Page 2: Historical Events In August - 28
Friday, 21 March 2025
1700 On August - 28 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 On this day in history johann Schobert, composer, dies
1774 On this day in history elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975)
1775 On this day in history sophie Gail, composer
1776 On August - 28 battle of Long Island
1777 American Revolutionary War on this day in history.
1778 On this day in history jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies
1789 Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus on this day in history.
1789 William Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn on this day in history.
1793 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies on August - 28.
1794 Johannes Zwijsen, archbishop (Utrecht Netherlands) on this day in history.
1795 On this day in history joannes A Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond
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 August - 28.
1801 On this day in history antoine A Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician (rule of Cournot)
1803 On August - 28 charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies
1818 Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies on this day in history.
1824 Carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician on August - 28.
1826 On this day in history walter Cecil Macfarren, composer
1827 On August - 28 teresa Milanollo, composer
1828 The birth of Count Leo Tolstoy, Russian author of 'War and Peace' on this day in history.
1828 Leo Tolstoi, Russian writer (War & Peace, Anna Karenina) [OS] on this day in history.
1829 On August - 28 albert Dietrich, composer
1830 1st locomotive in US, "Tom Thumb," runs from Balt to Ellicotts Mill on August - 28.
1831 On this day in history fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer
1833 Edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer on August - 28.
1837 On August - 28 pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufactures Worcester Sauce
1840 On this day in history 9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails
1840 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) on August - 28.
1842 Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist on this day in history.
1845 On this day in history scientific American magazine publishes its first issue.
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