Historical Events In May - 28

1990  Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history eugenia Charles' Dom'n Freedom Party wins election in Dominica  

1990  On this day in history longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5 hours 12 minutes 33 seconds (Channel Islands)  

1990  On May - 28 giorgio Manganelli, writer, dies at 67  

1991  On this day in history ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa  

1991  Brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1992  65th National Spelling Bee Amanda Goad wins spelling lyceum on this day in history.  

1992  On May - 28 65th National Spelling Bee: Amanda Goad wins spelling lyceum  

1993  200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror on May - 28.  

1993  On May - 28 polish Government of Suchocka falls  

1993  Charles Barnett, cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.  

1994  "Cafe American" last airs on NBC-TV on May - 28.  

1994  On May - 28 julius Boros, pro golfer (US Open 1952), dies of heart attack at 74  

1995  On May - 28 an earthquake hits the Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people  

1995  Earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people on May - 28.  

1995  Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941 on this day in history.  

1995  Daniela Rocca, actress (Battle of Austerlitz), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1996  John "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70 on May - 28.  

1997  On May - 28 bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis  

1997  On this day in history linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight  

1997  On this day in history tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28  

1997  On May - 28 wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mount Everest for 3rd time  

1998  On this day in history phil Hartman actor/comedian (NewsRadio, Saturday Night Live), shot to death while asleep in his bed by his wife at 49  

1998  Phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49 on this day in history.  

2006  On this day in history president Alvaro Uribe Velez is re-elected in Colombia for a second term. He becomes the first president in over a century to serve consecutive terms.  

2007  On this day in history riyo Mori was crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.  

2014  On May - 28 abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt  

2017  Swedish film "The Square" directed by Ruben Ostlund wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on May - 28.  

2017  Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 151 on this day in history.  

2017  Indianapolis 500: Takuma Sato wins in 3:13:03.3584 on this day in history.  

2017  Tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro d’Italia in Milan, 1st Dutchman to win on this day in history.  

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1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on this day in history.  

1371  John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on this day in history.  

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on May - 28.  

1577  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on this day in history.  

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on May - 28.  

1588  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on May - 28.  

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on May - 28.  

1660  On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)  

1089  On this day in history lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

1259  On this day in history christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies  

1317  On this day in history guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63  

1357  On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66  

1521  On this day in history willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62  

1534  On May - 28 dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83  

1556  On May - 28 death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.