WHAT HAPPENED ON 28. OCTOBER
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Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor. (28. October 97)

Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. (28. October 306)

Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor. (28. October 312)

The Visigoths brutally sack the Suebi's capital of Braga (Portugal), churches are burnt to the ground. (28. October 456)

Byzantine general Michael Bourtzes seizes part of Antioch's fortifications. The capture of the city from the Arabs is completed three days later, when reinforcements under Peter Phokas arrive. (28. October 969)

Empress Agnes, acting as regent for her son, brings about the election of bishop Cadalus, the antipope Honorius II. (28. October 1061)

The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Crusaders. (28. October 1344)

Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming Dynasty on the same year that the Forbidden City, the seat of government, is completed. (28. October 1420)

Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza. (28. October 1516)

Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad's control. (28. October 1531)

The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established. (28. October 1538)

The Siege of La Rochelle, which had lasted for 14 months, ends with the surrender of the Huguenots. (28. October 1628)

A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University. (28. October 1636)

The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established. (28. October 1664)

The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyūshū, Japan (28. October 1707)

American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston. (28. October 1775)

American Revolutionary War: Battle of White Plains – British Army forces arrive at White Plains, attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Americans. (28. October 1776)

The Battle of Pinjarra is fought in the Swan River Colony in present-day Pinjarra, Western Australia. Between 14 and 40 Aborigines are killed by British colonists. (28. October 1834)

The United Tribes of New Zealand is established with the signature of the Declaration of Independence. (28. October 1835)

The first railroad in Spain – between Barcelona and Mataró – is opened. (28. October 1848)