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1301 – King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century.; 1900 – Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
Events. 1801 - Washington, DC is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.; 1860 - Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that was largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
On This Day In History was a feature on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK between 1988 and 1993. It was devised by the programme's presenter at the time, Simon Mayo , and was broadcast at approximately 8.45am.
1377 – Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.; 1893 – Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety led the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the government of Queen LiliÊ»uokalani (pictured).
On This Day; BBC: On This Day; The New York Times: On This Day; Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History
1807 - Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1898) 1837 - William Dean Howells, American writer, historian, and politician (d. 1920) 1871 - Ben Harney, American composer and ragtime pianist (d. 1938) 1893 - Mercedes de Acosta, American socialite (d. 1968) 1904 - Paul Hartman, American actor (d ...
January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1873 – John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (b. 1809) [81]
Events. 1778 – Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, diverting British attention, troops, and supplies from the American Revolutionary War.; 1821 – The United States takes possession of its newly–bought territory of Florida from Spain.