Historical Events In July - 28

1723  On July - 28 mariana Alcoforado, nun (schreef no Lettres Portuguese), dies at 63   

1741  Capt Bering discovers Mount St Elias, Alaska on July - 28.   

1741  Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Italian composer, dies at 63 on July - 28.   

1742  Prussia & Austria sign peace treaty on July - 28.   

1745  On July - 28 piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

1746  On July - 28 thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Decl of Ind   

1746  John Peter Zenger, journalist, involved in 1st amendment fight, dies on July - 28.   

1750  Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (Art of the Fugue), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1778  Charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869 on July - 28.   

1778  On July - 28 arvid Niclas Hopken, composer, dies at 68   

1794  On July - 28 georges Couthon, French politician, beheaded at 39   

1802  On July - 28 giuseppe Sarti, Italian composer (Il er pastore, Ifigenia), dies at 72   

1804  Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man is what he eats) on this day in history.   

1808  Mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey on this day in history.   

1808  Charles Lucas, composer on July - 28.   

1809  On this day in history ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)   

1811  On July - 28 heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Coriolan), dies   

1813  Alberto Mazzucato, composer on this day in history.   

1821  Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history william Duncan Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1830  Revolution in France replaces Charles X with Louis Philippe on this day in history.   

1833  On July - 28 james Henry Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army) [or Jun 22 1814]   

1835  Jose Garcia Robles, composer on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history christian Barnekow, composer   

1837  On July - 28 john Ross, composer, dies at 73   

1838  Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1842  C Brentano, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)   

1849  On July - 28 memmon is first clipper to reach SF, 120 days out of NY   

1849  On July - 28 memmon is 1st clipper to reach SF, 120 days out of NY   

1849  On this day in history charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49), dies   

1850  Stefano Pavesi, composer, dies at 71 on July - 28.   

1851  First ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made on this day in history.   

1851  Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph on this day in history.   

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1165  Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher was born on July - 28.   

1347  On this day in history birth of margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412)   

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on July - 28.   

1514  Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland was born on July - 28.   

1609  On this day in history birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised   

1659  Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on July - 28.   

1719  Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

0450  Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on this day in history.   

1057  On July - 28 victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies   

1101  On this day in history su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64   

1128  On July - 28 death of william Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)   

1230  On this day in history death of duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176)   

1285  Death of Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on this day in history.   

1330  Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle on July - 28.   

1527  On July - 28 death of rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador