Page 6: Historical Events In October - 28

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

1952  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open on this day in history.   

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

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

1955  On this day in history egypt & Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty   

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

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

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

1958  Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII on October - 28.   

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 October - 28.   

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

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  Mart Saar, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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 October - 28.   

1965  On October - 28 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  On October - 28 belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour   

1968  Henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85 on October - 28.   

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

1970  US/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts on this day in history.   

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

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

1971  On October - 28 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 October - 28 yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74   

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

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

1979  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 on October - 28.   

1980  On this day in history leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63   

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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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)   

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  On this day in history alfred the Great, English monarch, dies   

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

1225  Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155) on October - 28.   

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

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 October - 28.   

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