Historical Events In July - 28

1723  Mariana Alcoforado, nun (schreef no Lettres Portuguese), dies at 63 on July - 28.   

1741  On this day in history capt Bering discovers Mount St Elias, Alaska   

1741  On July - 28 antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Italian composer, dies at 63   

1742  Prussia & Austria sign peace treaty on July - 28.   

1745  On July - 28 piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

1746  On July - 28 thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Decl of Ind   

1746  On July - 28 john Peter Zenger, journalist, involved in 1st amendment fight, dies   

1750  On this day in history johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (Art of the Fugue), dies at 65   

1778  On July - 28 charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869   

1778  Arvid Niclas Hopken, composer, dies at 68 on July - 28.   

1794  On this day in history georges Couthon, French politician, beheaded at 39   

1802  Giuseppe Sarti, Italian composer (Il er pastore, Ifigenia), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1804  Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man is what he eats) on July - 28.   

1808  On July - 28 mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey   

1808  On July - 28 charles Lucas, composer   

1809  On July - 28 ormsby McKnight Mitchel, astronomer/Major General (Union volunteers)   

1811  Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Coriolan), dies on this day in history.   

1813  Alberto Mazzucato, composer on this day in history.   

1821  On July - 28 peru declares independence from Spain (National Day)   

1825  William Duncan Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on this day in history.   

1830  Revolution in France replaces Charles X with Louis Philippe on July - 28.   

1833  James Henry Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army) [or Jun 22 1814] on this day in history.   

1835  Jose Garcia Robles, composer on July - 28.   

1837  Christian Barnekow, composer on this day in history.   

1837  John Ross, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1838  Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history c Brentano, writer, dies at 63   

1844  On this day in history gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)   

1849  On this day in history memmon is first clipper to reach SF, 120 days out of NY   

1849  Memmon is 1st clipper to reach SF, 120 days out of NY on this day in history.   

1849  Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49), dies on July - 28.   

1850  On this day in history stefano Pavesi, composer, dies at 71   

1851  On this day in history first ever photograph of a total eclipse of the Sun made   

1851  Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph on this day in history.   

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1165  On July - 28 birth of ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher   

1347  Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) was born on July - 28.   

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on July - 28.   

1514  On July - 28 birth of maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland   

1609  On July - 28 birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised   

1659  Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on July - 28.   

1719  On this day in history birth of jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27]   

1745  On this day in history birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

0450  Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on this day in history.   

1057  Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on July - 28.   

1101  On this day in history su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64   

1128  On July - 28 death of william Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)   

1230  On July - 28 death of duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176)   

1285  Death of Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on this day in history.   

1330  On July - 28 michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle   

1527  Death of Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador on July - 28.