Page 2: Historical Events In April - 28

1788  On this day in history maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution   

1789  On this day in history mutiny on HMS Bounty   

1789  On this day in history mutiny on the Bounty   

1789  Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty & Capt William Bligh on April - 28.   

1795  On this day in history charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)   

1796  Cease fire of Cherasco on April - 28.   

1799  On this day in history francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62   

1804  On this day in history 31 English ship sail Suriname river demand transition colony   

1804  Hans Gram, composer, dies at 49 on April - 28.   

1809  Conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist on this day in history.   

1810  On April - 28 daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1812  Daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910 on April - 28.   

1815  On this day in history andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897   

1818  On this day in history monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes & Lake Champlain   

1825  James Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1826  Alexander Stadtfeld, composer on this day in history.   

1829  On April - 28 dutch parliament accepts new press laws   

1838  On this day in history tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911)   

1842  On this day in history louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89)   

1843  On this day in history william Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies   

1846  Johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids) on April - 28.   

1847  George B Vashon becomes 1st black to enter NY State Bar on April - 28.   

1848  Free last slaves in French colonies on April - 28.   

1848  Ludvig Schytte, composer on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79   

1855  First veterinary college in US incorporated in Boston on this day in history.   

1855  1st veterinary college in US incorporated in Boston on April - 28.   

1864  William F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory) on this day in history.   

1865  Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1870  On April - 28 hermann Suter, composer   

1873  Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association) on April - 28.   

1873  A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88 on April - 28.   

1874  Karl Kraus, writer on April - 28.   

1876  Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats on April - 28.   

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1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  On this day in history birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)   

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral was born on April - 28.   

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On April - 28 birth of michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)   

1715  Franz Sparry, composer was born on this day in history.   

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on April - 28.   

1089  On this day in history dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies   

1109  On this day in history hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies   

1192  On April - 28 death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

1498  Death of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician on April - 28.   

1533  Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on this day in history.   

1710  On April - 28 death of thomas Betterton, English actor   

1716  On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on April - 28.