On March 28, history records 38 notable events, 225 famous births and 98 deaths, spanning the years 193 to 1814.
Events on this day include: Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus. (193); Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor. (364).
Notable people born on March 28 include Marwan I (623), Muawiya II (661), Liu Chengyou (931).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pertinax (193), Princess Hatsusebe (741), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (965).
Events on 28 March 38
See all →Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
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.
Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
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.
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.
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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Deaths on 28 March 98
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