This Day In European History

28th August

Events
1207: King John of England makes Liverpool a borough; it grows into one of Britain's largest cities.
1296: The Ragman Rolls are signed.
1837: Two Britishmen, John Lea and William Perrins, begin making their Worcester Sauce; it remains popular today.
1850: The premier of Wagner's 'Lohengrin'.
1914: The Battle of Heligoland Bight.

Births
1749: Johann Goethe, German writer.
1877: Charles Rolls, English co-founder of Rolls-Royce.
1903: Bruno Bettelheim, Austrian child psychologist.

Deaths
388: Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus.
430: Augustine of Hippo, theologian.
1645: Hugo Grotius, Dutch scholar.
1654: Axel Greve Oxenstierna, chancellor of Sweden.
1839: William Smith, English geologist.

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