Historical Events In October - 28

0306  Mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome on this day in history.  

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

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on this day in history.  

0969  Antioch falls to Byzantine forces after a long siege, ending 300 years of Arab rule in the Syrian city on October - 28.  

0969  On this day in history byzantines troops occupy Antioch Syria  

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

1061  On October - 28 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.  

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

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  Prince Willem van Orange installs university on this day in history.  

1585  On October - 28 cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader  

1595  Battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks on this day in history.  

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

1627  On this day in history djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies  

1628  Hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu on this day in history.  

1636  On October - 28 americas oldest university,'Havard', founded  

1636  On October - 28 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  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 October - 28 john Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies  

1704  On this day in history john Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72  

1726  Gulliver's Travels is published on this day in history.  

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1017  Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) was born on October - 28.  

1510  Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint was born on this day in history.  

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  Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.  

1689  On this day in history birth of michel Mathieu, composer  

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

1697  On October - 28 birth of canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)  

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

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

1138  Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on this day in history.  

1225  Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155) on October - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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)