Historical Events In May - 28

1741  Spain & Bavaria sign treaty on May - 28.  

1742  The first indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London) on this day in history.  

1742  On this day in history 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London)  

1754  On this day in history george Washington defeats French & Indians at Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh)  

1754  George Washington defeats French & indians at Ft Duquesne (Pitts) on May - 28.  

1759  On this day in history william Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06)  

1765  Jean Baptiste Cartier, composer on this day in history.  

1774  On this day in history the first Continental Congress convenes (Virginia)  

1774  1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) on May - 28.  

1777  On May - 28 joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer  

1778  Friedrich Westenholz, composer on this day in history.  

1780  On this day in history joseph Frohlich, composer  

1782  Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter on May - 28.  

1787  Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 on May - 28.  

1789  On May - 28 bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange)  

1791  Joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1798  Josef Dessauer, composer on this day in history.  

1805  On this day in history ridolfo Luigi Boccherini, Ital composer/cellist (Minuet), dies at 62  

1807  On May - 28 jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra  

1810  Alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer on May - 28.  

1816  Ras Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord on this day in history.  

1818  The first steam-vessel to sail Great Lakes launched on May - 28.  

1818  1st steam-vessel to sail Great Lakes launched on this day in history.  

1818  Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter) on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history william Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1907  

1820  On May - 28 willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic  

1828  On May - 28 alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891  

1830  On this day in history congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to western prairie  

1830  On May - 28 george Lucas Hartsuff, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874  

1831  Eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor on May - 28.  

1833  Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1836  Anton Reicha, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1838  On May - 28 basil Wilson Duke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1916  

1838  On this day in history thomas Busby, composer, dies  

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1140  On this day in history birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)  

1371  On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior  

1524  On this day in history birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)  

1577  On this day in history birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician  

1582  On this day in history birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)  

1588  On May - 28 birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)  

1641  On May - 28 birth of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)  

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on May - 28.  

1089  On this day in history lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

1259  On May - 28 christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies  

1317  On May - 28 guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63  

1357  On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66  

1521  On this day in history willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62  

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on this day in history.  

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on this day in history.  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on May - 28.