Historical Events For May - 28

1990  On May - 28 dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV  

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 May - 28.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history polish Government of Suchocka falls  

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

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

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 May - 28.  

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

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

1997  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1998  On this day in history 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 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 May - 28 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  On May - 28 birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)  

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

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on this day in history.  

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

1259  On May - 28 christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies  

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

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

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

1534  On this day in history dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83  

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on this day in history.  

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