Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders, in the Church of St. Donatian in Bruges.
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On This Day in History: February 24
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Battle of Buçaco: Portuguese forces defeat the Castilians during the 14th-century Portuguese Crisis.
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León sets foot in Florida, the first known European arrival in what is now the United States.
The Habsburg forces win a decisive victory over France at the Battle of Pavia on February 24, 1525, during the Italian War of 1521–1526. The French army was virtually destroyed, and King Francis I was captured by the Habsburgs, leading to a shift in power in Italy and forcing France to accept humiliating terms in the subsequent Treaty of Madrid.
Battle of Pavia: Spanish and Imperial forces defeat the French, capturing King Francis I of France during the Italian Wars.
Université de Reims is founded in France by a bull of Pope Gregory XIII.
Pope Gregory XIII issues the papal bull "Inter gravissimas," reforming the calendar and introducing the Gregorian calendar which became effective on October 4, 1582 at which time it became October 15, 1582. It was quickly adopted by much of Catholic, but not Protestant, Europe which adopted it much later.
The Gregorian calendar is now widely used around the world. With the exception of Ethiopia, Nepal, Iran and Afghanistan, the Gregorian calendar is now the world's universal civil calendar, old style calendars remaining in use in religious or traditional contexts. More
The United States Supreme Court establishes its power of judicial review in the landmark case of Marbury v. Madison.
The Treaty of Yandabo is signed on on February 24, 1826,, ending the First Anglo-Burmese War and ceding Assam, Manipur, and Arakan to Britain.
John Quincy Adams begins arguments in La Amistad case - The U.S. Supreme Court case of the 53 Africans captured in the Spanish ship Amistad opens and John Quincy Adams begins his oral arguments for the defense, speaking for four hours and a half. More