On This Day in History for September 28
Events in History
- 48 BC Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt
- 235 Pope Pontian becomes the first Pope to abdicate from the role, for St. Anterus
- 351 Battle at Mursa: Emperor Constantine II beats Emperor Magnentius, Magnentius retreats to Gaul
- 365 Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself Roman emperor
- 935 Saint Wenceslas is murdered by his brother, Boleslaus I of Bohemia
- 995 Members of Slavník's dynasty - Spytimír, Pobraslav, Pořej and Čáslav are murdered by Boleslaus's son, Boleslaus II the Pious.
- 1066 William the Conqueror, then Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey Bay in Sussex, beginning the Norman conquest of England
- 1106 Battle at Tinchebrai: English King Henry I beats his brother Robert, Duke of Normandy in Normandy
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Confucius
Augustus FitzRoy
Georges Clémenceau
Henri Moissan
Elmer Rice
Bhagat SinghWeddings in History
- 1933 Sally Eilers weds Harry Joe Brown
- 1956 Russian President Boris Yeltsin (25) weds Naina Girina (24)
Divorces in History
- 1937 Martha Raye (21) divorces Hamilton "Bud" Westmore (19) on the basis of extreme cruelty
- 2010 Oracle CEO Larry Ellison (66) divorces romance novelist Melanie Craft after six years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Livia
Louis Pasteur
Edwin Hubble
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Ferdinand Marcos
Pierre TrudeauSeptember in History
Fear as First Passenger Train Reaches 15mph
The steam engine Locomotion No. 1 took passengers for a ride on this day – the first in the world to do so and, for at least one person, at frightening speed.
September 27, 1825
MacArthur Meets Hirohito
General Douglas MacArthur meets Japanese Emperor Hirohito on September 27, 1945
September 27, 1945
Norman Invasion of England
William the Conqueror and his army land at Pevensey as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
September 28, 1066
Major Effect of a Miniature Portrait
He fought many a battle but the warrior Clive of India, born on this day, was brought to his knees by a small picture of a beautiful woman.
September 29, 1725