Historical Events In April - 28

1958  Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on this day in history.  

1958  Vice Pres Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America on April - 28.  

1958  On April - 28 great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island  

1959  On this day in history kLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting  

1960  On April - 28 "Christine" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances  

1960  On April - 28 anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87  

1961  Lt Col Gueorgui Mossolov takes E-66A to 34,714 m altitude on April - 28.  

1962  Naval forces capture Forts Jackson and St. Philip, LA on this day in history.  

1963  On this day in history marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship  

1964  Japan joins OECO on this day in history.  

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1965  On this day in history barbra Striesand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS  

1965  On this day in history dominican Republic intervention began  

1965  On April - 28 uS marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966  

1965  On this day in history barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS  

1965  Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer (Character), dies at 80 on April - 28.  

1966  On April - 28 20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3  

1966  Ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at 77 on this day in history.  

1967  On this day in history expo 67 opens in Montreal  

1967  On this day in history muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title  

1968  On this day in history 11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old  

1968  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2422 Perovskaya on April - 28.  

1969  Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France on this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history general de Gaulle resigns as President of France  

1969  On this day in history johannes Rontgen, composer, dies at 70  

1970  On this day in history ed Begley actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69  

1970  Ed Begley, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69 on April - 28.  

1971  Samuel Lee Gravely Jr becomes first black admiral in US Navy on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2093 Genichesk  

1972  The courts awarded the Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because the winner was given drugs before the race on this day in history.  

1973  Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at 62 on April - 28.  

1974  On April - 28 last Americans evacuated from Saigon  

1974  On this day in history paul Page, actor (Girl from Havanna, Moth), dies at 70  

1975  John Lennon appears on "Tonight" & Ringo on "Smother Brothers" on this day in history.  

1975  On April - 28 jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 48  

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1442  On April - 28 birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)  

1545  On April - 28 birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)  

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral was born on April - 28.  

1630  On this day in history birth of charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)  

1686  On this day in history birth of michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)  

1715  Franz Sparry, composer was born on April - 28.  

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.  

1750  On this day in history birth of paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer  

1089  Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies on this day in history.  

1109  On this day in history hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies  

1192  Death of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s) on this day in history.  

1498  Death of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician on this day in history.  

1533  Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on April - 28.  

1710  Death of Thomas Betterton, English actor on this day in history.  

1716  On April - 28 death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)  

1726  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on April - 28.