Page 2: Historical Events In June - 28

1675  Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden on June - 28.   

1712  On June - 28 jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession)   

1714  Cornelis Chastelein, colonial director, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1721  On June - 28 the birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer   

1734  On this day in history jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer   

1742  On this day in history johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer, dies at 52   

1748  Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed on June - 28.   

1748  Marretje Arends, [Matje of Nieuwendijk], Amsterdam plunderer, hanged on this day in history.   

1762  Catherine II ascends the throne of Russia on this day in history.   

1762  1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston) on June - 28.   

1770  On June - 28 quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia   

1776  Charleston, SC repulses British sea attack on this day in history.   

1776  Thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged on June - 28.   

1778  On June - 28 battle of Monmouth, NJ   

1778  Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history battle of Monmouth, NJ (Gen Washington beats Clinton)   

1787  Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces on this day in history.   

1788  Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1790  Forth and Clyde Canal opened. The 35 mile course from Bowling to Grangemouth was the longest of the Lowland canals. It was formally abandoned in 1962 on June - 28.   

1794  On this day in history joshua Humphreys appointed master builder to build Navy ships at an annual salary of $2,000.   

1798  On June - 28 pierre Dutillieu, composer, dies at 44   

1802  Johann J Angel, German author/director, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1806  On June - 28 napoleon Coste, composer   

1806  On June - 28 johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer, dies at 64   

1807  On this day in history british troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina   

1808  On this day in history cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess/politican   

1812  On this day in history rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter   

1813  On June - 28 gerhard JD von Scharnhorst, Prus min of War (1807-10), dies in battle   

1814  USS Wasp captures HMS Reindeer on this day in history.   

1816  Jacob P P baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Min Foreign Affairs (1852-53) on this day in history.   

1820  Tomato is proven nonpoisonous on this day in history.   

1820  On June - 28 tomato is proven non-poisonous   

1824  On June - 28 paul Broca, France, brain surgeon/anthro (located speech center)   

1825  On June - 28 richard ACE Erlenmeyer, German chemist (Erlenemyer kolf)   

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1367  On this day in history birth of sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia   

1476  On this day in history birth of paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59)   

1476  Pope Paul IV (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal   

1491  On June - 28 birth of henry VIII, King of England (1509-47)   

1503  On this day in history birth of giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)   

1547  Cristofano Malvezzi, composer was born on June - 28.   

1550  John Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator was born on June - 28.   

0548  Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies on this day in history.   

0573  On this day in history death of alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife   

0767  On June - 28 paul I, Italian Pope (757-67), dies   

1061  Floris I, count of Holland, dies on June - 28.   

1175  Death of Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1194  Death of Emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

1385  On June - 28 andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies   

1389  Death of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia (b. 1329) on this day in history.