Rulers:
• Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844)
• Fernando VII, King of Spain (1813-1833)
• James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (1817-1825)
• Louis XVIII, King of France (1814-1824)
Events:
• Manchester Art Gallery opened in Manchester.
• National Gallery established in Trafalgar Square, London.
Births:
• Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898)
• Dumas, Alexandre (1824-1895)
• Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904)
• Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898)
Deaths:
• Byron, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824)
• Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824)
• Louis XVIII, King of France (1755-1824)
Music:
• Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Symphony N° 9 (1824)
Architecture:
• Cimetière du Montparnasse established in Paris.
Art:
• Blake, William (1757-1827): Dante running from the Three Beasts (1824-27)
• Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) & Studio: Naiade (1819-24)
• Constable, John (1776-1837): The Lock (c.1820-25)
• Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863): Jeune orpheline au cimetière (c.1824)
• Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): Disparate de bestia (1816-24)
• Goya, Francisco (1746-1828): El coloso (1818-25)