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| August 24 Events in History |
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August 24, 1787 James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea) August 24, 1787 Wolfgang A Mozart completes his viola sonata in A, K526 August 24, 1772 Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Netherlands (1814-40) August 24, 1770 Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies August 24, 1759 Ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44 August 24, 1759 Wilbur Wilberforce, England, crusaded against slavery August 24, 1751 Thomas Colley executed in England for drowning supposed witch August 24, 1750 M Laetitia Bonaparte-Ramolino, [Madame MŠre], mother of Napoleon I August 24, 1733 David Traugott Nicolai, composer August 24, 1725 Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer August 24, 1724 Andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75 August 24, 1712 Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer August 24, 1712 Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54 August 24, 1704 Sea battle at Malaga August 24, 1694 Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25] August 24, 1690 Job Charnock founds Calcutta India August 24, 1683 Meinrad Spiess, composer August 24, 1682 Duke James of York gives Delaware to William Penn August 24, 1680 Ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried August 24, 1669 Alessandro Marcello, composer |
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