May, 28th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Sunday 28, 2000:
The volcano Mount Cameroon erupts.

Friday 28, 1999:
In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo de Vinci's newly-restored masterpiece "The Last Supper" is put back on display.

Thursday 28, 1998:
Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of Indian nuclear tests with five of its own, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions.

Sunday 28, 1995:
The Russian town of Neftegorsk is hit by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that kills at least 2,000 people, 2/3 of total population.

Tuesday 28, 1991:
The capital city of Addis Ababa, falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War.

Thursday 28, 1987:
A robot probe finds the wreckage of the USS Monitor near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Friday 28, 1982:
Falklands War: British forces defeat the Argentines at the Battle of Goose Green.

Sunday 28, 1978:
Second round of the presidential elections in Upper Volta. Elections wonm by incumbent Sangoulé Lamizana.

Saturday 28, 1977:
In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.

Wednesday 28, 1975:
Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, thus creating the Economic Community of West African States.

Tuesday 28, 1974:
Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.

Wednesday 28, 1969:
Sound engineer Glyn Johns mixes the second of the Beatles Bootlegs.

Thursday 28, 1964:
The Palestine Liberation Organization is formed.

Sunday 28, 1961:
Peter Benenson's article "The Forgotten Prisoners" is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.

Thursday 28, 1942:
World War II: In retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazis in Czechoslovakia kill over 1800 people.

Tuesday 28, 1940:
World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik. First allied infantry victory in WW2.

Friday 28, 1937:
Neville Chamberlain becomes British Prime Minister.

Thursday 28, 1936:
Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.

Monday 28, 1934:
The Glyndebourne festival in England is inaugurated.

Wednesday 28, 1930:
The Chrysler Building in New York City officially opens.

Friday 28, 1926:
Military dictatorship established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.

Tuesday 28, 1918:
Independence day in the Azerbaijan Republic.

Sunday 28, 1905:
Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Togo Heihachiro and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Saturday 28, 1892:
In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.

Thursday 28, 1863:
American Civil War: The 54th Massachusetts, the first African American regiment, leaves Boston, Massachusetts, to fight for the Union.

Saturday 28, 1774:
American Revolutionary War: The first Continental Congress convenes.

Tuesday 28, 1754:
French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under 22-year-old Lieutenant Colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party at Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette Couty in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Saturday 28, 1588:
The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, begins to set sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port).

Thursday 28, 1503:
The Treaty of Everlasting Peace between Scotland and England is signed, which would actually last 10 years.

Sunday 28, -585:
A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/28-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 28

1980:
Mark Feehily, Irish musician (Westlife) (b: May 28, 1980) (Biography of Mark Feehily)

1977:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American television panelist (b: May 28, 1977) (Biography of Elisabeth Hasselbeck)

1976:
Michael Elam, Avant garde, folk-musician (b: May 28, 1976) (Biography of Michael Elam)

1972:
Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist (b: May 28, 1972) (Biography of Michael Boogerd)

1968:
Kylie Minogue, Australian actress and singer (b: May 28, 1968) (Biography of Kylie Minogue)

1965:
Chris Ballew, American musician (b: May 28, 1965) (Biography of Chris Ballew)

1964:
Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer (b: May 28, 1964) (Biography of Jeff Fenech)
Christa Miller, American actress (b: May 28, 1964) (Biography of Christa Miller)
Phil Vassar, country music artist (b: May 28, 1964) (Biography of Phil Vassar)

1962:
Roland Gift, English musician (Fine Young Cannibals) (b: May 28, 1962) (Biography of Roland Gift)
Brandon Cruz, American actor (b: May 28, 1962) (Biography of Brandon Cruz)
Houman Younessi, Iranian-born scientist (b: May 28, 1962) (Biography of Houman Younessi)

1957:
Kirk Gibson, baseball player (b: May 28, 1957) (Biography of Kirk Gibson)

1955:
John McGeoch, Scottish musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees) (b: May 28, 1955 ; d: March 4, 2004) (Biography of John McGeoch)

1949:
Wendy O. Williams, American musician (The Plasmatics) (b: May 28, 1949 ; d: April 6, 1998) (Biography of Wendy O. Williams)

1947:
Sondra Locke, American actress (b: May 28, 1947) (Biography of Sondra Locke)
Zahi Hawass, Egyptologist (b: May 28, 1947) (Biography of Zahi Hawass)

1946:
Satchidanandan, Indian-born poet (b: May 28, 1946) (Biography of Satchidanandan)

1945:
John Fogerty, American musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival) (b: May 28, 1945) (Biography of John Fogerty)
Gary Stewart, American singer (b: May 28, 1945 ; d: December 16, 2003) (Biography of Gary Stewart (singer))

1944:
Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York City (b: May 28, 1944) (Biography of Rudy Giuliani)
Gladys Knight, American singer (b: May 28, 1944) (Biography of Gladys Knight)
Billy Vera, American actor and musician (b: May 28, 1944) (Biography of Billy Vera)

1938:
Jerry West, American basketball player (b: May 28, 1938) (Biography of Jerry West)

1936:
Betty Shabazz, American civil rights leader (b: May 28, 1936) (Biography of Betty Shabazz)

1931:
Carroll Baker, American actress (b: May 28, 1931) (Biography of Carroll Baker)

1925:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone (b: May 28, 1925) (Biography of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (b: May 28, 1925) (Biography of Bülent Ecevit)

1923:
Henry Kissinger, United States Secretary of State (b: May 28, 1923) (Biography of Henry Kissinger)
György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (b: May 28, 1923) (Biography of György Ligeti)
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, and producer (b: May 28, 1923) (Biography of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao)

1922:
Lou Duva, American boxing trainer (b: May 28, 1922) (Biography of Lou Duva)

1921:
Heinz G. Konsalik, German author (b: May 28, 1921) (Biography of Heinz G. Konsalik)

1917:
Papa John Creech, American musician (b: May 28, 1917 ; d: February 22, 1994) (Biography of Papa John Creech)

1916:
Walker Percy, American author (b: May 28, 1916 ; d: May 10, 1990) (Biography of Walker Percy)

1915:
Joseph Greenberg, American linguist (b: May 28, 1915) (Biography of Joseph Greenberg)

1914:
W. G. G. Duncan Smith, British World War II pilot (b: May 28, 1914) (Biography of W. G. G. Duncan Smith)

1912:
Patrick White, Australian author (b: May 28, 1912 ; d: September 30, 1990) (Biography of Patrick White)

1911:
Thora Hird, British actress (b: May 28, 1911 ; d: March 15, 2003) (Biography of Thora Hird)
Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian author (b: May 28, 1911) (Biography of Fritz Hochwälder)

1910:
T-Bone Walker, American singer (b: May 28, 1910 ; d: March 16, 1975) (Biography of T-Bone Walker)
Lady Rachel Kempson, English actress (b: May 28, 1910 ; d: May 24, 2003) (Biography of Rachel Kempson)

1908:
Ian Fleming, English author (b: May 28, 1908 ; d: August 12, 1964) (Biography of Ian Fleming)

1900:
Tommy Ladnier, American musician (b: May 28, 1900 ; d: June 4, 1939) (Biography of Tommy Ladnier)

1892:
Sepp Dietrich, German SS officer (b: May 28, 1892) (Biography of Sepp Dietrich)

1887:
Jim Thorpe, American athlete (b: May 28, 1887 ; d: March 28, 1953) (Biography of Jim Thorpe)

1884:
Edvard Bene?, Czech politician (b: May 28, 1884 ; d: September 3, 1948) (Biography of Edvard Bene?)

1878:
Paul Pelliot, French sinologist (b: May 28, 1878 ; d: October 26, 1945) (Biography of Paul Pelliot)

1858:
Carl Rickard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (b: May 28, 1858) (Biography of Carl Rickard Nyberg)

1853:
Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (b: May 28, 1853) (Biography of Carl Larsson)

1836:
Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (b: May 28, 1836) (Biography of Alexander Mitscherlich)

1818:
Pierre Beauregard, American Confederate general (b: May 28, 1818) (Biography of Pierre Beauregard)

1807:
Louis Agassiz, Swiss-born zoologist and geologist (b: May 28, 1807 ; d: December 14, 1873) (Biography of Louis Agassiz)

1779:
Thomas Moore, Irish poet (b: May 28, 1779 ; d: February 25, 1852) (Biography of Thomas Moore)

1759:
William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b: May 28, 1759 ; d: January 16, 1806) (Biography of William Pitt the Younger)

1676:
Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (b: May 28, 1676 ; d: April 15, 1754) (Biography of Jacopo Riccati)

1660:
King George I of Great Britain (b: May 28, 1660 ; d: June 11, 1727) (Biography of George I of Great Britain)

1641:
Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (b: May 28, 1641 ; d: September 19, 1693) (Biography of Janez Vajkard Valvasor)

1588:
Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (b: May 28, 1588 ; d: January 28, 1672) (Biography of Pierre Séguier)

1582:
William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (b: May 28, 1582 ; d: April 14, 1662) (Biography of William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele)

1524:
Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b: May 28, 1524 ; d: December 12, 1574) (Biography of Selim II)

1371:
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (b: May 28, 1371) (Biography of John the Fearless)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/28-may/births.html

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People who died on May 28

2004:
Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-born automobile executive (b: November 1, 1934 ; d: May 28, 2004) (Biography of Umberto Agnelli)

2003:
Oleg Makarov, cosmonaut (b: January 6, 1933 ; d: May 28, 2003) (Biography of Oleg Makarov)
Ilya Prigogine, Belgian physicist and chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b: January 25, 1917 ; d: May 28, 2003) (Biography of Ilya Prigogine)
Martha Scott, American actress (b: September 22, 1912 ; d: May 28, 2003) (Biography of Martha Scott)

2002:
Jean Berger (d: May 28, 2002) (Biography of Jean Berger)

2001:
Francisco Varela, Chilean biologist (b: September 7, 1946 ; d: May 28, 2001) (Biography of Francisco Varela)

1998:
Phil Hartman, American actor (b: September 24, 1948 ; d: May 28, 1998) (Biography of Phil Hartman)

1994:
Julius Boros, golfer (b: March 3, 1920 ; d: May 28, 1994) (Biography of Julius Boros)
Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer (b: December 4, 1916 ; d: May 28, 1994) (Biography of Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr.)

1980:
Rolf Nevanlinna (d: May 28, 1980) (Biography of Rolf Nevanlinna)

1978:
Arthur Brough (d: May 28, 1978) (Biography of Arthur Brough)

1972:
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b: June 23, 1894 ; d: May 28, 1972) (Biography of Edward VIII of the United Kingdom)

1971:
Audie Murphy (d: May 28, 1971) (Biography of Audie Murphy)

1948:
Unity Mitford (d: May 28, 1948) (Biography of Unity Mitford)

1940:
Friedrich Karl von Hessen (d: May 28, 1940) (Biography of Friedrich Karl von Hessen)

1937:
Alfred Adler, Austrian psychologist (b: February 7, 1870 ; d: May 28, 1937) (Biography of Alfred Adler)

1849:
Anne Brontë, English writer (b: May 25, 1820 ; d: May 28, 1849) (Biography of Anne Brontë)

1843:
Noah Webster, American lexicographer (b: October 16, 1758 ; d: May 28, 1843) (Biography of Noah Webster)

1811:
Henry Dundas (d: May 28, 1811) (Biography of Henry Dundas)

1805:
Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer (b: February 19, 1743 ; d: May 28, 1805) (Biography of Luigi Boccherini)

1672:
John Trevor (1626-1672) (d: May 28, 1672) (Biography of John Trevor (1626-1672))

1357:
King Afonso IV of Portugal (b: February 8, 1291 ; d: May 28, 1357) (Biography of Afonso IV of Portugal)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/28-may/deaths.html