Page 2: Historical Events In April - 28

1788  Maryland is recorded as becoming 7th state to ratify constitution   

1789  Mutiny on HMS Bounty.   

1789  Mutiny on the Bounty   

1789  Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty and Capt William Bligh.   

1795  Charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)   

1796  Cease fire of Cherasco   

1799  Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62.   

1804  31 English ship sail Suriname river demand transition colony.   

1804  Hans Gram, composer, dies at 49.   

1809  Conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist.   

1810  Daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892.   

1812  Daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910.   

1815  Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897.   

1818  Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.   

1825  James Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers).   

1826  Alexander Stadtfeld, composer   

1829  Dutch parliament accepts new press laws.   

1838  Tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911).   

1842  Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89).   

1843  William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies   

1846  Johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids)   

1847  George B Vashon is recorded as becoming 1st black to enter NY State Bar   

1848  Free last slaves in French colonies   

1848  Ludvig Schytte, composer   

1853  Ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79   

1855  inaugural veterinary college in US incorporated in Boston.   

1855  1st veterinary college in US incorporated in Boston   

1864  William F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory)   

1865  Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine," premieres in Paris   

1870  Hermann Suter, composer   

1873  Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association)   

1873  A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88   

1874  Karl Kraus, writer.   

1876  Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats.   

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1442  Edward iv: King of england (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  Yi sun-sin: Korean admiral   

1592  George villiers: 1st duke of buckingham/english admiral   

1630  Charles cotton: English poet   

1686  Michael brokoff: Czech sculptor   

1715  Franz sparry: Composer   

1748  Lorenz justinian ott: Composer   

1750  Paul ignaz kurzinger: Composer   

1089  Death of Dirk de grote: Bishop of verdun/basel/archbishop of trier,   

1109  Death of Hugo van cluny: 6th abbott of cluny/saint,   

1192  Conrad of montferrat (conrad i): King of jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

1498  Death of Henry percy: 4th earl of northumberland, english politician   

1533  Death of Nicholas west: English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)   

1710  Death of Thomas betterton: English actor   

1716  Louis de montfort: French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  Death of Thomas pitt: British governor of madras (b. 1653)