Historical Events In October - 28

0306  Mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome on this day in history.   

0312  Emperor Constantine the Great beats rivaal Maxentius on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 28.   

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

1061  Emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II on October - 28.   

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

1312  On October - 28 elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

1348  On this day in history 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  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Cuba   

1510  Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint on this day in history.   

1516  Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza on October - 28.   

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

1531  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 on October - 28.   

1538  The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established on October - 28.   

1574  Prince Willem van Orange installs university on this day in history.   

1585  Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader on October - 28.   

1595  On October - 28 battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks   

1612  Robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I on this day in history.   

1627  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu   

1636  On October - 28 americas oldest university,'Havard', founded   

1636  On October - 28 harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded   

1637  On this day in history foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57   

1646  1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) on October - 28.   

1664  On this day in history the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.   

1683  Harvard College is founded in Massachusetts on October - 28.   

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer on October - 28.   

1703  John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies on October - 28.   

1704  John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 on October - 28.   

1726  Gulliver's Travels is published on October - 28.   

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1017  Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) was born on October - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1667  On October - 28 birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)   

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0312  On October - 28 death of maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)   

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on October - 28.   

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 this day in history death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

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 October - 28.   

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