Historical Events In October - 28

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

1952  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history buffalo Bills enter AFL  

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

1961  On October - 28 ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets  

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  Pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1963  Mart Saar, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66  

1965  Gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri on October - 28.  

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

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 this day in history constance Dowling, actress (Blind Spot), dies of cardiac arrest at 49  

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

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

1977  TV's Rhoda gets married on this day in history.  

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  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 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 October - 28.  

1585  On this day in history 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 October - 28.  

1689  On October - 28 birth of michel Mathieu, composer  

1691  Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.  

1697  Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768) was born on October - 28.  

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

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen on this day in history.  

1412  On this day in history death of margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353)  

1520  On October - 28 death of pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter  

1568  On October - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)