Historical Events In July - 28
Friday, 03 October 2025
0388 Battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis on this day in history.
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 July - 28 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 On July - 28 crusaders attack Damascus
1165 On this day in history ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher
1285 Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on July - 28.
1330 On July - 28 michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle
1402 Battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I on July - 28.
1434 Navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon on July - 28.
1456 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) on July - 28.
1514 Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland on July - 28.
1527 On July - 28 rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador
1540 England's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard on this day in history.
1540 English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife on July - 28.
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 this day in history sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe
1588 Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I on July - 28.
1609 Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda on July - 28.
1609 Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised on July - 28.
1615 Lake Huron is discovered by French explorer Samuel de Champlain on this day in history.
1635 On this day in history spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans
1641 On this day in history john Amner, composer, dies at 61
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 On July - 28 abraham Cowley, English poet (Mistress/Sex libri plantarum), dies
1683 Anne Stuart marries prince Georges of Denmark on July - 28.
1696 On July - 28 de Croissy succeeds Le Plectia as French minister of Finance
1708 Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC on this day in history.
1711 Gerard Lairesse, painter, buried on July - 28.
1717 On this day in history prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs
1719 Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] on July - 28.
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