Historical Events In October - 28

0306  On this day in history mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome   

0312  On October - 28 emperor Constantine the Great beats rivaal Maxentius   

0900  On this day in history alfred the Great, English monarch, dies   

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  Byzantines troops occupy Antioch Syria on October - 28.   

1017  Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

1348  Third wave of the Great plague hits the Old World on October - 28.   

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

1467  On October - 28 battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars   

1492  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Cuba   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1538  On October - 28 the first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.   

1574  On this day in history prince Willem van Orange installs university   

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 October - 28.   

1612  On October - 28 robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I   

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 October - 28 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 this day in history.   

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

1664  On October - 28 the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.   

1683  On this day in history harvard College is founded in Massachusetts.   

1689  On October - 28 michel Mathieu, composer   

1703  On this day in history john Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies   

1704  John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 on October - 28.   

1726  Gulliver's Travels is published on October - 28.   

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

1510  Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint was born on October - 28.   

1510  On October - 28 birth of francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)   

1585  Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader was born on October - 28.   

1667  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)   

1689  On October - 28 birth of michel Mathieu, composer   

1691  Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.   

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on October - 28.   

0312  Death of Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278) on this day in history.   

0900  On October - 28 alfred the Great, English monarch, dies   

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

1225  Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155) on this day in history.   

1312  Death of Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on this day in history.   

1412  Death of Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353) on October - 28.   

1520  On this day in history death of pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter   

1568  On October - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)