On This Day in History for August 28
Events in History
- 475 Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna, now seen as the end of the Roman Empire in the West
- 476 German ruler Flavius Odoacer captures Pavia
- 476 Orestes, father of Emperor Romulus Augustulus is captured and executed by Odoacer and his followers
- 489 King of the Ostrogoths Theodoric the Great defeats Germanic King of Italy Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy
- 1189 Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
- 1207 King John of England grants small town of Liverpool a charter (right to elect a mayor and aldermen)
- 1521 Belgrade captured by troops of Turkish Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent
- 1542 Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) - Battle of Wofla: the Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and afterwards executed.
- More Events in History
George Villiers
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Peter Fraser
Jack Kirby
Ai WeiweiWeddings in History
- 1775 Statesman John Hancock (38) weds hostess Dorothy Quincy (28) in Fairfield, Connecticut
- 1811 English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (19) elopes to Scotland with 1st wife Harriet Westbrook (16)
- 1924 British children's writer Enid Blyton (27) marries editor Major Hugh Alexander Pollock, DSO (36)
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Albert Frederick
Hugo Grotius
Junípero Serra
Frederick Law Olmsted
Boris III
Emmett TillAugust in History
Horse in Race Against a Train
Early trains were pulled by horses along special tracks. Then an American inventor built a steam locomotive and proved its worth by racing it against a horse.
August 28, 1830
1st Photograph of a Tornado
One of the 1st known photographs of a tornado, taken in 1884 by F.N. Robinson
August 28, 1884
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Civil rights leaders link arms in front of marchers on Constitution Avenue
August 28, 1963
How 200 Conquistadors Conquered an Empire of 10 Million
How did a mere 200 Spanish conquistadors capture the Incan Emperor-god Atahualpa, execute him and conquer an entire empire?
August 29, 1533