Historical Events In March - 28

1949  On this day in history grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59   

1950  12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 NYC college becomes 1st to win NCAA & Natl Inv Basketball in same year on March - 28.   

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

1952  On March - 28 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button   

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 this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history "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  On this day in history francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69   

1955  On March - 28 country singer Reba McEntire born this day.   

1955  On this day in history new Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park   

1955  On this day in history nZ cricket all out for 26 v England at Eden Park   

1956  On March - 28 arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vocalist, dies of a heart attack   

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 this day in history.   

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

1959  James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies on March - 28.   

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  Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African & 1st Filipino cardinal on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history ian Keith, US actor (Ramses I-10 Commandments), dies at 61   

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

1962  On this day in history military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees   

1962  Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India on March - 28.   

1963  AFL's NY Titan's become the NY Jets on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history alec A Templeton, composer/pianist (Alec Templeton Time), dies at 52   

1964  On March - 28 in the Prince William Sound, Alaska a quake measuring 9.2 occurs one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World,   

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

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

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 this day in history birth of charles I, Duke of Savoy   

1472  Fra Bartolomeo, monk, Florentine Renaissance painter was born on March - 28.   

1472  Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (d. 1517) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Raphael, Urbino Italy, painter (School of Athens) was born on March - 28.   

1515  On March - 28 birth of theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus, Spanish mystic writer/saint   

1522  On this day in history birth of albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (d. 1557)   

1569  On this day in history birth of ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1622)   

1592  On March - 28 birth of jan Amos Komensky, [Comenius] Moravian educational reB03281603 Stephan Otto, composer   

0193  On this day in history death of publius Helvius Pertinax, Roman Emperor (192-93), assassinated   

0593  Guntram, French king in Burgundy, dies at about 67 on March - 28.   

1072  On this day in history death of ordulf, Duke of Saxony   

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 this day in history.   

1285  Martinus IV, [Simon de Brion], Pope (1281-85), dies on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history death of heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (b. 1488)   

1566  On this day in history siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, dies at 79