What happened on July 24

49 documented historical events happened on July 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Scottish clansmen led by Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fought the Battle of Harlaw near Inverurie, Scotland. On the same day, in another year: Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, who became James VI. 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 July 24, including Adolphe Adam, William Poole, Jan Gotlib Bloch. 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 July 24, including Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Matilda of Tuscany, Berthold of Hanover. 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.

16 observances are celebrated on July 24 around the world: Carnival of Awussu (Tunisia), Children's Day (Vanuatu), Christian feast day: Charbel (Maronite Church/Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Blessed Christina the Astonishing, Christian feast day: Christina of Bolsena, Christian feast day: Declán of Ardmore. 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.