Historical Events In October - 28

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

0312  On this day in history emperor Constantine the Great beats rivaal Maxentius  

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

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

1348  On this day in history third wave of the Great plague hits the Old World  

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  Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba on October - 28.  

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 October - 28.  

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

1531  On October - 28 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  The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established on October - 28.  

1574  On October - 28 prince Willem van Orange installs university  

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  On October - 28 hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu  

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  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  Harvard College is founded in Massachusetts on October - 28.  

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

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

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

1510  On this day in history birth of francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)  

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

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

1689  On October - 28 birth of michel Mathieu, composer  

1691  Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on October - 28.  

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 28.  

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

1312  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter  

1568  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on October - 28.