Page 2: Historical Events In October - 28

1733  On October - 28 ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer   

1740  On October - 28 ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17]   

1740  On this day in history anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47   

1746  On October - 28 peruvian cities of Lima & Callao demolished by earthquake, 18,000 die   

1755  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65 on October - 28.   

1768  On this day in history michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68   

1776  On this day in history battle of White Plains; Washington retreats to NJ   

1779  On this day in history raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66   

1789  On this day in history johann Schneider, composer   

1790  New York gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000 on October - 28.   

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

1793  On October - 28 eli Whitney applies for a patent for his cotton gin (the patent is issued in March of 1794).   

1793  On October - 28 eli Whitney applies for a patent on cotton gin   

1793  On this day in history eliphalet Remington, US gun maker   

1795  Leonardus A Lightenvelt, minister of RC Worship (1848 . .53) on October - 28.   

1798  On this day in history henri-Jerome Bertini, composer   

1801  Karl Georg Lickl, composer on October - 28.   

1804  On October - 28 pierre F Verhulst, Belgium, mathematician (logistic curve)   

1805  John Thomson, composer on this day in history.   

1810  Adley Hogan Gladden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on October - 28.   

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

1818  On this day in history abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73   

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 October - 28.   

1834  On this day in history dudley McIver DuBose, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

1842  Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War) on October - 28.   

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

1846  Auguste Escoffier, king of chefs & chef of kings on this day in history.   

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  James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1856  On October - 28 franz Xavier Arens, composer   

1858  Macy's Dept store opens in NYC on October - 28.   

1863  Battle at Wauhatchie Georgia: 865 killed or injured on October - 28.   

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1017  On this day in history birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)   

1510  Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint was born on October - 28.   

1510  On October - 28 birth of francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)   

1585  Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)   

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

1691  On this day in history birth of peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)   

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on October - 28.   

0312  Death of Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278) on October - 28.   

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on this day in history.   

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

1225  On October - 28 death of jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)   

1312  On October - 28 death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

1412  Death of Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353) on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history death of pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter   

1568  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on this day in history.