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  Mutiny on the Bounty on this day in history.   

1789  On April - 28 fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty & Capt William Bligh   

1795  Charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia) on April - 28.   

1796  On this day in history cease fire of Cherasco   

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

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

1804  Hans Gram, composer, dies at 49 on April - 28.   

1809  On this day in history conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist   

1810  On April - 28 daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1812  On this day in history 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  On April - 28 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 this day in history.   

1829  Dutch parliament accepts new press laws on this day in history.   

1838  Tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911) on this day in history.   

1842  On April - 28 louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89)   

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

1846  On April - 28 johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids)   

1847  George B Vashon becomes 1st black to enter NY State Bar on April - 28.   

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

1848  Ludvig Schytte, composer on this day in history.   

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 April - 28.   

1864  William F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory) on this day in history.   

1865  Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine," premieres in Paris on April - 28.   

1870  Hermann Suter, composer on April - 28.   

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

1873  A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88 on April - 28.   

1874  On this day in history karl Kraus, writer   

1876  Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats on April - 28.   

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

1545  Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598) was born on April - 28.   

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

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on April - 28.   

1686  On April - 28 birth of michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)   

1715  Franz Sparry, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1750  Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on April - 28.   

1089  On this day in history dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies   

1109  On this day in history hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1726  On April - 28 death of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653)