Historical Events In October - 28

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on October - 28.  

1952  On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open  

1953  On this day in history bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)  

1954  On October - 28 ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature  

1955  Egypt & Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus  

1957  On this day in history wMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting  

1957  On this day in history anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game  

1958  On this day in history angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII.  

1958  Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII on October - 28.  

1959  On this day in history buffalo Bills enter AFL  

1959  On this day in history abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies  

1961  Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets on this day in history.  

1961  On October - 28 "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances  

1962  On this day in history khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis  

1962  Pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48 on October - 28.  

1963  On October - 28 mart Saar, composer, dies at 81  

1964  Reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66 on this day in history.  

1965  Gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history pope Paul VI decrees that Jews are absolved of blame for the crucifixion of Christ.  

1965  Ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped & murdered in Paris on this day in history.  

1966  Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour on October - 28.  

1968  On October - 28 henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85  

1969  Constance Dowling, actress (Blind Spot), dies of cardiac arrest at 49 on this day in history.  

1970  On October - 28 uS/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts  

1970  NBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99 on this day in history.  

1970  Baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies on October - 28.  

1971  On this day in history england becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit  

1971  John & Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in NYC on this day in history.  

1971  Yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74 on October - 28.  

1972  "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 12 performances on October - 28.  

1977  TV's Rhoda gets married on October - 28.  

1979  On this day in history uSS Kitty Hawk and her escort ships were directed to operate south of the Korean peninsula in response to the assassination of South Korean President Park on 26 October.  

1980  Leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1585  On October - 28 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  Michel Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0312  On October - 28 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  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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on this day in history.