Historical Events In June - 28

1830  David Walker, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens), dies at 44 on June - 28.  

1831  Joseph Joachim, Kittsee Germany, violinist (Hungarian Concerto) on this day in history.  

1832  Gerrit Moll measures noise of guns on June - 28.  

1834  On this day in history queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey  

1836  James Madison, 4th US pres (1809-17), dies in Montpelier Va at 85 on this day in history.  

1838  Britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey on June - 28.  

1841  On this day in history the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris premieres the ballet Giselle  

1845  Another Quebec fire destroys the suburb of St. John and 1,300 houses on this day in history.  

1846  Adrian van de Ende, vicar/protestant reformer, dies at 77 on June - 28.  

1847  Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer on June - 28.  

1852  Hans Huber, composer on June - 28.  

1853  Edwin Arthur Jones, composer on this day in history.  

1855  On June - 28 the Sigma Chi Fraternity was founded at Miami University  

1855  On this day in history giovanni Agostino Perotti, composer, dies at 86  

1857  On June - 28 joseph Fischhof, composer, dies at 53  

1859  On this day in history the first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)  

1859  1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history leipzig Observatory discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) Comet d'Arrest  

1862  Day 4 of the 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station on this day in history.  

1862  Day 4 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station/Garnett's Farm, VA on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history cSS Shenandoah captures 11 American whalers in one day  

1865  The Army of the Potomac is disbanded on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer/journalist (Remarkable Stories)  

1867  Luigi Pirandello, Italy, writer (6 Characters-Nobel 1934) on June - 28.  

1869  On June - 28 amsterdam typographer strike  

1872  Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66 on June - 28.  

1873  Alexis Carrel, France, surgeon/sociologist/biologist (Nobel 1912) on this day in history.  

1874  On June - 28 freedmen's Bank closes  

1874  Oley Speaks, composer on this day in history.  

1876  August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59 on June - 28.  

1879  On this day in history sigurd von Koch, composer  

1880  Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan on this day in history.  

1885  On June - 28 berthold Viertel, writer  

1886  C H F Peters discovers asteroid #259 Aletheia on this day in history.  

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1367  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia was born on June - 28.  

1476  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59) was born on June - 28.  

1476  On this day in history birth of pope Paul IV (d. 1559)  

1490  Albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal was born on this day in history.  

1491  Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47) was born on June - 28.  

1503  On this day in history birth of giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)  

1547  Cristofano Malvezzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1550  On June - 28 birth of john Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator  

0548  Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies on this day in history.  

0573  Death of Alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife on this day in history.  

0767  Paul I, Italian Pope (757-67), dies on this day in history.  

1061  On June - 28 floris I, count of Holland, dies  

1175  On June - 28 death of andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince  

1194  Death of Emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127) on June - 28.  

1385  On this day in history andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies  

1389  Death of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia (b. 1329) on this day in history.