Page 6: Historical Events In June - 28

1931  Junior Johnson, American NASCAR driver   

1933  Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson, composer.   

1934  Hitler flies to Essen (Night of Long Knifes)   

1935  Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673   

1936  The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.   

1937  Max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64.   

1938  Bradman scores 102* in drawn 2nd Test cricket at Lord's   

1939  Pan Am opens southern route transatlantic air service (Dixie Clipper)   

1939  PANAM begins a regular air service from the United States to Europe   

1939  Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title   

1940  Romania cedes Bessarabia to Soviet Union.   

1940  "Quiz Kids?" premieres on radio   

1940  Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya, dies at 44.   

1941  German and Romanian soldiers kill 11000 Jews in Kishinev.   

1942  Germany and Italian Armies reach El Alamein, prepare for attack in Suez area.   

1942  Col-gen Von Hoth' 6th Pantser enters Voronezj.   

1945  Polish Provisional Govt of National Unity set up by Soviets   

1946  Enrico de Nicola is recorded as becoming inaugural pres of Italy.   

1946  Gilda Radner, American actress is born.   

1946  Enrico de Nicola is recorded as becoming 1st pres of Italy.   

1946  Eduard Veterman, Dutch painter/playwright, dies in an auto accident.   

1947  "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1   

1947  Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72.   

1948  In Fukui, Japan a 7.3 quake resulted in 5390 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.   

1948  US/British airlift to West-Berlin begins   

1950  North Korean forces capture Seoul   

1950  North Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea.   

1950  "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden NYC for 278 perfs.   

1950  Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer, dies at 72   

1951  "Amos 'n' Andy" premiers on CBS TV.   

1951  "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV.   

1953  8th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls.   

1954  111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record)   

1954  Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26.   

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1367  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia was born on June - 28.   

1476  On June - 28 birth of paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59)   

1476  Pope Paul IV (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1490  Albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1491  Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47) was born on this day in history.   

1503  Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556) was born on this day in history.   

1547  On June - 28 birth of cristofano Malvezzi, composer   

1550  John Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator was born on this day in history.   

0548  On June - 28 theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies   

0573  Death of Alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife on this day in history.   

0767  Paul I, Italian Pope (757-67), dies on this day in history.   

1061  Floris I, count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1175  Death of Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1194  Death of Emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

1385  On June - 28 andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies   

1389  Death of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia (b. 1329) on June - 28.