Events on 28 March 38
See all →Year 193
Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
Year 1566
The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Year 1794
Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
Year 1795
Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
Year 1802
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.
Year 1814
War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength.
Birthdays on 28 March 225
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Marwan I
b. 623 – d. 685
Marwan I, Umayyad general and caliph (d. 685)
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Muawiya II
b. 661 – d. 684
Muawiya II, Umayyad caliph (d. 684)
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Liu Chengyou
b. 931 – d. 951
Liu Chengyou, Emperor Yin of the Later Han
Atsiz
b. 1097 – d. 1156
Atsiz, Abbasid caliph (d. 1156)
Jodha of Mandore
b. 1416 – d. 1489
Jodha of Mandore, Ruler of Marwar (d. 1489)
Charles I, Duke of Savoy
b. 1468 – d. 1490
Charles I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1490)
Fra Bartolomeo
b. 1472 – d. 1517
Fra Bartolomeo, Italian painter (d. 1517)
Raphael
b. 1483 – d. 1520
Raphael, Italian painter and architect (b. 1483)
Teresa of Ávila
b. 1515 – d. 1582
Teresa of Ávila, Spanish nun and saint (b. 1515)
Albert the Warlike
b. 1522 – d. 1557
Albert the Warlike, German prince (d. 1557)
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Isabella Markham
b. 1527 – d. 1579
Isabella Markham, English courtier (b. 1527)
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
b. 1591 – d. 1668
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English earl (d. 1668)
Deaths on 28 March 98
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Pertinax
d. 193 (b. 126)
Pertinax, Roman emperor (d. 193)
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Princess Hatsusebe
d. 741
Hatsusebe, Japanese princess
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
d. 965
Arnulf I, count of Flanders
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Flodoard
d. 966
Flodoard, Frankish canon and chronicler
Ordulf, Duke of Saxony
d. 1072 (b. 1022)
Ordulf, Duke of Saxony (b. 1022)
Stephen Harding
d. 1134
Saint Stephen Harding, founder of the Cistercian order
Emperor Go-Toba
d. 1239 (b. 1180)
Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)
Valdemar II of Denmark
d. 1241 (b. 1170)
Valdemar II of Denmark (d. 1241) (alternative date is June 28)
William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby
d. 1254 (b. 1193)
William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (b. 1193)
Pope Martin IV
d. 1285 (b. 1220)
Pope Martin IV (b. 1220)
Venturino of Bergamo
d. 1346 (b. 1304)
Venturino of Bergamo, Dominican preacher (b. 1304)
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John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford
d. 1461 (b. 1435)
John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (d. 1461)