Day In History
This Day in History
Today: July 28, 2026
1364
Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.[1]
1540
Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.[2]
1571
La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines, is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country.
1635
In the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans.
1656
Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins.
1778
Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
1794
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.
1808
Mahmud II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
1809
Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte.[3]
1821
José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain.
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