Historical Events In July - 28
Saturday, 27 December 2025
0388 On July - 28 battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis 

0450 Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on July - 28. 

0754 On July - 28 pope Stephen II, [III] makes Pippin de Korte, King of France 

1057 Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on this day in history. 

1101 Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64 on this day in history. 

1148 On this day in history crusaders attack Damascus 

1165 On July - 28 ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher 

1285 On this day in history queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia 

1330 On this day in history michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle 

1402 Battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I on July - 28. 

1434 On this day in history navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon 

1456 On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) 

1514 On this day in history maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland 

1527 On this day in history rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador 

1540 On this day in history england's King Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard. 

1540 English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife on this day in history. 

1540 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed on this day in history. 

1579 Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid on this day in history. 

1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe on this day in history. 

1588 Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I on this day in history. 

1609 On this day in history admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda 

1609 On this day in history judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised 

1615 Lake Huron is discovered by French explorer Samuel de Champlain on July - 28. 

1635 Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans on July - 28. 

1641 John Amner, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history. 

1655 On July - 28 cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died 

1655 Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris on this day in history. 

1667 Abraham Cowley, English poet (Mistress/Sex libri plantarum), dies on July - 28. 

1683 Anne Stuart marries prince Georges of Denmark on July - 28. 

1696 De Croissy succeeds Le Plectia as French minister of Finance on July - 28. 

1708 Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC on July - 28. 

1711 On this day in history gerard Lairesse, painter, buried 

1717 Prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs on this day in history. 

1719 Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] on this day in history. 

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