On April 28, history records 41 notable events, 177 famous births and 99 deaths, spanning the years 224 to 1796.
Events on this day include: The Battle of Hormozdgān is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire. (224); Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius. (357).
Notable people born on April 28 include Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani) (1402), Edward IV of England (1442), Yi Sun-sin (1545).
Notable figures who died on this day include Artabanus V of Parthia (224), Hu Jinsi (948), Conrad of Montferrat (1192).
Events on 28 April 41
See all →The Battle of Hormozdgān is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire.
Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius.
Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin.
Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō for the very first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.
The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as the first battle in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder.
Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.
Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.
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Birthdays on 28 April 177
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Deaths on 28 April 99
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