Historical Events In July - 28

1723  Mariana Alcoforado, nun (schreef no Lettres Portuguese), dies at 63 on July - 28.  

1741  On this day in history capt Bering discovers Mount St Elias, Alaska  

1741  Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Italian composer, dies at 63 on July - 28.  

1742  Prussia & Austria sign peace treaty on July - 28.  

1745  On July - 28 piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)  

1746  On July - 28 thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Decl of Ind  

1746  On July - 28 john Peter Zenger, journalist, involved in 1st amendment fight, dies  

1750  On July - 28 johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (Art of the Fugue), dies at 65  

1778  Charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869 on this day in history.  

1778  Arvid Niclas Hopken, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1794  On July - 28 georges Couthon, French politician, beheaded at 39  

1802  Giuseppe Sarti, Italian composer (Il er pastore, Ifigenia), dies at 72 on July - 28.  

1804  Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man is what he eats) on July - 28.  

1808  On this day in history mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey  

1808  Charles Lucas, composer on July - 28.  

1809  On this day in history ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)  

1811  On July - 28 heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Coriolan), dies  

1813  On this day in history alberto Mazzucato, composer  

1821  Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) on July - 28.  

1825  On this day in history william Duncan Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862  

1830  On July - 28 revolution in France replaces Charles X with Louis Philippe  

1833  On July - 28 james Henry Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army) [or Jun 22 1814]  

1835  Jose Garcia Robles, composer on July - 28.  

1837  Christian Barnekow, composer on July - 28.  

1837  On July - 28 john Ross, composer, dies at 73  

1838  On this day in history bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62  

1842  C Brentano, writer, dies at 63 on July - 28.  

1844  On this day in history gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)  

1849  On this day in history memmon is first clipper to reach SF, 120 days out of NY  

1849  Memmon is 1st clipper to reach SF, 120 days out of NY on July - 28.  

1849  On July - 28 charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49), dies  

1850  Stefano Pavesi, composer, dies at 71 on July - 28.  

1851  First ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made on July - 28.  

1851  Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph on July - 28.  

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1165  Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1347  On July - 28 birth of margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412)  

1456  On July - 28 birth of jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)  

1514  On this day in history birth of maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland  

1609  On this day in history birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised  

1659  On July - 28 birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)  

1719  On this day in history birth of jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27]  

1745  Piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg) was born on July - 28.  

0450  Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on July - 28.  

1057  On July - 28 victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies  

1101  Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1128  On July - 28 death of william Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)  

1230  Death of Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176) on July - 28.  

1285  On this day in history death of queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia  

1330  On this day in history michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle  

1527  On this day in history death of rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador