Historical Events In August - 28
Monday, 16 May 2022
1700 Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer on this day in history.
1713 On this day in history louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland
1749 On August - 28 johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)
1754 On August - 28 peter Winter, composer
1767 On August - 28 johann Schobert, composer, dies
1774 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975) on this day in history.
1775 Sophie Gail, composer on August - 28.
1776 Battle of Long Island on this day in history.
1777 On this day in history american Revolutionary War
1778 On this day in history jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies
1789 On this day in history sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus
1789 William Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn on August - 28.
1793 On this day in history adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies
1794 On August - 28 johannes Zwijsen, archbishop (Utrecht Netherlands)
1795 Joannes A Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond on this day in history.
1798 On August - 28 gershom Jaques Van Brunt, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1863
1798 James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1801 On this day in history antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot)
1803 Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies
1824 Carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician on August - 28.
1826 Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history teresa Milanollo, composer
1828 On this day in history the birth of Count Leo Tolstoy, Russian author of 'War and Peace'
1828 Leo Tolstoi, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS] on August - 28.
1829 Albert Dietrich, composer on August - 28.
1830 On this day in history 1st locomotive in US, "Tom Thumb," runs from Balt to Ellicotts Mill
1831 On August - 28 fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer
1833 On August - 28 edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer
1837 On this day in history pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufactures Worcester Sauce
1840 9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails on August - 28.
1840 On August - 28 ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)
1842 Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist on August - 28.
1845 On this day in history scientific American magazine publishes its first issue.
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