1828

Events in 1828 11

• 1746 – 1828 Francisco Goya Romanticism · Spain Francisco Goya (March 30, 1746 – April 16, 1828) was a Spanish Romantic painter and printmaker whose work ranges from royal portraits to nightmarish visions. His Saturn Devouring His Son and The Third of May 1808 are icons of Western art.
• 1797 – 1828 Franz Schubert Romantic Lieder master Austrian composer who died at 31 yet left an extraordinary legacy: over 600 Lieder, 8 symphonies including the Unfinished, and sublime chamber music.
• 1828 – 1897 Antonio Canovas del Castillo (1828-1897) Died 8 August 1897, aged 68 (assassinated) Antonio Canovas del Castillo was a Spanish statesman who served multiple terms as prime minister and architected the political system of the Restoration monarchy. He was shot and killed by the Italian anarchist Michele Angiolillo at a spa in Santa Agueda on 8 August 1897. His death destabilized the political system he had built.
• 1828 – 1909 George Meredith (1828-1909) Died 18 May 1909, aged 81 George Meredith was an English novelist and poet celebrated for works including The Egoist and Diana of the Crossways, which explored psychological realism and social satire. He also served as an influential publisher's reader who encouraged younger writers. He died at his home in Box Hill, Surrey, on 18 May 1909.
• 1828 – 1906 Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) Died 23 May 1906, aged 78 The Norwegian playwright, author of A Doll's House, Ghosts, and Hedda Gabler, died in Christiania (now Oslo) after a series of strokes. Widely regarded as the father of modern realistic drama, his work transformed European theatre by addressing social issues previously considered unsuitable for the stage.
• 1828 – 1905 Jules Verne (1828-1905) Died 24 March 1905, aged 77 French author Jules Verne pioneered the science fiction genre with novels including Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. His works anticipated technologies such as submarines and space travel decades before they existed. He remains one of the most translated authors in history.
• 1828 – 1889 Nikolay Chernyshevsky (1828-1889) Died 29 October 1889, aged 61 Chernyshevsky was a Russian philosopher and writer whose novel What Is to Be Done? became a foundational text for generations of Russian revolutionaries, including Vladimir Lenin. He spent nearly two decades in Siberian exile for his radical politics.
• 1828 – 1877 Saigo Takamori (1828-1877) Died 24 September 1877, aged 49 Saigo Takamori was a samurai leader who helped restore imperial rule in the Meiji Restoration before breaking with the new government over its modernization policies. He led the Satsuma Rebellion against the government he had helped create and died by suicide after his defeat at the Battle of Shiroyama. He is remembered in Japan as an emblem of samurai loyalty and honor.
• 1828 – 1910 Henri Dunant Founder of the Red Cross Inspired by the Battle of Solferino, he co-founded the ICRC and won the first Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1828 – 1882 Dante Gabriel Rossetti Pre-Raphaelite · England Dante Gabriel Rossetti (May 12, 1828 – April 9, 1882) was an English painter and poet, co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His intensely romantic paintings of women had an enormous influence on Symbolism and Art Nouveau.
• 1828 – 1910 Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist Tolstoy wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina, blending historical realism with deep moral philosophy.