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 this day in history bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)   

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  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1959  On October - 28 buffalo Bills enter AFL   

1959  On October - 28 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 October - 28 "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances   

1962  On this day in history khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis   

1962  Pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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 October - 28 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 October - 28.   

1969  Constance Dowling, actress (Blind Spot), dies of cardiac arrest at 49 on this day in history.   

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

1970  On October - 28 nBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99   

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

1971  England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history john & Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in NYC   

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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 28 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 this day in history.   

1510  On October - 28 birth of francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)   

1585  Cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)   

1689  On this day in history 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  On October - 28 death of maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)   

0900  On this day in history alfred the Great, English monarch, dies   

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

1225  Death of Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155) on this day in history.   

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

1412  On October - 28 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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on this day in history.