Historical Events In October - 28

1733  On October - 28 ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer  

1740  Ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17] on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65  

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

1776  On October - 28 battle of White Plains; Washington retreats to NJ  

1779  On this day in history raphael Weiss, composer, dies at 66  

1789  Johann Schneider, composer on October - 28.  

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

1790  On October - 28 nY gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000  

1793  On this day in history 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 this day in history henri-Jerome Bertini, composer  

1801  Karl Georg Lickl, composer on October - 28.  

1804  On this day in history pierre F Verhulst, Belgium, mathematician (logistic curve)  

1805  On October - 28 john Thomson, composer  

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

1818  On October - 28 ivan Turgenev, Russia, novelist/poet/playwright (Fathers & Sons) [OS]  

1818  Abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73 on October - 28.  

1834  On October - 28 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.  

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  Pioneers suffer blizzard in Sierra Nevada; 42 die on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1863  On this day in history battle at Wauhatchie Georgia: 865 killed or injured  

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1017  Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) was born on October - 28.  

1510  Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint was born on October - 28.  

1510  Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572) was born on October - 28.  

1585  On October - 28 birth of cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader  

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 October - 28.  

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

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on this day in history.  

1138  On October - 28 boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies  

1225  Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on October - 28.  

1568  On October - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)