Historical Events Happened In May - 28

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

1990  Eugenia Charles' Dom'n Freedom Party wins election in Dominica on May - 28.  

1990  On May - 28 longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5 hours 12 minutes 33 seconds (Channel Islands)  

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

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

1991  Brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies on May - 28.  

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

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

1993  On May - 28 200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror  

1993  Polish Government of Suchocka falls on May - 28.  

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

1994  On May - 28 "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  On May - 28 an earthquake hits the Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people  

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

1995  On May - 28 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  On May - 28 john "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70  

1997  Bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis on this day in history.  

1997  Linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight on May - 28.  

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

1997  On this day in history wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mount Everest for 3rd time  

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

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

2006  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 on this day in history.  

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

2014  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt on this day in history.  

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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  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 28.  

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on May - 28.  

1317  On May - 28 guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63  

1357  On May - 28 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  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on this day in history.  

1556  On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on May - 28.