Historical Events In April - 28

1788  Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution on April - 28.   

1789  Mutiny on HMS Bounty on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history mutiny on the Bounty   

1789  On this day in history fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty & Capt William Bligh   

1795  On April - 28 charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)   

1796  Cease fire of Cherasco on April - 28.   

1799  Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1804  31 English ship sail Suriname river demand transition colony on April - 28.   

1804  Hans Gram, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1809  Conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1812  On April - 28 daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910   

1815  On April - 28 andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897   

1818  Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes & Lake Champlain on April - 28.   

1825  On this day in history james Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1826  Alexander Stadtfeld, composer on this day in history.   

1829  Dutch parliament accepts new press laws on April - 28.   

1838  Tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911) on April - 28.   

1842  Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89) on this day in history.   

1843  On April - 28 william Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies   

1846  On this day in history johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids)   

1847  On this day in history george B Vashon becomes 1st black to enter NY State Bar   

1848  On this day in history free last slaves in French colonies   

1848  On April - 28 ludvig Schytte, composer   

1853  On April - 28 ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79   

1855  First veterinary college in US incorporated in Boston on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history 1st veterinary college in US incorporated in Boston   

1864  William F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory) on April - 28.   

1865  On April - 28 giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine," premieres in Paris   

1870  Hermann Suter, composer on this day in history.   

1873  Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association) on April - 28.   

1873  On April - 28 a Manzoni, writer, dies at 88   

1874  On this day in history karl Kraus, writer   

1876  On April - 28 frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats   

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1442  On April - 28 birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  On April - 28 birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)   

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral was born on April - 28.   

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history birth of franz Sparry, composer   

1748  On April - 28 birth of lorenz Justinian Ott, composer   

1750  On April - 28 birth of paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer   

1089  On April - 28 dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies   

1109  Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1192  On this day in history death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

1498  Death of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician on April - 28.   

1533  On this day in history death of nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)   

1710  On April - 28 death of thomas Betterton, English actor   

1716  Death of Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673) on April - 28.   

1726  On this day in history death of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653)