Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
May 28, 585 BC |
Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, while Lydians under Alyattes war with the Medes under Cyaxares, leading to a truce. One of the cardinal dates from which other dates calculated. |
May 28, 640 |
Severinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope (elected in 638) |
May 28, 1037 |
German emperor Koenraad II removes "Constitutio the Feudis" |
May 28, 1156 |
Battle at Brindisi: Norman-Sicillian King William beats Byzantine fleet under John Doukas and Alexios Bryennios |
May 28, 1349 |
60 Jews murdered in Breslau Silesia |
May 28, 1358 |
Daint-Leu at Oise begins French boer uprising |
May 28, 1431 |
Joan of Arc accused of relapsing back into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution |
May 28, 1521 |
Pope Leo X signs treaty with Holy Roman Emperor Charles V |
May 28, 1588 |
Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England |
May 28, 1608 |
Claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna" premieres in Mantua |
May 28, 1635 |
Zorilla's "El Desafio de Carlos V" premieres in Madrid |
May 28, 1644 |
Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of the Earl of Derby. (English Civil War) |
May 28, 1664 |
1st Baptist Church organizes (Boston) |
May 28, 1674 |
German Parliament declares war on France |
May 28, 1731 |
All Hebrew books in Papal State are confiscated |
May 28, 1741 |
Spain & Bavaria sign treaty |
May 28, 1742 |
1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London) |
May 28, 1754 |
Battle of Jumonville Glen: forces led by George Washington kill French Canadian officer Joseph Coulon de Jumonville |
May 28, 1774 |
1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) |
May 28, 1818 |
1st steam vessel to sail Great Lakes launched |
May 28, 1830 |
US Congress authorizes native Indian removal from all states to western prairie |
May 28, 1845 |
Fire in Quebec, Canada, 1,500 houses destroyed |
May 28, 1849 |
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands & Albrecht of Prussia separate |
May 28, 1858 |
Dion Boucicault's "Foul Play" premieres in London |
May 28, 1863 |
1st black regiment (54 Mass) leaves Boston to fight in Civil War |
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