Historical Events In July - 28
Thursday, 18 September 2025
0388 On July - 28 battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis
0450 On July - 28 theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies
0754 On this day in history pope Stephen II, [III] makes Pippin de Korte, King of France
1057 On this day in history victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies
1101 Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1148 Crusaders attack Damascus on this day in history.
1165 Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher on this day in history.
1285 On July - 28 queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia
1330 Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle on July - 28.
1402 Battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I on this day in history.
1434 On this day in history navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon
1456 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) on this day in history.
1514 Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland on July - 28.
1527 Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador on July - 28.
1540 England's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard on July - 28.
1540 On July - 28 english King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife
1540 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed on July - 28.
1579 Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid on this day in history.
1586 On July - 28 sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe
1588 Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I on this day in history.
1609 Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda on July - 28.
1609 Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised on July - 28.
1615 On July - 28 lake Huron is discovered by French explorer Samuel de Champlain.
1635 On July - 28 spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans
1641 John Amner, composer, dies at 61 on July - 28.
1655 Cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died on July - 28.
1655 Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris on July - 28.
1667 Abraham Cowley, English poet (Mistress/Sex libri plantarum), dies on this day in history.
1683 On July - 28 anne Stuart marries prince Georges of Denmark
1696 De Croissy succeeds Le Plectia as French minister of Finance on July - 28.
1708 Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC on this day in history.
1711 On July - 28 gerard Lairesse, painter, buried
1717 On this day in history prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs
1719 On July - 28 jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27]
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