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List of 1824 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1824

What happened in the year 1824?

Date Event
January 22, 1824 The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.
March 5, 1824 First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
March 17, 1824 The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
March 19, 1824 American explorer Benjamin Morrell departed Antarctica after a voyage later plagued by claims of fraud.
May 7, 1824 World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
May 10, 1824 The National Gallery in London opens to the public.
June 16, 1824 A meeting at Old Slaughter's coffee house in London leads to the formation of what is now the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
June 21, 1824 Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
July 25, 1824 Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
August 5, 1824 Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.
August 6, 1824 Peruvian War of Independence: The Battle of Junín.
August 15, 1824 The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states.
October 4, 1824 Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic.
October 21, 1824 Portland cement is patented.
December 1, 1824 United States presidential election: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
December 9, 1824 Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence.