Historical Events In April - 28

1958  Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on April - 28.  

1958  Vice Pres Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America on this day in history.  

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

1959  On April - 28 kLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting  

1960  On this day in history "Christine" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances  

1960  Anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87 on April - 28.  

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  Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship on April - 28.  

1964  On this day in history japan joins OECO  

1965  On April - 28 barbra Striesand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS  

1965  Dominican Republic intervention began on this day in history.  

1965  US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966 on this day in history.  

1965  On April - 28 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  20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3 on April - 28.  

1966  On this day in history ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at 77  

1967  On April - 28 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  On this day in history charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France  

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  Ed Begley actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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 April - 28 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2093 Genichesk  

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

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

1974  Last Americans evacuated from Saigon on this day in history.  

1974  Paul Page, actor (Girl from Havanna, Moth), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history john Lennon appears on "Tonight" & Ringo on "Smother Brothers"  

1975  Jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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1442  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) was born on April - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of franz Sparry, composer  

1748  On this day in history birth of lorenz Justinian Ott, composer  

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 April - 28 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 April - 28.  

1533  Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on this day in history.  

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

1716  Death of Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673) on this day in history.  

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