February 24

Event:
1777 Joseph I, King of Portugal, dies.

Celebrated Birth:
John Burgoyne (b. 1723 – August 4, 1792) British general who led the British troops in Western New England.

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For a Spiral Bound book with information on events that happened on each day of the year during the American Revolutionary Period click: American Revolutionary Period: 1760-1789

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