Page 2: Historical Events In September - 28

1652  John Asselijn, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 42 on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daugher of Willem of Orange, dies at 75   

1667  On September - 28 jacobus Golius, mathematician/founder (Leidse observ), dies at 71   

1678  "Pilgrim's Progress" published on this day in history.   

1679  Mihael Omerza, composer on September - 28.   

1681  On September - 28 johann Mattheson, Hamburg Germany, composer   

1687  On this day in history venetians take Athens from the Turks   

1694  Mouton, mathematician, dies on September - 28.   

1698  On this day in history pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer   

1701  On September - 28 divorce legalized in MD   

1702  Robert Spencer 2nd earl of Sunderland, Engl PM (1687-88), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history maryland allows divorce if wife mispleases clergyman/preacher   

1705  Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, England, corrupt politician (Chiswick) on this day in history.   

1708  Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy on this day in history.   

1735  On September - 28 august Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton/English premier   

1745  The British national anthem, God Save The King, sung for the first time on this day in history.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes king of Scotland on this day in history.   

1746  On September - 28 william Jones, London England, British Orientalist/jurist   

1748  On September - 28 johann Michael Demmler, composer   

1757  On September - 28 andrea Zani, composer, dies at 60   

1759  On this day in history cornelis Pronk, portrait painter/cartoonist, dies at 67   

1760  On September - 28 russian & Austrian army occupies Berlin   

1761  Budan de Boislaurent, mathematician on September - 28.   

1767  On this day in history gentlemen 17 forbid private slave transport India to Cape of Good Hope   

1779  American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history elie Decazes, France, Bourbon Restoration political figure   

1781  Siege of Yorktown begins, last battle of the Revolutionary War on this day in history.   

1781  On September - 28 9,000 American forces & 7,000 French forces begin siege of Yorktown   

1785  Napoleon Bonaparte (16) graduates from the military academy in Paris (42nd in a class of 51) on this day in history.   

1785  David Walker, Wilmington NC, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens) on this day in history.   

1787  On September - 28 congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval   

1789  Richard Bright, England, physician (Bright's Disease/nephritis) on September - 28.   

1789  Thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire on this day in history.   

1793  Denis A Affre, archbishop of Paris (1840-48) on September - 28.   

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1330  Nicolas Flamel, French alchemist (d. 1417?) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Agnolo Firenzuola, [Giovannini], Italian monk (Golden Donkey) was born on September - 28.   

1565  Alessandro Tassoni, Modena Italy, political writer (Rape of Bucket) was born on September - 28.   

1571  On September - 28 birth of michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610)   

1573  On this day in history birth of caravaggio, Italy, painter   

1573  On September - 28 birth of michelangelo Buanarroti, Caprese Italy, painter/sculpter   

1596  On September - 28 birth of vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flemish historian/poet/mayor   

1605  Boulliau, mathematician was born on September - 28.   

0235  On this day in history death of saint Pontianus, Pope   

0876  Death of Louis the German, King of Eastern Francia (b. 804) on September - 28.   

0929  On this day in history death of wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia, murdered   

0935  On this day in history death of wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (b. 907)   

1104  On this day in history pedro I, king of Navarra & Aragon, dies   

1197  On this day in history henry VI von Hohenstaufen, Roman Catholic German King (1169-97), dies   

1296  On this day in history adolf VII, earl of Mountain (1259-96), dies   

1429  Death of Cymburgis of Masovia, wife of Duke Ernest of Austria on this day in history.