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 this day in history.   

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 October - 28 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus   

1957  On October - 28 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  On this day in history angelo Giuseppe Roncalli is elected Pope; he takes the name John XXIII.   

1958  On October - 28 angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII   

1959  Buffalo Bills enter AFL on this day in history.   

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

1961  On this day in history ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets   

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

1962  On October - 28 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  On October - 28 reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66   

1965  On this day in history gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri   

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

1965  On this day in history ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped & murdered in Paris   

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 this day in history.   

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 October - 28.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 28 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  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 October - 28.   

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

1510  On October - 28 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  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)   

1689  On October - 28 birth of michel Mathieu, composer   

1691  On October - 28 birth of peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)   

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

0312  On this day in history death of maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)   

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

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

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

1312  On October - 28 death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

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.