Historical Events In October - 28

1951  On October - 28 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

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

1953  Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) on October - 28.  

1954  Ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature on October - 28.  

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

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

1957  WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1957  On October - 28 anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game  

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

1958  Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII on this day in history.  

1959  Buffalo Bills enter AFL on this day in history.  

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 October - 28.  

1961  On this day in history "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances  

1962  Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis on this day in history.  

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

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

1964  Reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66 on October - 28.  

1965  On October - 28 gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri  

1965  Pope Paul VI decrees that Jews are absolved of blame for the crucifixion of Christ on October - 28.  

1965  On October - 28 ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped & murdered in Paris  

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

1968  Henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1969  On October - 28 constance Dowling, actress (Blind Spot), dies of cardiac arrest at 49  

1970  On this day in history uS/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts  

1970  NBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99 on October - 28.  

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

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 October - 28.  

1971  On this day in history yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74  

1972  "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 12 performances on this day in history.  

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

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 October - 28.  

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

1510  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader  

1667  On October - 28 birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)  

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

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

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

1312  Death of Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on October - 28.  

1412  Death of Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353) on October - 28.  

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

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