22nd January » The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast (British colony) e.g Gold Coast.
5th March » First Anglo-Burmese War: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland known as British officially declare war on Burma.
11th March » The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
10th May » The National Gallery, London known as National Gallery in London opens to the public.
21st June » Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
25th July » Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste Province or Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
4th August » The Battle of Kos is fought between Ottoman Empire named Turkish and Greece called Greek forces.
5th August » Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the Battle of Samos (1824) named Battle of Samos.
15th August » The Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette or Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States or tour of 24 states.
4th October » Mexico adopts a 1824 Constitution of Mexico e.g new constitution and becomes a federal republic.
21st October » Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement.
30th November » Ground is broken at Allanburg, Ontario, for the building of the first Welland Canal.
1st December » United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total Electoral College (United States) called electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the w