On this day in history, July 28th… Events: • 1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. • 1540 – Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day. Births: • 1347 – Margaret of Durazzo (d. 1412) Deaths: • 1057 – Pope Victor II (b. 1018) • 1128 – William Clito, English son of Sybilla of Conversano (b. 1102) • 1230 – Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (b. 1176) • 1285 – Keran, Queen of Armenia • 1527 – Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish explorer (b. 1460) • 1540 – Thomas Cromwell, English statesman (b. 1495)
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:03:09 +0000