What happened on April 24

47 documented historical events happened on April 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: John Campbell released the first issue of The Boston News-Letter, the first continuously published newspaper in British North America. On the same day, in another year: The Library of Congress (building pictured), the de facto national library of the United States, was established as part of an act of Congress providing for the transfer of the nation's capital from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 24, including Inga Gentzel, Dieter Grau, William Castle. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

81 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 24, including Petronille de Chemillé, Gertrude of Austria, Jorge Manrique. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

23 observances are celebrated on April 24 around the world: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia, California, France), Christian feast day: Benedict Menni, Christian feast day: Dermot of Armagh, Christian feast day: Dyfnan of Anglesey, Christian feast day: Ecgberht of Ripon, Christian feast day: Elizabeth Hesselblad. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.