Events on 28 October 54
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Battle of the Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West.
Year 456
The Visigoths brutally sack the Suebi's capital of Braga (Portugal), and the town's churches are burnt to the ground.
Year 969
Byzantine general Michael Bourtzes seizes one of Antioch's main wall towers, which he defends against repeated attacks for three days until the reinforcements led by the stratopedarches Peter arrive and secure the city for the Byzantines.
Year 1061
Empress Agnes, acting as regent for her son, brings about the election of bishop Cadalus, the antipope Honorius II.
Year 1420
Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty on the same year that the Forbidden City, the seat of government, is completed.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 3
Birthdays on 28 October 223
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Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
b. 1016 – d. 1056
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1056)
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Thomas St Clere
b. 1401 – d. 1435
Thomas St Clere, English landowner (d. 1435)
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Erasmus
b. 1466 – d. 1536
Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (d. 1536)
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John Gage (Tudor politician)
b. 1479 – d. 1556
John Gage, English courtier (d. 1556)
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Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía
b. 1510 – d. 1572
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1572)
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Stanislaus Kostka
b. 1550 – d. 1568
Stanislaus Kostka, Polish saint (d. 1568)
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Cornelius Jansen
b. 1585 – d. 1638
Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop and theologian (d. 1638)
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Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)
b. 1599 – d. 1672
Marie of the Incarnation, foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec (d. 1672)
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Jacob Kettler
b. 1610 – d. 1682
Jacob Kettler, German noble (d. 1682)
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Peter Tordenskjold
b. 1690 – d. 1720
Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian admiral (d. 1720)
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Šimon Brixi
b. 1693 – d. 1735
Šimon Brixi, Czech composer (d. 1735)
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Maurice de Saxe
b. 1696 – d. 1750
Maurice de Saxe, French general (d. 1750)
Deaths on 28 October 102
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Maxentius
d. 312 (b. 278)
Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. 278)
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Ibas of Edessa
d. 457
Ibas of Edessa, Syrian bishop
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Beggo, Count of Toulouse
d. 816
Beggo, count of Toulouse and Paris
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Remigius of Lyon
d. 875
Remigius of Lyon, Frankish archbishop
Bolesław III Wrymouth
d. 1138 (b. 1086)
King Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland
Jien
d. 1225 (b. 1155)
Jien, Japanese monk, historian, and poet (b. 1155)
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Arsenije Sremac
d. 1266
Saint Arsenije I Sremac
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Ecumenical Patriarch Athanasius I of Constantinople
d. 1310 (b. 1230)
Ecumenical Patriarch Athanasius I of Constantinople (b. 1230)
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Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany
d. 1312 (b. 1262)
Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany (b. 1262)
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Margaret I of Denmark
d. 1412 (b. 1353)
Margaret I of Denmark (b. 1353)
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Bianca Maria Visconti
d. 1468 (b. 1425)
Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (b. 1425)
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Ashikaga Yoshihide
d. 1568 (b. 1539)
Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)