Page 7: Historical Events In April - 28

1976  On this day in history eugen Roth, writer, dies at 81   

1977  Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets on April - 28.   

1977  On April - 28 ricardo Cortez, actor/director (Bad Company, Flesh), dies at 87   

1979  Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer, dies at 86 on April - 28.   

1980  On this day in history alfred Hitchcock Diedfrom Liver Failure and Heart Problems   

1980  Cyrus Vance, Carter's Secretary of State, resigns on this day in history.   

1980  On April - 28 tommy Caldwell rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies   

1980  Dee Carroll, [Betty Jean Marsh], actress (Mad Bomber, Split), dies on this day in history.   

1981  Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1981  Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroids #2956 Yeomans & #3253 Gradie   

1982  L G Taff discovers asteroid #3343 Nedzel on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], Dutch singer/actor, dies at 66   

1983  Ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies on this day in history.   

1984  On April - 28 glen H Taylor, US senator/VP candidate (1948), dies at 80   

1986  On this day in history chernobyl, USSR site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster   

1987  On April - 28 ben Linder development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua   

1987  On April - 28 ben Linder, development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua   

1988  On this day in history aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; kills stewardess   

1988  On this day in history nJ Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes   

1989  On April - 28 olaff J de Landell [JB van Sparwoude], Dutch writer, dies at 77   

1990  On this day in history "Chorus Line" closes on Broadway after 6,137 performances (15 yrs)   

1990  On this day in history jean Blazer Baney, entertainer, dies   

1991  Ken Curtis actor (Gunsmoke), dies at 74 on April - 28.   

1991  On this day in history space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched   

1991  On this day in history the birth of Ken Curtis, American actor   

1991  Floyd B McKissick, US founder (CORE), dies on this day in history.   

1992  On April - 28 francis Bacon, Irish/British abstract painter, dies at 82   

1993  SECDEF memo orders Armed Forces to train and assign women on combat aircraft and most combat ships, but not to ground combat positions on April - 28.   

1993  Jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47 on this day in history.   

1995  On April - 28 andrew Salkey, author editor/broadcaster, dies at 67   

1996  On this day in history giles Grangier, film director, dies at 84   

1997  Susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer at 45 on this day in history.   

2001  On this day in history dennis Tito, a millionaire, becomes the first space tourist.   

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1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  On this day in history birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)   

1592  On April - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral   

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on April - 28.   

1686  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history birth of franz Sparry, composer   

1748  On April - 28 birth of lorenz Justinian Ott, composer   

1750  Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

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 April - 28.   

1710  On April - 28 death of thomas Betterton, English actor   

1716  On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on this day in history.