Page 6: Historical Events In October - 28

1951  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1952  On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open   

1953  On October - 28 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 this day in history.   

1956  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history anthony J Morabito, co-owner of SF '49ers, dies while watching a game   

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

1958  Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII on this day in history.   

1959  Buffalo Bills enter AFL on October - 28.   

1959  On this day in history abe Waddington, cricketer (Yorks left-arm quick, Test avg 119), dies   

1961  On this day in history ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets   

1961  "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances on this day in history.   

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  Mart Saar, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1964  On October - 28 reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66   

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

1965  On October - 28 pope Paul VI decrees that Jews are absolved of blame for the crucifixion of Christ.   

1965  On October - 28 ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped & murdered in Paris   

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 October - 28.   

1970  US/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts on this day in history.   

1970  On October - 28 nBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99   

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

1971  England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit on October - 28.   

1971  John & Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in NYC on this day in history.   

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 October - 28 tV's Rhoda gets married   

1979  On this day in history 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.   

1980  On this day in history leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63   

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

1510  On October - 28 birth of francisco Borgia, great grandson of pope Alexander VI/theologist/saint   

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

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

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 October - 28.   

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  Death of Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278) on October - 28.   

0900  Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies on October - 28.   

1138  On this day in history boleslaw III Kryzwousty, [scheefmond], duke of Poland, dies   

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

1568  On October - 28 death of ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)