Historical Events In October - 28
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0306 On this day in history mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome
0312 On this day in history emperor Constantine the Great beats rivaal Maxentius
0900 Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on October - 28.
0969 Antioch falls to Byzantine forces after a long siege, ending 300 years of Arab rule in the Syrian city on October - 28.
0969 Byzantines troops occupy Antioch Syria on this day in history.
1017 Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) on this day in history.
1061 On October - 28 emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II
1138 Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on October - 28.
1312 Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on this day in history.
1348 On October - 28 third wave of the Great plague hits the Old World
1422 On this day in history charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France
1467 Battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars on October - 28.
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba on October - 28.
1510 Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint on October - 28.
1516 Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza on October - 28.
1520 On October - 28 pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter
1531 On this day in history battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad's control.
1538 The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established on this day in history.
1574 Prince Willem van Orange installs university on this day in history.
1585 On October - 28 cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader
1595 Battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks on this day in history.
1612 On October - 28 robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I
1627 On this day in history djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies
1628 Hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu on this day in history.
1636 Americas oldest university,'Havard', founded on October - 28.
1636 On this day in history harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded
1637 Foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57 on this day in history.
1646 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) on October - 28.
1664 The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established on October - 28.
1683 Harvard College is founded in Massachusetts on this day in history.
1689 On this day in history michel Mathieu, composer
1703 On this day in history john Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies
1704 John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 on October - 28.
1726 Gulliver's Travels is published on October - 28.