Deaths on August 28

Edwin Stead

Died on August 28, 1735

Edwin Stead, English landowner and cricketer (b. 1701)

Edwin Stead (1701 – 28 August 1735) was a noted patron of English cricket, particularly of Kent teams in the 1720s. He usually captained his teams but nothing is known about his ability as a player. There is uncertainty about his name because his forename has been rendered "Edwin", "Edwyn" or "Edward"; his surname "Stead", "Stede" or "Steed". In the various sources, "Edwin Stead" is the most common version. He was born at Harrietsham in Kent and died in London.

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8 Jan

Ariodante
Premiere performance of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
11 Jul

Pluto
Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979.
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John Peter Zenger
Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.

Deaths on August 28

Edwin Stead

Died on August 28, 1735

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