Historical Events For June - 28

1830  On this day in history david Walker, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens), dies at 44  

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

1832  On this day in history gerrit Moll measures noise of guns  

1834  Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey on June - 28.  

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

1838  On June - 28 britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey  

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  On this day in history adrian van de Ende, vicar/protestant reformer, dies at 77  

1847  Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer on June - 28.  

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1852  Hans Huber, composer on June - 28.  

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

1855  On this day in history the Sigma Chi Fraternity was founded at Miami University  

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

1857  On this day in history joseph Fischhof, composer, dies at 53  

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

1859  On June - 28 1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)  

1861  Leipzig Observatory discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) Comet d'Arrest on June - 28.  

1862  On June - 28 day 4 of the 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station  

1862  Day 4 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station/Garnett's Farm, VA on June - 28.  

1865  On June - 28 cSS Shenandoah captures 11 American whalers in one day  

1865  On this day in history the Army of the Potomac is disbanded  

1865  On June - 28 otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer/journalist (Remarkable Stories)  

1867  On June - 28 luigi Pirandello, Italy, writer (6 Characters-Nobel 1934)  

1869  On this day in history amsterdam typographer strike  

1872  On this day in history ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66  

1873  On this day in history alexis Carrel, France, surgeon/sociologist/biologist (Nobel 1912)  

1874  Freedmen's Bank closes on this day in history.  

1874  Oley Speaks, composer on this day in history.  

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

1879  On June - 28 sigurd von Koch, composer  

1880  On this day in history ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan.  

1885  Berthold Viertel, writer on June - 28.  

1886  C H F Peters discovers asteroid #259 Aletheia on June - 28.  

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1367  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 28.  

1491  On this day in history birth of henry VIII, King of England (1509-47)  

1503  Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556) was born on June - 28.  

1547  On June - 28 birth of cristofano Malvezzi, composer  

1550  On this day in history 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  On June - 28 paul I, Italian Pope (757-67), dies  

1061  Floris I, count of Holland, dies on June - 28.  

1175  On this day in history death of andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince  

1194  On this day in history death of emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127)  

1385  Andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies on June - 28.  

1389  On this day in history death of prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia (b. 1329)