Historical Events In October - 28

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open   

1953  Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature   

1955  On October - 28 egypt & Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty   

1956  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus on October - 28.   

1957  WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game   

1958  On October - 28 angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII.   

1958  On October - 28 angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII   

1959  On this day in history buffalo Bills enter AFL   

1959  Abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies on this day in history.   

1961  On October - 28 ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets   

1961  "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances on October - 28.   

1962  On this day in history khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis   

1962  On this day in history pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48   

1963  On October - 28 mart Saar, composer, dies at 81   

1964  On this day in history reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66   

1965  Gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri on this day in history.   

1965  Pope Paul VI decrees that Jews are absolved of blame for the crucifixion of Christ on October - 28.   

1965  Ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped & murdered in Paris on October - 28.   

1966  Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour on this day in history.   

1968  On October - 28 henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85   

1969  On October - 28 constance Dowling, actress (Blind Spot), dies of cardiac arrest at 49   

1970  On this day in history uS/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts   

1970  NBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies   

1971  England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit on October - 28.   

1971  John & Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in NYC on this day in history.   

1971  Yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 28 "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 12 performances   

1977  On this day in history tV's Rhoda gets married   

1979  USS Kitty Hawk and her escort ships were directed to operate south of the Korean peninsula in response to the assassination of South Korean President Park on 26 October on this day in history.   

1980  On October - 28 leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63   

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1017  Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) was born on this day in history.   

1510  On this day in history birth of francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint   

1510  Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572) was born on October - 28.   

1585  Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader was born on this day in history.   

1667  Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740) was born on October - 28.   

1689  On this day in history birth of michel Mathieu, composer   

1691  Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on October - 28.   

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on October - 28.   

0312  Death of Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278) on October - 28.   

0900  On October - 28 alfred the Great, English monarch, dies   

1138  Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on October - 28.   

1225  On this day in history death of jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)   

1312  Death of Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on this day in history.   

1412  On this day in history death of margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353)   

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on this day in history.   

1568  On October - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)