Today in History for January 1824
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 3 of 3
21st - Ashantees defeat British at Accra, West Africa
22nd - Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.
28th - William Kneass becomes 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40)
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 11 of 11
7th - James Morrison Hawes, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1889
8th - Per August Olander, composer
8th - William Wilkie Collins, English novelist (Woman in White)
8th - Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861)
13th - Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer
14th - Vladimir Stasov, Russian art and music critic (d. 1906)
15th - Marie Duplessis, French courtesan (d. 1847)
21st - Thomas Jackson ["Stonewall"], Clarksburg, Virginia, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed), (d. 1863)
22nd - Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer
27th - Jozef Israels, Dutch painter
29th - Karl von Perfall, composer
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 3 of 3
10th - Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64
26th - Théodore Géricault, French painter (b. 1791)
29th - Louise MC countess of Albany, Henegouws salon owner, dies at 71
