Historical Events In October - 28

0306  On October - 28 mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome  

0312  Emperor Constantine the Great beats rivaal Maxentius on this day in history.  

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on October - 28.  

0969  On this day in history 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  Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) on October - 28.  

1061  Emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II on October - 28.  

1138  On October - 28 boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies  

1312  Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on October - 28.  

1348  Third wave of the Great plague hits the Old World on this day in history.  

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1422  Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France on October - 28.  

1467  Battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars on this day in history.  

1492  On October - 28 christopher Columbus discovers Cuba  

1510  On October - 28 francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint  

1516  Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza on this day in history.  

1520  Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on October - 28.  

1531  On this day in history 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.  

1538  On this day in history the first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.  

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  On October - 28 battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks  

1612  Robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I on this day in history.  

1627  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies on this day in history.  

1628  Hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu on October - 28.  

1636  On this day in history americas oldest university,'Havard', founded  

1636  On this day in history harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded  

1637  Foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57 on October - 28.  

1646  1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) on this day in history.  

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  Harvard College is founded in Massachusetts on October - 28.  

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer on October - 28.  

1703  John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies on this day in history.  

1704  On October - 28 john Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72  

1726  On this day in history gulliver's Travels is published.  

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1017  On October - 28 birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)  

1510  On this day in history birth of francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint  

1510  Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572) was born on October - 28.  

1585  On this day in history birth of cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader  

1667  On October - 28 birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)  

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.  

1691  On October - 28 birth of peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)  

1697  On this day in history birth of canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)  

0312  On this day in history death of maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)  

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on October - 28.  

1138  Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on October - 28.  

1225  On October - 28 death of jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)  

1312  On October - 28 death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen  

1412  On this day in history death of margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353)  

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on this day in history.  

1568  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)