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Konstantin von Benckendorff
1828Aug, 6

Konstantin von Benckendorff

Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1785)
Konstantin von Benckendorff (Russian: Константин Христофорович Бенкендорф, Konstantin Khristoforovich Benkendorf; 31 January 1785 – 6 August 1828) was a Baltic German general and diplomat.

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Events on 1828

  • 14Apr

    Webster's Dictionary

    Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.
  • 19May

    Tariff of 1828

    U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.
  • 27Aug

    Cisplatine War

    Uruguay is formally proclaimed independent at preliminary peace talks brokered by the United Kingdom between Brazil and Argentina during the Cisplatine War.
  • 5Nov

    Morea expedition

    Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula.
  • 16Nov

    London Protocol (1828)

    Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades.