Historical Events In October - 28
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0306 Mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome on October - 28.
0312 On this day in history emperor Constantine the Great beats rivaal Maxentius
0900 On October - 28 alfred the Great, English monarch, dies
0969 On this day in history antioch falls to Byzantine forces after a long siege, ending 300 years of Arab rule in the Syrian city
0969 On October - 28 byzantines troops occupy Antioch Syria
1017 Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) on October - 28.
1061 On this day in history emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II
1138 On October - 28 boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies
1312 On October - 28 elisabeth of Tirol, German queen
1348 Third wave of the Great plague hits the Old World on October - 28.
1422 Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France on this day in history.
1467 Battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars on October - 28.
1492 On October - 28 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 On this day in history pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter
1531 On October - 28 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 On October - 28 the first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.
1574 On this day in history prince Willem van Orange installs university
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 On this day in history robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I
1627 Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies on this day in history.
1628 On October - 28 hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu
1636 Americas oldest university,'Havard', founded on October - 28.
1636 Harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded on October - 28.
1637 On October - 28 foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57
1646 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) on this day in history.
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 October - 28.
1689 On this day in history michel Mathieu, composer
1703 On October - 28 john Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies
1704 On this day in history john Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72
1726 On October - 28 gulliver's Travels is published.