Historical Events In May - 28

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

1990  On May - 28 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 May - 28.  

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

1991  On this day in history ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa  

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

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

1993  On this day in history polish Government of Suchocka falls  

1993  On this day in history charles Barnett, cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies  

1994  On this day in history "Cafe American" last airs on NBC-TV  

1994  Julius Boros, pro golfer (US Open 1952), dies of heart attack at 74 on May - 28.  

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

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

1995  Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941 on May - 28.  

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

1996  On this day in history john "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70  

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 May - 28 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 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  Riyo Mori was crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City on May - 28.  

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

2017  On this day in history swedish film "The Square" directed by Ruben Ostlund wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival  

2017  On this day in history floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 151  

2017  On May - 28 indianapolis 500: Takuma Sato wins in 3:13:03.3584  

2017  Tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro d’Italia in Milan, 1st Dutchman to win on May - 28.  

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1140  On this day in history birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)  

1371  On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior  

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

1577  On this day in history birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician  

1582  On this day in history birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)  

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

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.  

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  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on May - 28.  

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on May - 28.  

1357  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on May - 28.  

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on May - 28.  

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

1650  On May - 28 gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59