Page 6: Historical Events In October - 28

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1952  On October - 28 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open   

1953  On October - 28 bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)   

1954  On this day in history ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature   

1955  On October - 28 egypt & Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty   

1956  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus on October - 28.   

1957  WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting on October - 28.   

1957  On October - 28 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 October - 28 buffalo Bills enter AFL   

1959  Abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies on October - 28.   

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  Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis on October - 28.   

1962  On this day in history pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48   

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

1964  On October - 28 reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66   

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 October - 28.   

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 October - 28.   

1970  US/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts on October - 28.   

1970  On this day in history nBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99   

1970  On this day in history baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies   

1971  England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit on October - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1977  On this day in history tV's Rhoda gets married   

1979  On October - 28 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 October - 28.   

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1017  On this day in history birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)   

1510  On October - 28 birth of francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint   

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  On October - 28 birth of michel Mathieu, composer   

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

1697  On this day in history birth of canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)   

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

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on October - 28.   

1138  On October - 28 boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies   

1225  On this day in history death of jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)   

1312  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

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

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on this day in history.   

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