On July 28, history records 26 notable events, 166 famous births and 101 deaths, spanning the years 1364 to 1821.
Events on this day include: Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. (1364); Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day. (1540).
Notable people born on July 28 include Margaret of Durazzo (1347), William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516), Judith Leyster (1609).
Notable figures who died on this day include Theodosius II (450), Thankmar (938), Shi Jingtang (942).
Events on 28 July 26
See all →Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.
Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country.
In the Eighty Years' War the Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans.
Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.
Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte.
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Birthdays on 28 July 166
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Deaths on 28 July 101
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