Historical Events In June - 28

1830  On this day in history david Walker, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens), dies at 44   

1831  On June - 28 joseph Joachim, Kittsee Germany, violinist (Hungarian Concerto)   

1832  On this day in history gerrit Moll measures noise of guns   

1834  Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey on June - 28.   

1836  On June - 28 james Madison, 4th US pres (1809-17), dies in Montpelier Va at 85   

1838  On this day in history britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey   

1841  On June - 28 the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris premieres the ballet Giselle   

1845  Another Quebec fire destroys the suburb of St. John and 1,300 houses on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history adrian van de Ende, vicar/protestant reformer, dies at 77   

1847  On June - 28 sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer   

1852  Hans Huber, composer on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history edwin Arthur Jones, composer   

1855  The Sigma Chi Fraternity was founded at Miami University on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history giovanni Agostino Perotti, composer, dies at 86   

1857  Joseph Fischhof, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1859  On June - 28 the first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

1859  On June - 28 1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

1861  Leipzig Observatory discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) Comet d'Arrest on this day in history.   

1862  Day 4 of the 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history day 4 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station/Garnett's Farm, VA   

1865  On June - 28 cSS Shenandoah captures 11 American whalers in one day   

1865  The Army of the Potomac is disbanded on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer/journalist (Remarkable Stories)   

1867  On this day in history luigi Pirandello, Italy, writer (6 Characters-Nobel 1934)   

1869  On June - 28 amsterdam typographer strike   

1872  On June - 28 ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66   

1873  Alexis Carrel, France, surgeon/sociologist/biologist (Nobel 1912) on June - 28.   

1874  On June - 28 freedmen's Bank closes   

1874  On this day in history oley Speaks, composer   

1876  August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59 on June - 28.   

1879  Sigurd von Koch, composer on this day in history.   

1880  Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan on this day in history.   

1885  Berthold Viertel, writer on June - 28.   

1886  C H F Peters discovers asteroid #259 Aletheia on June - 28.   

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1367  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia was born on this day in history.   

1476  On June - 28 birth of paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59)   

1476  On June - 28 birth of pope Paul IV (d. 1559)   

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  Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556) was born on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history 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 June - 28.   

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

1061  Floris I, count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1175  On this day in history death of andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince   

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

1385  Andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies on this day in history.   

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