Notable Historical Events - 1824
1824 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 21 |
Ashantis defeat British at Accra, West Africa |
Jan 22 |
Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast. |
Jan 28 |
William Kneass becomes 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40) |
Feb 4 |
J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public |
Feb 10 |
Simon Bolivar named dictator by the Congress of Peru |
Feb 16 |
Athenaeum club founded in London |
Mar 2 |
Interstate commerce comes under federal control |
Mar 4 |
The "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" was founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858. |
Mar 5 |
First Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma. |
Mar 7 |
Meyerbeers opera "Il Crociati in Egitto" premieres in Venice |
Mar 11 |
US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair |
Mar 17 |
Britain & Netherlands sign a trade agreement |
Mar 21 |
Fire at Cairo ammunitions dump kills 4,000 horses |
Mar 26 |
1st performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" |
Apr 17 |
Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54° 40'N |
May 2 |
Goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald) |
May 7 |
Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna |
May 10 |
The National Gallery in London opens to the public in its temporary home in a townhouse on Pall Mall |
May 24 |
Pope Leo XII proclaims a universal jubilee |
May 26 |
Brazil is recognized by US |
Jun 8 |
Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec |
Jun 17 |
Bureau of Indian Affairs established |
Jun 21 |
Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea. |
Jul 24 |
Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper publishes results of 1st public opinion poll. Clear lead for Andrew Jackson |
Jul 25 |
Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua. |
Jul 30 |
Gioacchino Rossini becomes manager of Theatre Italian, Paris |
Aug 4 |
Battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks. |
Aug 6 |
Battle at Junan - Simon Bolívar's army defeats the Spanish |
Aug 14 |
General Lafayette returns to US |
Aug 15 |
Freed American slaves establish Liberia on the West African coast through the American Colonization Society (ACS) |
Sep 26 |
Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) & lives |
Oct 4 |
Mexico becomes a republic |
Oct 9 |
Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica. |
Oct 21 |
Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement (Yorkshire, England) |
Oct 23 |
1st steam locomotive is introduced |
Nov 2 |
Popular presidential vote 1st recorded; Andrew Jackson beats J Q Adams |
Nov 7 |
St Petersburg flood |
Nov 15 |
Series of fires kills 10 in Edinburgh, Scotland |
Nov 16 |
NY City's Fifth Avenue opens for business |
Nov 19 |
Storm causes St Petersburg flood, killing 10,000 |
Nov 21 |
First Jewish Reform congregation forms, Charleston, SC |
Nov 30 |
First ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal. |
Dec 1 |
US House of Representatives begins to decide outcome of election deadlock between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson (Adams wins) |
Dec 9 |
Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain |
Dec 16 |
Great North Holland Canal opens |
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