July 24
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Carnival of Awussu(Tunisia)
A vibrant annual street festival held in Sousse, Tunisia, celebrating summer with colorful parades, music, and traditional performances.
Children's Day (Vanuatu)
An annual observance in Vanuatu dedicated to honoring the rights, welfare, and happiness of children across the archipelago.
Christianfeast day:
Charbel(Maronite Church/Catholic Church), Christina the Astonishing, Christina of Bolsena, Declán of Ardmore, John Boste, Kinga (or Cunegunda) of Poland, Martyrs of Daimiel, Menefrida of Cornwall, Sigolena of Albi, July 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A collection of Christian feast days celebrated on July 24, honoring numerous saints and martyrs across various denominations.
Pioneer Day (Utah)
A public holiday in the U.S. state of Utah commemorating the arrival of the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
Police Day(Poland)
An official observance in Poland honoring the bravery and service of the national police force.
Simón Bolívar Day(Ecuador,Venezuela,Colombia, andBolivia)
Navy Day (Venezuela)
A multi-national holiday celebrating the birth of Simón Bolívar, ‘The Liberator,’ and in Venezuela, also observed as Navy Day.
Charbel(Maronite Church/Catholic Church)
The feast day of Saint Charbel, a 19th-century Lebanese Maronite monk renowned for his piety and reported miracles.
Christina the Astonishing
Feast day of Saint Christina the Astonishing, a 12th-century Belgian mystic noted for her extraordinary visions and ascetic practices.
Christina of Bolsena
Commemoration of Saint Christina of Bolsena, an early Christian martyr celebrated for her unwavering faith and sacrificial courage.
Events
Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
A 1132 clash in southern Italy where rival Norman princes fought for territorial control at Nocera.
Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
Louis VII launches a major but ultimately unsuccessful siege of Damascus during the Second Crusade.
Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.
King Edward I uses the massive trebuchet 'War Wolf' to capture Stirling Castle in 1304.
Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.
A bloody clash in 1411 where Highland and Lowland forces fought fiercely at Harlaw Moor.
Behnam Hadloyo becomes Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Mardin.
Behnam Hadloyo is enthroned as the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Mardin in 1412.
Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on foreign beer.
In 1487, Leeuwarden residents protest a ban on imported beer, impacting local trade and taverns.
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.
Jacques Cartier claims the Gaspé Peninsula for France by planting a cross in 1534.
Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and be replaced by her one-year-old son James VI.
Mary, Queen of Scots abdicates in favor of her infant son James VI following political upheaval in 1567.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac establishes Fort Pontchartrain, the seed of modern Detroit, in 1701.
Births
Christina von Stommeln
A German Roman Catholic mystic renowned for her ecstatic visions and stigmata in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Catherine of Saxony
Archduchess of Austria from the House of Wettin who played a significant role in Habsburg court alliances.
Charles II
German nobleman who governed Baden-Durlach and navigated the challenges of the Reformation.
German princess of the Palatinate-Simmern branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
Thomas Platter the Younger
Swiss physician and writer celebrated for his detailed travel diaries and medical practice.
Charles Talbot
English nobleman and statesman who served as Lord High Treasurer under William III.
Prince William
English prince whose brief life as Duke of Gloucester impacted the succession after Queen Anne.
John Newton
Former slave ship captain turned Anglican priest and hymn writer, author of ‘Amazing Grace’.
Vladimir Borovikovsky
Ukrainian-Russian portrait painter renowned for his elegant depictions of Imperial Russia’s elite.
Deaths
Oswulf
Oswulf was an 8th-century ruler who briefly held the throne of Northumbria.
Gao Ying
Gao Ying was a Tang dynasty official known for his integrity and administrative skill.
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid was the founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty and ruler of Egypt and Syria.
Matilda of Tuscany was a powerful Italian noblewoman and military leader during the Investiture Controversy.
Emperor Shirakawa was the 72nd emperor of Japan who pioneered the system of cloistered rule.
Berthold of Hanover
Berthold of Hanover was a German missionary appointed as the first Bishop of Livonia in the late 12th century.
Jacob van Artevelde
Jacob van Artevelde was a 14th-century Flemish merchant and political leader known as the 'Wise Man of Ghent'.
Carlos
Don Carlos was the eldest son of King Philip II of Spain, remembered for his troubled life and mysterious death.
John Boste
John Boste was an English Roman Catholic priest and martyr executed for his covert ministry during Elizabeth I's reign.