Historical Events In July - 28

1984  On July - 28 23rd modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles  

1984  On this day in history bess Flowers, actress (View from Pompey's Head), dies at 85  

1985  Grant Williams, actor (Shrinking Man), dies of toxic poisoning at 54 on this day in history.  

1986  NASA releases transcript from doomed Challenger, pilot Michael Smith could be heard saying, "Uh-oh!" as spacecraft disintegrated on this day in history.  

1986  Charles Aubroeck, Belgian painter/sculptor (Iron Tower), dies at 91 on July - 28.  

1987  On this day in history angel Cordero Jr becomes the 4th jockey to win 6,000 races  

1987  On this day in history james Burnham, philosopher (Coming Defeat of Communism), dies at 81  

1988  Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for first visit in 21 years on this day in history.  

1988  Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history nASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleve, announce new high-temperature superconductors able to operate at 33 to 37 Gigahertz  

1988  On July - 28 winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa destroyed by arson  

1989  Jeff Richards, actor (Don't Go Near the Water), dies at 66 on July - 28.  

1990  Blackout hits Chicago on July - 28.  

1990  Armando Frid, of Argentina (Born May 24, 1866 Guin rec), dies at 124 on July - 28.  

1991  On July - 28 expo's Dennis Martinez pitches baseball's 15th perfect game (Dodgers)  

1991  On July - 28 miguel Indurain of Spain wins the Tour de France bicycle race  

1991  On this day in history luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer/exiled to Netherlands, dies at 45  

1993  On July - 28 herbert Joeks, [van Hugten], Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown), dies at 77  

1994  On July - 28 bernard Delfont, Rus/Brit impresario (Thorn EMI), dies at 84  

1996  Harold C Fox, Fashion designer/musician, dies at 86 on July - 28.  

2005  The Provisional IRA issues a statement formally ordering an end to the armed campaign it has pursued since 1969 and ordering all its units to dump their arms on July - 28.  

2012  On July - 28 ye Shiwen of China sets world record in the women's 400m individual medley in 4:28.43  

2013  39 people are killed after a bus veers off a bridge in Avellino Province, Italy on this day in history.  

2014  On this day in history uN Security Council hold emergency meeting calling for an immediate and indefinite humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas  

2017  On this day in history uS Senate vote for "skinny" repeal of Obamacare fails 51-49 when John McCain casts deciding vote against  

2017  On this day in history pakistan Supreme Court rules corruption accusations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif enough to remove him from office  

2017  General John Kelly appointed new Chief of Staff by US President Donald Trump on this day in history.  

2018  On July - 28 carr Fire reaches Redding, California, with death toll at 5 having burnt 80,000 acres  

2018  Longest "blood moon" eclipse of the 21st century, lasting 1 hour 43 minutes on this day in history.  

2019  British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: Germany's Bernhard Langer wins his 4th Senior Open by 2 strokes from Paul Broadhurst on this day in history.  

2019  On this day in history meghan Duchess of Sussex, revealed as the first guest editor for UK Vogue in 103 years for its September 2019 issue  

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1165  On this day in history birth of ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher  

1347  Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) was born on July - 28.  

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on this day in history.  

1514  Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.  

1609  On July - 28 birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised  

1659  Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

1719  Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on this day in history.  

1745  Piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg) was born on July - 28.  

0450  Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on this day in history.  

1057  Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on this day in history.  

1101  On July - 28 su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64  

1128  On July - 28 death of william Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)  

1230  On this day in history death of duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176)  

1285  On this day in history death of queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia  

1330  Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle on July - 28.  

1527  On this day in history death of rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador