Historical Events For 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  Longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5 hours 12 minutes 33 seconds (Channel Islands) on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history giorgio Manganelli, writer, dies at 67  

1991  Ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa on this day in history.  

1991  On May - 28 brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies  

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

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

1993  On this day in history 200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror  

1993  Polish Government of Suchocka falls on this day in history.  

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1993  Charles Barnett, cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies on May - 28.  

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

1994  On this day in history julius Boros, pro golfer (US Open 1952), dies of heart attack at 74  

1995  An earthquake hits the Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people  

1995  On this day in history southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941  

1995  On May - 28 daniela Rocca, actress (Battle of Austerlitz), dies at 57  

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 May - 28 linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight  

1997  Tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28 on May - 28.  

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

1998  On May - 28 phil Hartman actor/comedian (NewsRadio, Saturday Night Live), shot to death while asleep in his bed by his wife at 49  

1998  On May - 28 phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49  

2006  On May - 28 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 May - 28 riyo Mori was crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.  

2014  On this day in history abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt  

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1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on May - 28.  

1371  On this day in history birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior  

1524  On May - 28 birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1641  On this day in history birth of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)  

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

1089  On May - 28 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 May - 28 willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62  

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

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on May - 28.  

1650  On this day in history gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59