Page 6: Historical Events In October - 28

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on October - 28.   

1952  On October - 28 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open   

1953  Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) on this day in history.   

1954  Ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature on this day in history.   

1955  Egypt & Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 28 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus   

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

1957  On October - 28 anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game   

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

1958  Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII on October - 28.   

1959  On this day in history buffalo Bills enter AFL   

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

1961  On October - 28 ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets   

1961  On this day in history "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  On October - 28 pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48   

1963  On October - 28 mart Saar, composer, dies at 81   

1964  Reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66 on this day in history.   

1965  Gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri on October - 28.   

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 October - 28.   

1966  On this day in history belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour   

1968  On this day in history henricus WJM Keuls, lawyer/poet, dies at 85   

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 this day in history.   

1970  NBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99 on this day in history.   

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  John & Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in NYC on October - 28.   

1971  Yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74 on October - 28.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1980  Leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63 on October - 28.   

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1017  On this day in history birth of henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)   

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  Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1520  Death of Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter on October - 28.   

1568  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539) on October - 28.