1824

Years:
1821 1822 1823 - 1824 - 1825 1826 1827

Decades:
1790s 1800s 1810s - 1820s - 1830s 1840s 1850s

Centuries:
18th century - 19th century - 20th century

List of state leaders in 1824
List of religious leaders in 1824
List of international organization leaders in 1824
List of colonial governors in 1824

Events

January 22 - Ashantis crush British forces in the Gold Coast
Cimetière du Montparnasse established
The Dutch sign the Masang Agreement temporarily ending hostilities in the Padri War
March 17 signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824.
March 11 - The United States War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Ely Parker of the Seneca tribe becomes its first director.
September 16 Charles X succeeds Louis XVIII as King of France.
November - Andrew Jackson receives more popular votes than John Quincy Adams in the U.S. presidential election.
December 1 - U.S. presidential election, 1824: 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 to decide the winner (as stipulated by the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution).
Simón Bolívar proclaimed Emperor of Peru.
The British take Rangoon.
Frontier treaty between United States and Russia is signed.
Egyptians capture Crete.
Turks seize island of Ipsara from Greeks but are defeated at Mitylene.
Beethoven's 9th symphony debuts


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