Sunday, October 28, 2012

October 28th in History


306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor.

1061 - Empress Agnes, acting as regent for her son, brings about the election of bishop Cadalus, the antipope Honorius II.

1835 - The United Tribes of New Zealand is established with the signature of the Declaration of Independence.


1919 - The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.

1922 - March on Rome: Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.

1929 - Black Monday, a day in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, which also saw major stock market upheaval.

1940 - World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania, marking Greece's entry into World War II.


1958 - John XXIII, is elected Pope.

1962 - End of Cuban missile crisis: Nikita Khrushchev orders to remove the Soviet missiles from Cuba.

2007 - Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first woman elected President of Argentina.

Famous Birthdays:

1667 - Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain

1767 - Queen Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel of Denmark and Norway

1901 - Eileen Shanahan, poet


1922 - Gershon Kingsley, composer

1950 - Sihem Bensedrine, human rights activist

1955 - Bill Gates, software executive


1967 - HRH Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein

1976 - Simone Loria, footballer

1983 - Joe Thomas, actor





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