Births on October 28

Franz Ignaz von Beecke, German composer (d. 1803)

Franz Ignaz von Beecke (28 October 1733 – 2 January 1803) was a classical music composer born in Wimpfen am Neckar, Germany.

12 Feb

Thirteen Colonies
Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, and its first city at Savannah (known as Georgia Day).
30 Jul

Grand Lodge
The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.