Historical Events In October - 28
Sunday, 28 December 2025
0306 Mark Aurelius Valerius Maxentius proclaimed emperor of Rome on October - 28. 

0312 Emperor Constantine the Great beats rivaal Maxentius on October - 28. 

0900 On October - 28 alfred the Great, English monarch, dies 

0969 Antioch falls to Byzantine forces after a long siege, ending 300 years of Arab rule in the Syrian city on October - 28. 

0969 On this day in history byzantines troops occupy Antioch Syria 

1017 Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56) on October - 28. 

1061 On October - 28 emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II 

1138 Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on October - 28. 

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

1348 Third wave of the Great plague hits the Old World on October - 28. 

1422 On this day in history charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France 

1467 Battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars on this day in history. 

1492 On October - 28 christopher Columbus discovers Cuba 

1510 Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint on this day in history. 

1516 On October - 28 battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza. 

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

1531 Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad's control on October - 28. 

1538 The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established on October - 28. 

1574 On October - 28 prince Willem van Orange installs university 

1585 On October - 28 cornelius Otto Jansen, France, Roman Catholic reform leader 

1595 Battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks on this day in history. 

1612 Robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I on this day in history. 

1627 Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies on this day in history. 

1628 Hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu on this day in history. 

1636 Americas oldest university,'Havard', founded on October - 28. 

1636 Harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded on October - 28. 

1637 On October - 28 foppe van Aitzema, diplomat, dies at about 57 

1646 On this day in history 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) 

1664 On October - 28 the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established. 

1683 On October - 28 harvard College is founded in Massachusetts. 

1689 On this day in history michel Mathieu, composer 

1703 On this day in history john Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies 

1704 John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 on this day in history. 

1726 On October - 28 gulliver's Travels is published. 

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