Historical Events In October - 28

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

1952  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open on October - 28.   

1953  On this day in history bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)   

1954  Ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature on October - 28.   

1955  Egypt & Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty on October - 28.   

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 October - 28.   

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 October - 28 buffalo Bills enter AFL   

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

1961  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48   

1963  On this day in history mart Saar, composer, dies at 81   

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 this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history pope Paul VI decrees that Jews are absolved of blame for the crucifixion of Christ.   

1965  Ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped & murdered in Paris on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history 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  On this day in history uS/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts   

1970  On this day in history nBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99   

1970  Baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies on this day in history.   

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  On October - 28 yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74   

1972  On this day in history "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 12 performances   

1977  On this day in history tV's Rhoda gets married   

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 this day in history.   

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1017  On October - 28 birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)   

1510  Francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint was born on October - 28.   

1510  Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

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

1667  On October - 28 birth of maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)   

1689  Michel Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history birth of peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)   

1697  On this day in history birth of canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)   

0312  On October - 28 death of maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)   

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

1138  Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1312  On October - 28 death of elisabeth of Tirol, German queen   

1412  Death of Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353) on October - 28.   

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on this day in history.   

1568  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on this day in history.