Historical Events In June - 28

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

1712  Jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession) on June - 28.  

1714  Cornelis Chastelein, colonial director, dies at 56 on June - 28.  

1721  The birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer on this day in history.  

1734  Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer on this day in history.  

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

1748  Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history marretje Arends, [Matje of Nieuwendijk], Amsterdam plunderer, hanged  

1762  Catherine II ascends the throne of Russia on June - 28.  

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

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

1776  On June - 28 charleston, SC repulses British sea attack  

1776  On June - 28 thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged  

1778  Battle of Monmouth, NJ on this day in history.  

1778  On June - 28 mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots  

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 June - 28.  

1788  On this day in history johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32  

1790  On June - 28 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  On this day in history joshua Humphreys appointed master builder to build Navy ships at an annual salary of $2,000.  

1798  On this day in history pierre Dutillieu, composer, dies at 44  

1802  On June - 28 johann J Angel, German author/director, dies at 60  

1806  On this day in history napoleon Coste, composer  

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

1807  On June - 28 british troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina  

1808  Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess/politican on June - 28.  

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

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

1814  On this day in history uSS Wasp captures HMS Reindeer  

1816  On this day in history jacob P P baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Min Foreign Affairs (1852-53)  

1820  On this day in history tomato is proven nonpoisonous  

1820  Tomato is proven non-poisonous on this day in history.  

1824  Paul Broca, France, brain surgeon/anthro (located speech center) on June - 28.  

1825  On this day in history 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  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59) was born on this day in history.  

1476  Pope Paul IV (d. 1559) was born on June - 28.  

1490  Albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal was born on June - 28.  

1491  Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47) was born on June - 28.  

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

1547  On June - 28 birth of cristofano Malvezzi, composer  

1550  John Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator was born on this day in history.  

0548  On this day in history theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies  

0573  Death of Alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife on this day in history.  

0767  Paul I, Italian Pope (757-67), dies on this day in history.  

1061  On this day in history floris I, count of Holland, dies  

1175  On June - 28 death of andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince  

1194  On June - 28 death of emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127)  

1385  On this day in history andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies  

1389  On this day in history death of prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia (b. 1329)