Page 2: Historical Events In September - 28

1652  John Asselijn, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 42 on September - 28.   

1657  On September - 28 emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daugher of Willem of Orange, dies at 75   

1667  On this day in history jacobus Golius, mathematician/founder (Leidse observ), dies at 71   

1678  "Pilgrim's Progress" published on September - 28.   

1679  Mihael Omerza, composer on this day in history.   

1681  On this day in history johann Mattheson, Hamburg Germany, composer   

1687  Venetians take Athens from the Turks on this day in history.   

1694  On September - 28 mouton, mathematician, dies   

1698  Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer on September - 28.   

1701  Divorce legalized in MD on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history robert Spencer 2nd earl of Sunderland, Engl PM (1687-88), dies at 61   

1704  On this day in history maryland allows divorce if wife mispleases clergyman/preacher   

1705  Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, England, corrupt politician (Chiswick) on September - 28.   

1708  Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy on September - 28.   

1735  August Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton/English premier on September - 28.   

1745  On September - 28 the British national anthem, God Save The King, sung for the first time   

1745  On September - 28 bonnie Prince Charlie becomes king of Scotland   

1746  William Jones, London England, British Orientalist/jurist on September - 28.   

1748  Johann Michael Demmler, composer on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history andrea Zani, composer, dies at 60   

1759  Cornelis Pronk, portrait painter/cartoonist, dies at 67 on September - 28.   

1760  Russian & Austrian army occupies Berlin on September - 28.   

1761  On September - 28 budan de Boislaurent, mathematician   

1767  On this day in history gentlemen 17 forbid private slave transport India to Cape of Good Hope   

1779  American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay on this day in history.   

1780  On September - 28 elie Decazes, France, Bourbon Restoration political figure   

1781  Siege of Yorktown begins, last battle of the Revolutionary War on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history 9,000 American forces & 7,000 French forces begin siege of Yorktown   

1785  Napoleon Bonaparte (16) graduates from the military academy in Paris (42nd in a class of 51) on this day in history.   

1785  David Walker, Wilmington NC, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens) on September - 28.   

1787  On September - 28 congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval   

1789  Richard Bright, England, physician (Bright's Disease/nephritis) on September - 28.   

1789  Thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire on this day in history.   

1793  Denis A Affre, archbishop of Paris (1840-48) on this day in history.   

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1330  On September - 28 birth of nicolas Flamel, French alchemist (d. 1417?)   

1493  On this day in history birth of agnolo Firenzuola, [Giovannini], Italian monk (Golden Donkey)   

1565  On September - 28 birth of alessandro Tassoni, Modena Italy, political writer (Rape of Bucket)   

1571  Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610) was born on this day in history.   

1573  Caravaggio, Italy, painter was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of michelangelo Buanarroti, Caprese Italy, painter/sculpter   

1596  On this day in history birth of vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flemish historian/poet/mayor   

1605  Boulliau, mathematician was born on September - 28.   

0235  Death of Saint Pontianus, Pope on this day in history.   

0876  Death of Louis the German, King of Eastern Francia (b. 804) on September - 28.   

0929  On this day in history death of wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia, murdered   

0935  Death of Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (b. 907) on this day in history.   

1104  On September - 28 pedro I, king of Navarra & Aragon, dies   

1197  On this day in history henry VI von Hohenstaufen, Roman Catholic German King (1169-97), dies   

1296  On September - 28 adolf VII, earl of Mountain (1259-96), dies   

1429  On this day in history death of cymburgis of Masovia, wife of Duke Ernest of Austria