Historical Events In March - 28

1949  On March - 28 grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59   

1950  On this day in history 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 NYC college becomes 1st to win NCAA & Natl Inv Basketball in same year   

1950  On March - 28 georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Occupier), dies at 67   

1952  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button on this day in history.   

1952  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on this day in history.   

1953  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on this day in history.   

1953  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins on March - 28.   

1953  On March - 28 "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 365 perfs   

1953  James Francis Thorpe, decathelete (Olympic-gold-12), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1954  On March - 28 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon & Kismet win   

1954  Francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history country singer Reba McEntire born this day.   

1955  New Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park on this day in history.   

1955  NZ cricket all out for 26 v England at Eden Park on March - 28.   

1956  Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vocalist, dies of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1957  On March - 28 1st National Curling Championship held   

1958  On this day in history chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53   

1959  11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government & installs Panchen Lama on March - 28.   

1959  11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's govt & installs Panchen Lama on this day in history.   

1959  On March - 28 james Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies   

1960  Pope John raises the first Japanese, first African & first Filipino cardinal on March - 28.   

1960  Scotch factory explodes burying 20 firefighters (Glasgow Scotland) on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African & 1st Filipino cardinal   

1960  Ian Keith, US actor (Ramses I-10 Commandments), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1962  On March - 28 devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India   

1962  Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees on March - 28.   

1962  Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India on this day in history.   

1963  AFL's NY Titan's become the NY Jets on March - 28.   

1963  Alec A Templeton, composer/pianist (Alec Templeton Time), dies at 52 on March - 28.   

1964  On this day in history in the Prince William Sound, Alaska a quake measuring 9.2 occurs one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World,   

1964  On March - 28 near Merriman, Nebraska a 5.1 quake is one of the largest historical earthquakes in Nebraska .   

1964  On this day in history 1st pirate radio station near England (Radio Caroline)   

1965  On March - 28 near the West Coast of Central Chile a 7.3 quake occurs about 400 persons were killed or missing, 350 were injured, and extensive property damage was reported   

1965  On this day in history jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational   

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1468  On March - 28 birth of charles I, Duke of Savoy   

1472  Fra Bartolomeo, monk, Florentine Renaissance painter was born on this day in history.   

1472  On this day in history birth of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (d. 1517)   

1483  On March - 28 birth of raphael, Urbino Italy, painter (School of Athens)   

1515  Theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus, Spanish mystic writer/saint was born on March - 28.   

1522  Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (d. 1557) was born on March - 28.   

1569  Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Jan Amos Komensky, [Comenius] Moravian educational reB03281603 Stephan Otto, composer was born on this day in history.   

0193  Death of Publius Helvius Pertinax, Roman Emperor (192-93), assassinated on this day in history.   

0593  Guntram, French king in Burgundy, dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

1072  Death of Ordulf, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.   

1134  On this day in history stefanus Harding, 3rd abbott of Côteaux/saint, dies   

1239  Death of Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (b. 1180) on March - 28.   

1285  On March - 28 martinus IV, [Simon de Brion], Pope (1281-85), dies   

1563  Death of Heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (b. 1488) on this day in history.   

1566  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, dies at 79 on March - 28.