Page 6: Historical Events In October - 28

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on October - 28.   

1952  On October - 28 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open   

1953  Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) on October - 28.   

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

1955  Egypt & Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty on this day in history.   

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

1957  WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting on October - 28.   

1957  On October - 28 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  Buffalo Bills enter AFL on October - 28.   

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

1961  Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances   

1962  Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 28 pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48   

1963  On this day in history mart Saar, composer, dies at 81   

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

1965  On October - 28 gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri   

1965  Pope Paul VI decrees that Jews are absolved of blame for the crucifixion of Christ on this day in history.   

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

1966  On October - 28 belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour   

1968  Henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85 on October - 28.   

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

1970  US/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts on this day in history.   

1970  NBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99 on October - 28.   

1970  On October - 28 baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies   

1971  England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history john & Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in NYC   

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  TV's Rhoda gets married on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history 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.   

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

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1017  On October - 28 birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)   

1510  On October - 28 birth of francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint   

1510  On this day in history birth of francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)   

1585  On October - 28 birth of cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader   

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

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer was born on October - 28.   

1691  On October - 28 birth of peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)   

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.   

0312  Death of Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278) on this day in history.   

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on this day in history.   

1138  On October - 28 boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies   

1225  Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155) on October - 28.   

1312  On October - 28 death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

1412  Death of Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353) on this day in history.   

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on October - 28.   

1568  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)