Historical Events In October - 28

1733  On this day in history ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer  

1740  Ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17] on October - 28.  

1740  Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 on October - 28.  

1746  On October - 28 peruvian cities of Lima & Callao demolished by earthquake, 18,000 die  

1755  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65 on October - 28.  

1768  Michel Blavet, French court flautist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1776  Battle of White Plains; Washington retreats to NJ on October - 28.  

1779  Raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66 on October - 28.  

1789  Johann Schneider, composer on this day in history.  

1790  New York gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000 on October - 28.  

1790  NY gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000 on this day in history.  

1793  On October - 28 eli Whitney applies for a patent for his cotton gin (the patent is issued in March of 1794).  

1793  On October - 28 eli Whitney applies for a patent on cotton gin  

1793  On this day in history eliphalet Remington, US gun maker  

1795  Leonardus A Lightenvelt, minister of RC Worship (1848 . .53) on October - 28.  

1798  On October - 28 henri-Jerome Bertini, composer  

1801  Karl Georg Lickl, composer on this day in history.  

1804  Pierre F Verhulst, Belgium, mathematician (logistic curve) on October - 28.  

1805  John Thomson, composer on this day in history.  

1810  On October - 28 adley Hogan Gladden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862  

1818  Ivan Turgenev, Russia, novelist/poet/playwright (Fathers & Sons) [OS] on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73  

1834  The Battle of Pinjarra occurs in the Swan River Colony in present-day Pinjarra, Western Australia. Between 14 and 40 Aborigines are killed by British colonists on this day in history.  

1834  Dudley McIver DuBose, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 on October - 28.  

1842  On this day in history anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War)  

1846  On this day in history pioneers suffer blizzard in Sierra Nevada; 42 die  

1846  On October - 28 auguste Escoffier, king of chefs & chef of kings  

1848  The first railroad in Spain on October - 28.  

1852  Gerhard M Roentgen, founder Fijenoord dockyard, dies at 57 on October - 28.  

1854  On this day in history james P Carrell, composer, dies at 67  

1855  Ivan V Mitshurin, Russian botanist (new types of fruit) on this day in history.  

1856  Franz Xavier Arens, composer on October - 28.  

1858  On this day in history macy's Dept store opens in NYC  

1863  On October - 28 battle at Wauhatchie Georgia: 865 killed or injured  

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1017  On this day in history birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)  

1510  On this day in history birth of francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint  

1510  On October - 28 birth of francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)  

1585  Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader was born on this day in history.  

1667  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)  

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer was born on October - 28.  

1691  On this day in history birth of peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)  

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

0312  On October - 28 death of maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)  

0900  On this day in history alfred the Great, English monarch, dies  

1138  Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on October - 28.  

1225  On October - 28 death of jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)  

1312  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen  

1412  Death of Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353) on October - 28.  

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on this day in history.  

1568  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on October - 28.