| Years |
|---|
| Millennium |
| 2nd millennium |
| Centuries |
| Decades |
| Years |
| 1824 by topic |
|---|
| Arts, history, and science |
| Countries |
|
|
| Lists of leaders |
| Birth and death categories |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Works category |
1824 (MDCCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1824th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 824th year of the 2nd millennium, the 24th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1820s decade. As of the start of 1824, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- Heat was discovered to be transferred from hot to cold objects.
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals founded.
- Brauerei C & A Veltins brewery founded
- Thomas Jefferson University founded