What happened on this day in history?
📅 Live answer:
On this day (July 24) in history:
- 1132 — Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
- 1148 — Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
- 1304 — Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.
- 1411 — Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.
- 1487 — Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against a ban on foreign beer.
- 1534 — 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.
- 1567 — Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.
- 1701 — Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit.
Our on-this-day archive covers every (month, day) pair with notable events, births, and deaths sourced from Wikipedia.