Historical Events In July - 28

1723  On this day in history mariana Alcoforado, nun (schreef no Lettres Portuguese), dies at 63  

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

1741  On this day in history antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Italian composer, dies at 63  

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

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

1746  On this day in history thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Decl of Ind  

1746  On this day in history john Peter Zenger, journalist, involved in 1st amendment fight, dies  

1750  On this day in history johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (Art of the Fugue), dies at 65  

1778  Charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869 on July - 28.  

1778  On July - 28 arvid Niclas Hopken, composer, dies at 68  

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

1802  On July - 28 giuseppe Sarti, Italian composer (Il er pastore, Ifigenia), dies at 72  

1804  On July - 28 ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man is what he eats)  

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

1808  On this day in history charles Lucas, composer  

1809  On July - 28 ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)  

1811  Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Coriolan), dies on July - 28.  

1813  Alberto Mazzucato, composer on July - 28.  

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 this day in history revolution in France replaces Charles X with Louis Philippe  

1833  On this day in history 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  John Ross, composer, dies at 73 on July - 28.  

1838  Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1844  Gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover) on July - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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1165  On July - 28 birth of ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher  

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

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on July - 28.  

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  Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

1719  On July - 28 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 this day in history.  

1057  Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on July - 28.  

1101  On July - 28 su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64  

1128  Death of William Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102) on July - 28.  

1230  On July - 28 death of duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176)  

1285  Death of Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on this day in history.  

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