Page 2: Historical Events In June - 28

1675  On June - 28 battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden   

1712  Jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession) on June - 28.   

1714  On this day in history cornelis Chastelein, colonial director, dies at 56   

1721  The birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer   

1742  Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer, dies at 52 on June - 28.   

1748  On June - 28 riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed   

1748  On this day in history marretje Arends, [Matje of Nieuwendijk], Amsterdam plunderer, hanged   

1762  On June - 28 catherine II ascends the throne of Russia.   

1762  1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston) on this day in history.   

1770  Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1776  Charleston, SC repulses British sea attack on this day in history.   

1776  Thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged on this day in history.   

1778  Battle of Monmouth, NJ on this day in history.   

1778  Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots on June - 28.   

1778  Battle of Monmouth, NJ (Gen Washington beats Clinton) on June - 28.   

1787  Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces on June - 28.   

1788  On this day in history johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32   

1790  On June - 28 forth and Clyde Canal opened. The 35 mile course from Bowling to Grangemouth was the longest of the Lowland canals. It was formally abandoned in 1962.   

1794  On June - 28 joshua Humphreys appointed master builder to build Navy ships at an annual salary of $2,000.   

1798  Pierre Dutillieu, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1802  On June - 28 johann J Angel, German author/director, dies at 60   

1806  On June - 28 napoleon Coste, composer   

1806  Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1807  On June - 28 british troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina   

1808  Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess/politican on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter   

1813  On June - 28 gerhard JD von Scharnhorst, Prus min of War (1807-10), dies in battle   

1814  On this day in history uSS Wasp captures HMS Reindeer   

1816  Jacob P P baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Min Foreign Affairs (1852-53) on this day in history.   

1820  On June - 28 tomato is proven nonpoisonous   

1820  Tomato is proven non-poisonous on June - 28.   

1824  Paul Broca, France, brain surgeon/anthro (located speech center) on June - 28.   

1825  On this day in history richard ACE Erlenmeyer, German chemist (Erlenemyer kolf)   

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1367  On this day in history birth of sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia   

1476  Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59) was born on June - 28.   

1476  Pope Paul IV (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1490  Albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal was born on June - 28.   

1491  On June - 28 birth of henry VIII, King of England (1509-47)   

1503  On this day in history birth of giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)   

1547  Cristofano Malvezzi, composer was born on June - 28.   

1550  John Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator was born on June - 28.   

0548  Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies on June - 28.   

0573  Death of Alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife on this day in history.   

0767  Paul I, Italian Pope (757-67), dies on this day in history.   

1061  On June - 28 floris I, count of Holland, dies   

1175  On this day in history death of andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince   

1194  On this day in history death of emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127)   

1385  On June - 28 andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies   

1389  On this day in history death of prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia (b. 1329)