Historical Events In July - 28
Thursday, 16 October 2025
0388 Battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis on this day in history.
0450 On July - 28 theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies
0754 On July - 28 pope Stephen II, [III] makes Pippin de Korte, King of France
1057 Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on July - 28.
1101 On July - 28 su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64
1148 Crusaders attack Damascus on this day in history.
1165 Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher on July - 28.
1285 Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on this day in history.
1330 On this day in history michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle
1402 On July - 28 battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I
1434 Navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon on this day in history.
1456 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) on this day in history.
1514 On this day in history maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland
1527 Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador on July - 28.
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 July - 28.
1540 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed on this day in history.
1579 On this day in history cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid
1586 On this day in history sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe
1588 Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I on this day in history.
1609 Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda on this day in history.
1609 On July - 28 judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised
1615 Lake Huron is discovered by French explorer Samuel de Champlain on July - 28.
1635 On July - 28 spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans
1641 On this day in history john Amner, composer, dies at 61
1655 Cyrano De Bergerac French soldier, author died on July - 28.
1655 On July - 28 cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris
1667 On July - 28 abraham Cowley, English poet (Mistress/Sex libri plantarum), dies
1683 Anne Stuart marries prince Georges of Denmark on this day in history.
1696 De Croissy succeeds Le Plectia as French minister of Finance on this day in history.
1708 On July - 28 monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC
1711 Gerard Lairesse, painter, buried on this day in history.
1717 Prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs on this day in history.
1719 On this day in history jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27]
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