Historical Events In August - 28
Thursday, 28 September 2023
1700 On this day in history carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer
1713 Louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland on August - 28.
1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust) on August - 28.
1754 Peter Winter, composer on this day in history.
1767 Johann Schobert, composer, dies on August - 28.
1774 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975) on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history sophie Gail, composer
1776 On this day in history battle of Long Island
1777 American Revolutionary War on this day in history.
1778 On August - 28 jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies
1789 On this day in history sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus
1789 On August - 28 william Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn
1793 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on this day in history.
1794 On this day in history johannes Zwijsen, archbishop (Utrecht Netherlands)
1795 Joannes A Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond on August - 28.
1798 On August - 28 gershom Jaques Van Brunt, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1863
1798 On this day in history james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55
1801 On August - 28 antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot)
1803 On this day in history charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies
1818 On this day in history jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies
1824 On August - 28 carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician
1826 On this day in history walter Cecil Macfarren, composer
1827 On this day in history teresa Milanollo, composer
1828 On August - 28 the birth of Count Leo Tolstoy, Russian author of 'War and Peace'
1828 On this day in history leo Tolstoi, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS]
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 this day in history fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer
1833 Edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer on August - 28.
1837 Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufactures Worcester Sauce on August - 28.
1840 On August - 28 9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails
1840 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) on this day in history.
1842 Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist on this day in history.
1845 Scientific American magazine publishes its first issue on August - 28.
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