Page 2: Historical Events In September - 28

1652  On this day in history john Asselijn, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 42   

1657  On September - 28 emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daugher of Willem of Orange, dies at 75   

1667  Jacobus Golius, mathematician/founder (Leidse observ), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history "Pilgrim's Progress" published   

1679  On this day in history mihael Omerza, composer   

1681  Johann Mattheson, Hamburg Germany, composer on this day in history.   

1687  On September - 28 venetians take Athens from the Turks   

1694  On this day in history mouton, mathematician, dies   

1698  Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer on September - 28.   

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  Maryland allows divorce if wife mispleases clergyman/preacher on September - 28.   

1705  On this day in history henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, England, corrupt politician (Chiswick)   

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

1735  August Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton/English premier on this day in history.   

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

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie becomes king of Scotland   

1746  William Jones, London England, British Orientalist/jurist on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history johann Michael Demmler, composer   

1757  Andrea Zani, composer, dies at 60 on September - 28.   

1759  Cornelis Pronk, portrait painter/cartoonist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history russian & Austrian army occupies Berlin   

1761  Budan de Boislaurent, mathematician on this day in history.   

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 September - 28.   

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

1781  On September - 28 siege of Yorktown begins, last battle of the Revolutionary War   

1781  9,000 American forces & 7,000 French forces begin siege of Yorktown on this day in history.   

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

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

1787  Congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval on September - 28.   

1789  Richard Bright, England, physician (Bright's Disease/nephritis) on this day in history.   

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 September - 28.   

1493  Agnolo Firenzuola, [Giovannini], Italian monk (Golden Donkey) was born on this day in history.   

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

1571  Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610) was born on this day in history.   

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

1573  Michelangelo Buanarroti, Caprese Italy, painter/sculpter was born on September - 28.   

1596  On this day in history birth of vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flemish historian/poet/mayor   

1605  On September - 28 birth of boulliau, mathematician   

0235  On September - 28 death of saint Pontianus, Pope   

0876  On this day in history death of louis the German, King of Eastern Francia (b. 804)   

0929  Death of Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia, murdered on this day in history.   

0935  On September - 28 death of wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (b. 907)   

1104  Pedro I, king of Navarra & Aragon, dies on this day in history.   

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

1296  Adolf VII, earl of Mountain (1259-96), dies on September - 28.   

1429  On this day in history death of cymburgis of Masovia, wife of Duke Ernest of Austria