Page 2: Historical Events In April - 28

1788  On this day in history maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution   

1789  Mutiny on HMS Bounty on April - 28.   

1789  On April - 28 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  On this day in history cease fire of Cherasco   

1799  On April - 28 francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62   

1804  On this day in history 31 English ship sail Suriname river demand transition colony   

1804  On this day in history hans Gram, composer, dies at 49   

1809  On April - 28 conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist   

1810  Daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

1812  Daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910 on this day in history.   

1815  Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897 on April - 28.   

1818  On this day in history monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes & Lake Champlain   

1825  James Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on April - 28.   

1826  Alexander Stadtfeld, composer on April - 28.   

1829  On April - 28 dutch parliament accepts new press laws   

1838  On this day in history tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911)   

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

1843  On this day in history william Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies   

1846  Johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids) on this day in history.   

1847  On April - 28 george B Vashon becomes 1st black to enter NY State Bar   

1848  Free last slaves in French colonies on this day in history.   

1848  Ludvig Schytte, composer on April - 28.   

1853  On this day in history ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79   

1855  On this day in history first veterinary college in US incorporated in Boston   

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

1864  On this day in history william F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory)   

1865  On this day in history giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine," premieres in Paris   

1870  Hermann Suter, composer on April - 28.   

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

1873  On this day in history a Manzoni, writer, dies at 88   

1874  Karl Kraus, writer on this day in history.   

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

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1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  On this day in history birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)   

1592  On this day in history birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral   

1630  On April - 28 birth of charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)   

1686  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on April - 28.   

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

1748  On this day in history birth of lorenz Justinian Ott, composer   

1750  Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on this day in history.   

1089  Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies on April - 28.   

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  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician   

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  On April - 28 death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on April - 28.