28 October
969: Byzantine troops occupy Antioch (in modern Syria)
1061: Emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II
1420: Beijing is declared the capital of the Ming dynasty under the Yongle Emperor
1422: Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France
1449: Christian I is crowned King of Denmark in the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen, establishing the House of Oldenburg (still rules the Danish throne today)
1467: Battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars
969: Byzantine troops occupy Antioch (in modern Syria)
1061: Emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II
1420: Beijing is declared the capital of the Ming dynasty under the Yongle Emperor
1422: Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France
1449: Christian I is crowned King of Denmark in the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen, establishing the House of Oldenburg (still rules the Danish throne today)
1467: Battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars
29 October
539 BC: King Cyrus "the Great" of Persia marches into Babylon, freeing Jewish captives and allowing them to return home
1268: Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed with Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily
539 BC: King Cyrus "the Great" of Persia marches into Babylon, freeing Jewish captives and allowing them to return home
1268: Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed with Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily