Page 3: Historical Events In 1828

May 13   US passes Tariff of Abominations.   

May 18   Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay and Brazil.   

May 19   Adin Ballou Underwood, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

May 19   U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States   

May 20   James William Reilly, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

May 23   Edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College).   

May 26   Mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser is discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg   

May 28   Alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891   

Jun 02   James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer.   

Jun 03   Jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise, composer.   

Jun 04   Alexander William Campbell, Brig general (Confederate Army).   

Jun 09   Carlo Marsili, composer.   

Jun 11   Dugald Stewart, Scot philosopher (Scottish common sense), dies at 74.   

Jun 13   Simon Bolívar proclaimed dictator   

Jun 14   Charles Augustus, grand duke of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach, dies.   

Jun 15   Brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91.   

Jun 17   Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian   

Jun 27   Junius Daniel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

Jul 03   John Austin Wharton, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1865.   

Jul 04   Construction begins on B and O (Baltimore-Ohio) 1st US passenger RR.   

Jul 04   Construction begins on Band O (Baltimore-Ohio) inaugural US passenger RR   

Jul 04   James Johnston Pettigrew, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

Jul 05   Paul J C Gabriel, painter/water colors painter/etcher.   

Jul 19   Roger Atkinson Pryor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919.   

Jul 21   John Rutter Brooke, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers).   

Jul 23   Jonathan Hutchinson, surgeon/scientist   

Jul 27   Gilbert Charles Stuart, painter, dies.   

Jul 29   Cuvier Grover, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1885   

Jul 31   Francois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin)   

Aug 01   Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic.   

Aug 05   Giovanni Rossi, composer.   

Aug 06   Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman   

Aug 11   Edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909   

Aug 16   Joseph Bradford Carr, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers).   

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Jan 05   August valentine kautz: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1895   

Jan 10   Herman koeckemann: German catholic prelate    

Jan 17   Lewis addison grant: Bvt mjr general (union volunteers), died in 1918   

Jan 17   Eduard remenyi: Hungarian violinist    

Jan 23   Calvin edward pratt: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1896   

Jan 24   Adam jacoby slemmer: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1868   

Jan 24   Ferdinand j cohn: German botanist/publicist   

Jan 24   Karol studzinski: Composer   

Jan 09   Pieter 't hoen: Dutch journalist/patriot (neder-rhijn),   

Jan 10   François de neufchâteau: French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750)   

Jan 13   Alexandre-auguste robineau: Composer,    

Jan 31   Alexandros ypsilanti: Greek resistance fighter,    

Feb 02   Frederik sigismund earl of bylandt: Vice-admiral,    

Mar 08   Johann anton sulzer: Composer,    

Apr 12   Jean henri appelius: Dutch lawyer/minister of finance,    

Apr 16   Francisco goya y lucientes: Spanish painter/cartoonist,