Historical Events In October - 28
Friday, 26 July 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 this day in history alfred the Great, English monarch, dies
0969 On October - 28 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 On October - 28 henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)
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 Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on this day in history.
1348 Third wave of the Great plague hits the Old World on this day in history.
1422 On October - 28 charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France
1467 Battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars on October - 28.
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba on this day in history.
1510 Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint on October - 28.
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 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 on October - 28.
1538 The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established on this day in history.
1574 Prince Willem van Orange installs university on this day in history.
1585 Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader on this day in history.
1595 Battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks on this day in history.
1612 Robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I on this day in history.
1627 Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies on October - 28.
1628 On October - 28 hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu
1636 On this day in history americas oldest university,'Havard', founded
1636 On October - 28 harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded
1637 On October - 28 foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57
1646 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) on October - 28.
1664 The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established on this day in history.
1683 On this day in history harvard College is founded in Massachusetts.
1689 Michel Mathieu, composer on October - 28.
1703 On this day in history john Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies
1704 On October - 28 john Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72
1726 On October - 28 gulliver's Travels is published.