October 28th, 1792
John Smeaton, British civil engineer (born in 1724) dies on October 28, 1792. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around October 28, 1792
| October 29th, 1792 | Event | Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River. |
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