Historical Events In July - 28
Friday, 02 January 2026
0388 On this day in history battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis 

0450 Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on this day in history. 

0754 On July - 28 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 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 this day in history. 

1330 On this day in history michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle 

1402 On this day in history battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I 

1434 On July - 28 navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon 

1456 On July - 28 jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) 

1514 Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland on July - 28. 

1527 Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador on July - 28. 

1540 On July - 28 england's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard. 

1540 On this day in history english King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife 

1540 On July - 28 thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed 

1579 Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid on July - 28. 

1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe on this day in history. 

1588 On this day in history spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I 

1609 On this day in history admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda 

1609 On this day in history judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised 

1615 On this day in history lake Huron is discovered by French explorer Samuel de Champlain. 

1635 Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans on this day in history. 

1641 On July - 28 john Amner, composer, dies at 61 

1655 Cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died on this day in history. 

1655 On this day in history cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris 

1667 Abraham Cowley, English poet (Mistress/Sex libri plantarum), dies on this day in history. 

1683 Anne Stuart marries prince Georges of Denmark on this day in history. 

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 Gerard Lairesse, painter, buried on this day in history. 

1717 On July - 28 prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs 

1719 On this day in history jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] 

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