Page 2: Historical Events In July - 28

1723  On July - 28 mariana Alcoforado, nun (schreef no Lettres Portuguese), dies at 63   

1741  On July - 28 capt Bering discovers Mount St Elias, Alaska   

1741  Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Italian composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1745  On this day in history piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

1746  On July - 28 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 July - 28 johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (Art of the Fugue), dies at 65   

1778  On this day in history charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869   

1778  Arvid Niclas Hopken, composer, dies at 68 on July - 28.   

1794  Georges Couthon, French politician, beheaded at 39 on July - 28.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1809  Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers) on July - 28.   

1811  On this day in history 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  Revolution in France replaces Charles X with Louis Philippe on July - 28.   

1833  James Henry Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army) [or Jun 22 1814] on July - 28.   

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  On July - 28 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  Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49), dies on July - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph   

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1165  On this day in history birth of ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher   

1347  Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) was born on this day in history.   

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland was born on July - 28.   

1609  On July - 28 birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised   

1659  On this day in history birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)   

1719  Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

0450  On this day in history theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies   

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

1230  Death of Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176) on this day in history.   

1285  Death of Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on July - 28.   

1330  On July - 28 michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle   

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