This Day in History
Today: April 28, 2026
224
The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire.
357
Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius.
1192
Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin.
1253
Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.
1294
Temür, grandson of Kublai, is elected Khagan of the Mongols with the reigning title Oljeitu.[1]
1503
The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as one of the first European battles in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder.
1611
Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.
1625
A combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of 52 ships commences the recapture of Bahia from the Dutch during the Dutch–Portuguese War.[2]
1758
The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city.[3]
1788
Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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