Historical Events In January - 28
Monday, 01 December 2025
0814 On January - 28 charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71 

1077 Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV on January - 28. 

1077 German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness on January - 28. 

1099 First Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria on this day in history. 

1099 1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria on January - 28. 

1119 Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies on January - 28. 

1256 On this day in history willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22 

1262 Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm on January - 28. 

1393 On this day in history fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents) 

1393 On January - 28 earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball 

1443 On January - 28 robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France 

1457 Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509) on January - 28. 

1495 Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France on January - 28. 

1521 The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25 on January - 28. 

1528 On this day in history philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies 

1547 King Henry the Eighth of England dies and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son, Edward the Sixth on this day in history. 

1547 On January - 28 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England 

1547 On January - 28 henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55 

1549 On January - 28 elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80 

1560 John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies on this day in history. 

1561 On this day in history by Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended 

1573 On this day in history articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland. 

1578 Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39) on January - 28. 

1581 On this day in history james VI signs the 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland 

1581 On this day in history james VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland 

1582 On this day in history john Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) 

1595 Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50 on January - 28. 

1596 British admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea on January - 28. 

1600 Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69) on January - 28. 

1606 Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85 on this day in history. 

1608 On January - 28 giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer 

1611 On January - 28 johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger) 

1612 On January - 28 thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies 

1613 On this day in history galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune 

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