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  Antioch falls to Byzantine forces after a long siege, ending 300 years of Arab rule in the Syrian city on this day in history.  

0969  On this day in history byzantines troops occupy Antioch Syria  

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

1061  On October - 28 emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II  

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

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.  

1422  On this day in history 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  Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba on October - 28.  

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

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  On October - 28 prince Willem van Orange installs university  

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

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  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  Americas oldest university,'Havard', founded on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1664  On this day in history the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.  

1683  Harvard College is founded in Massachusetts on this day in history.  

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

1510  On October - 28 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 this day in history.  

1585  Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader was born on this day in history.  

1667  Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.  

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  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

0312  Death of Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278) on October - 28.  

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

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

1412  On October - 28 death of margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353)  

1520  On October - 28 death of pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter  

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