Top Historical Events That Happened on June 28

1675  Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden   

1712  Jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession).   

1714  Cornelis Chastelein, colonial director, dies at 56   

1721  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer is born   

1734  Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer.   

1742  Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer, dies at 52.   

1748  Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed   

1748  Marretje Arends, [Matje of Nieuwendijk], Amsterdam plunderer, hanged.   

1762  Catherine II ascends the throne of Russia   

1762  1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston)   

1770  Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia.   

1776  Charleston, SC repulses British sea attack.   

1776  Thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged.   

1778  Battle of Monmouth, NJ   

1778  Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots   

1778  Battle of Monmouth, NJ (Gen Washington beats Clinton)   

1787  Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces   

1788  Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32   

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   

1794  Joshua Humphreys appointed master builder to build Navy ships at an annual salary of $2000.   

1798  Pierre Dutillieu, composer, dies at 44   

1802  Johann J Angel, German author/director, dies at 60   

1806  Napoleon Coste, composer   

1806  Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer, dies at 64.   

1807  British troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina   

1808  Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess/politican.   

1812  Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter.   

1813  Gerhard JD von Scharnhorst, Prus min of War (1807-10), dies in battle.   

1814  USS Wasp captures HMS Reindeer   

1816  Jacob P P baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Min Foreign Affairs (1852-53).   

1820  Tomato is proven nonpoisonous   

1824  Paul Broca, France, brain surgeon/anthro (located speech center)   

1825  Richard ACE Erlenmeyer, German chemist (Erlenemyer kolf).   

1830  David Walker, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens), dies at 44.   

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1367  Sigismund: German emperor/king of hungary/bohemia   

1476  Paul iv: [giampietro caraffa], inquisition/pope (1555-59)   

1476  Pope paul iv: Pope paul iv (d. 1559)   

1490  Albrecht von brandenburg: German archbishop/monarch of mainz/cardinal   

1491  Henry viii: King of england (1509-47)   

1503  Giovanni della casa: Italian poet   

1547  Cristofano malvezzi: Composer   

1550  John drusius: Flemish hebrew translator   

0548  Theodora: Dancer/empress of byzantine (nika-oproer),   

0573  Death of Alboin: King of longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife   

0767  Paul i: Italian pope (757-67),   

1061  Death of Floris i: Count of holland,   

1175  Death of Andrei bogolyubsky: Russian prince   

1194  Emperor xiaozong of song china: Emperor xiaozong of song china (b. 1127)   

1385  Andronicus iv paleologus: Byzantine anti-emperor,   

1389  Death of Prince lazar hrebeljanović of serbia: Prince lazar hrebeljanović of serbia (b. 1329)