WHAT HAPPENED ON 28. MARCH
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Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. (28. March 37)

Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus. (28. March 193)

Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor. (28. March 364)

Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. (28. March 845)

The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus. (28. March 1204)

Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco. (28. March 1776)

Allies under the prince of Coburg defeat French forces at Le Cateau. (28. March 1794)

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. (28. March 1795)

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man. (28. March 1802)

Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medelin. (28. March 1809)

Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia. (28. March 1854)

First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins. (28. March 1860)

American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass – in New Mexico, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26. (28. March 1862)

The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris. (28. March 1871)

Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc (28. March 1883)

The Yngsjö murder in Yngsjö, Sweden: Anna Månsdotter is arrested along with her son. (28. March 1889)

Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France. (28. March 1910)

Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. (28. March 1913)

Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states. (28. March 1920)

Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara. (28. March 1930)