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Historical Events Happened In October - 28

Thursday, 23 May 2013

1755 Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.

1768 Michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.

1776 Battle of White Plains; Washington retreats to NJ on this day in history.

1779 Raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.

1789 Johann Schneider, composer on this day in history.

1790 On this day in history new York gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000

1790 NY gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000 on this day in history.

1793 Eli Whitney applies for a patent for his cotton gin (the patent is issued in March of 1794) on this day in history.

1793 On this day in history eli Whitney applies for a patent on cotton gin

1793 Eliphalet Remington, US gun maker on this day in history.

1795 On this day in history leonardus A Lightenvelt, minister of RC Worship (1848 . .53)

1798 Henri-Jerome Bertini, composer on this day in history.

1801 Karl Georg Lickl, composer on this day in history.

1804 On this day in history pierre F Verhulst, Belgium, mathematician (logistic curve)

1805 John Thomson, composer on this day in history.

1810 On this day in history adley Hogan Gladden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862

1818 Ivan Turgenev, Russia, novelist/poet/playwright (Fathers & Sons) [OS] on this day in history.

1818 Abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73 on this day in history.

1834 The Battle of Pinjarra occurs in the Swan River Colony in present-day Pinjarra, Western Australia. Between 14 and 40 Aborigines are killed by British colonists on this day in history.

1834 Dudley McIver DuBose, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 on this day in history.

1842 On this day in history anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War)

1846 Pioneers suffer blizzard in Sierra Nevada; 42 die on this day in history.

1846 On this day in history auguste Escoffier, king of chefs & chef of kings

1848 The first railroad in Spain on this day in history.

1852 Gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57 on this day in history.

1854 On this day in history james P Carrell, composer, dies at 67

1855 Ivan V Mitshurin, Russian botanist (new types of fruit) on this day in history.

1856 Franz Xavier Arens, composer on this day in history.

1858 On this day in history macy's Dept store opens in NYC

1863 Battle at Wauhatchie Georgia: 865 killed or injured on this day in history.

1864 Second Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri on this day in history.

1864 Adolfo Camarillo, prominent land owner, horse breeder, and rancher (d. 1958 on this day in history.

1867 On this day in history maimonides College in Penns is 1st Jewish college in the US

1875 William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In October - 28

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1017 Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) was born on this day in history.

1510 Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint was born on this day in history.

1510 Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.

1585 On this day in history birth of cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader

1667 Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.

1689 Michel Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.

1691 Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.

1697 Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In October - 28

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1138 On this day in history boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies

1225 Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155) on this day in history.

1312 On this day in history death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen

1412 On this day in history death of margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353)

1520 Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on this day in history.

1568 On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)

1627 Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies on this day in history.

1637 Foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57 on this day in history.