Historical Events In October - 28
Friday, 24 March 2023
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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