September 16 - Louis XVIII of France (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Louis XVIII (17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824 Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of France and Navarre. 1755)
- October 30 - Charles Maturin, Irish writer (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Charles Robert Maturin, also known as CR Maturin ( September 25, 1782 in Dublin – October 30, 1824 in Dublin was an 1773)
- See also Category: 1824 deaths. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
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