Today in History
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Sep 28, 48 BC |
Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. |
Sep 28, 235 |
Bishop of Rome Pontianus steps down |
Sep 28, 351 |
Battle at Mursa: emperor Constantine II beats emperor Magnentius |
Sep 28, 365 |
Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself Roman emperor. |
Sep 28, 935 |
Saint Wenceslas is murdered by his brother, Boleslaus I of Bohemia. |
Sep 28, 995 |
Members of Slavník's dynasty - Spytimír, Pobraslav, Pořej and Čáslav are murdered by Boleslaus's son, Boleslaus II the Pious. |
Sep 28, 1066 |
William the Conqueror invades England landing at Pevensey Bay, Sussex |
Sep 28, 1106 |
Battle at Tinchebrai: English King Henry I beats his brother Robert |
Sep 28, 1322 |
Battle of Muhldorf |
Sep 28, 1362 |
Guillaum de Grimoard elected as Pope Urban V |
Sep 28, 1394 |
Cardinal Pedro de Luna of Aragon chosen (anti)pope Benedictus XIII |
Sep 28, 1448 |
Christian I is crowned king of Denmark. |
Sep 28, 1521 |
Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade |
Sep 28, 1528 |
Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die |
Sep 28, 1538 |
Battle at Preveza: Turkish fleet under Barbarossa beats Spanish |
Sep 28, 1542 |
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay |
Sep 28, 1621 |
Battle at Chocim Dniester: King Sigismund II beats Turks |
Sep 28, 1652 |
English-Dutch sea battle at Kentish Knock |
Sep 28, 1687 |
Venetians take Athens from the Turks |
Sep 28, 1701 |
Divorce legalized in Maryland, USA |
Sep 28, 1708 |
Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy |
Sep 28, 1760 |
Russian & Austrian army occupies Berlin |
Sep 28, 1767 |
Gentlemen 17 forbid private slave transport India to Cape of Good Hope |
Sep 28, 1779 |
American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay. |
Sep 28, 1781 |
9,000 American forces & 7,000 French forces begin siege of Yorktown |
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