Here we have collected and pinned together the importance of 28th march in ancient time.

193 Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.

364 Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.

845 Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.

1535 Bloemkamp Abbey (Oldeklooster) attacked & destroyed

1556 Origin of Fasli Era (India)

1738 Parliament sends an address to the king requesting that he demand redress from Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear)

1774 Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts

1776 Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.

1794 Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August)

1794 Allies under the prince of Coburg defeat French forces at Le Cateau.

1795 Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.

1796 Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is 1st US-African church

1797 Nathaniel Briggs of NH patents a washing machine

1799 NY State abolished slavery

1802 Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.

1804 Ohio passed law restricting movement of Blacks, 1804

1809 Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellin.

1834 Senate censure President Jackson for taking fed deposits from Bank of US

1844 Jose Zorilla's "Don Juan Tenorio" premieres in Madrid

1845 Mexico drops diplomatic relations with the US

1854 Britain & France declare war on Russia (Crimean War)

1859 1st performance of John Brahms' 1st Serenade for orchestra

1860 First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins (New Zealand).

1862 Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia

1866 1st ambulance goes into service

1871 SF Art Association holds open reception at 430 Pine

1879 40th Grand National: J. Moore aboard The Liberator IRE wins

1881 "Greatest Show On Earth" was formed by PT Barnum & James A Bailey

1884 46th Grand National: Mr Ted Wilson aboard Voluptuary wins

1885 US Salvation Army officially organised

1890 52nd Grand National: Arthur Nightingall aboard Ilex wins

1891 1st world weightlifting championship held

1896 The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)

1902 27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville, Tennessee (state record)

1904 Japanese troops advance in Korea, defeat the Russians at Chengiu and capture the town

1905 Paramaribo-Dam railway opens in Suriname, never used

1910 1st seaplane, takes off from water at Martinques France (Henri Fabre)

1913 Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

1917 Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv & Jaffa by Turkish authorities

1917 Puccini's "La Rondine" premieres in Monte Carlo

1919 78th Grand National: Ernie Piggott aboard Poethlyn wins

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