On This Day in History for October 28
Events in History
- 306 Maxentius proclaimed Emperor of Rome
- 312 Emperor Constantine the Great beats rival Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge
- 969 Byzantine troops occupy Antioch (in modern Syria)
- 1061 Emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II
- 1216 Henry III aged nine is crowned King of England at Gloucester Cathedral after the death of his father King John (2nd coronation in 1220)
- 1420 Beijing is declared the capital of the Ming dynasty under the Yongle Emperor
- 1422 Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France
- 1449 Christian I is crowned King of Denmark in the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen, establishing the House of Oldenburg (still rules the Danish throne today)
- More Events in History
Erasmus
John Laurens
Jonas Salk
Bill Gates
Mahmoud AhmadinejadWeddings in History
- 1533 Prince Henry of France (later Henry II) (14) marries Florentine noblewoman Catherine de' Medici (14) in Marseille
- 1863 Painter Edouard Manet (31) weds Suzanne Leenhoff (34)
- 1869 Sarawak's head of state Charles Brooke (40) weds Margaret Alice Lili de Windt (20) at Highworth, Wiltshire
More Weddings in History
Maxentius
John Wallis
John Locke
Abigail Adams
Bernhard von Bülow
Ted HughesOctober in History
The Man Who Saved The World
Many people think John F. Kennedy saved the world with his handling of the Cuban missile crisis. But an unknown Russian sailor also played a dramatic role.
October 27, 1962
Vision of the Cross
Roman Emperor Constantine as depicted by Raphael having his Vision of the Cross on October 27, 312
October 27, 312 AD
Faraday, the Blacksmith's Boy Who Changed the World
On this day, Michael Faraday, known to science as the Father of Electricity, demonstrated his dynamo invention. It was to have huge, far-reaching consequences.
October 28, 1831
'Splendid Achievement' becomes the 'Road To Hell'
London's orbital road, the M25 was hailed as a splendid achievement by PM Margaret Thatcher when she opened it on this day. But it soon developed another nickname...
October 29, 1986