On September 28, history records 54 notable events, 230 famous births and 86 deaths, spanning the years 235 to 1538.
Events on this day include: Pope Pontian resigns. He and Hippolytus, church leader of Rome, are exiled to the mines of Sardinia. (235); Battle of Mursa Major: The Roman emperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. (351).
Notable people born on September 28 include Javanshir (616), Agnolo Firenzuola (1494), Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, duc de Bouillon (1555).
Notable figures who died on this day include Leoba (782), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (935), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1197).
Events on 28 September 54
See all →Pope Pontian resigns. He and Hippolytus, church leader of Rome, are exiled to the mines of Sardinia.
Battle of Mursa Major: The Roman emperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius.
Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself Roman emperor.
Duke Wenceslaus I of Bohemia is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I, who succeeds him.
Members of the Slavník dynasty: Spytimír, Pobraslav, Pořej and Čáslav are murdered by Boleslaus's son, Boleslaus II the Pious.
Muslim Valencia surrenders to the besieging King James I of Aragon the Conqueror.
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Frederick I of Austria in the Battle of Mühldorf.
Ottoman-Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
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Birthdays on 28 September 230
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Deaths on 28 September 86
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