Historical Events In October - 28

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

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 this day in history.   

1954  Ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature on October - 28.   

1955  Egypt & Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty on October - 28.   

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  Anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game on this day in history.   

1958  Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII on this day in history.   

1958  Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII on October - 28.   

1959  On this day in history buffalo Bills enter AFL   

1959  Abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies on October - 28.   

1961  On this day in history ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets   

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

1962  On October - 28 khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis   

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

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

1964  Reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri   

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

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  Constance Dowling, actress (Blind Spot), dies of cardiac arrest at 49 on October - 28.   

1970  US/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts on October - 28.   

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

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

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 October - 28.   

1971  Yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74 on October - 28.   

1972  On this day in history "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 October - 28.   

1980  Leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63 on October - 28.   

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

1510  On October - 28 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 October - 28.   

1667  Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.   

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

1691  Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  On October - 28 death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

1412  On October - 28 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 this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)