Historical Events In June - 28

1931  Junior Johnson, American NASCAR driver on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history gunnar Reynir Sveinsson, composer  

1934  On this day in history hitler flies to Essen (Night of Long Knifes)  

1935  Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673 on June - 28.  

1936  On June - 28 the Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.  

1937  On June - 28 max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64  

1938  On June - 28 bradman scores 102* in drawn 2nd Test cricket at Lord's  

1939  On this day in history pan Am opens southern route transatlantic air service (Dixie Clipper)  

1939  PANAM begins a regular air service from the United States to Europe on June - 28.  

1939  Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title on June - 28.  

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1940  Romania cedes Bessarabia to Soviet Union on this day in history.  

1940  "Quiz Kids?" premieres on radio on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya, dies at 44  

1941  On June - 28 german & Romanian soldiers kill 11,000 Jews in Kishinev  

1942  Germany and Italian Armies reach El Alamein, prepare for attack in Suez area on June - 28.  

1942  On June - 28 col-gen Von Hoth' 6th Pantser enters Voronezj  

1945  Polish Provisional Govt of National Unity set up by Soviets on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history enrico de Nicola becomes first pres of Italy  

1946  The birth of Gilda Radner, American actress on June - 28.  

1946  Enrico de Nicola becomes 1st pres of Italy on June - 28.  

1946  On June - 28 eduard Veterman, Dutch painter/playwright, dies in an auto accident  

1947  On June - 28 "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1  

1947  Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1948  In Fukui, Japan a 7.3 quake resulted in 5,390 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on this day in history.  

1948  US/British airlift to West-Berlin begins on June - 28.  

1950  On this day in history north Korean forces capture Seoul  

1950  On June - 28 north Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea  

1950  "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden NYC for 278 perfs on June - 28.  

1950  On June - 28 henry Balfour Gardiner, composer, dies at 72  

1951  On June - 28 "Amos 'n' Andy" premiers on CBS TV  

1951  "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV on this day in history.  

1953  On June - 28 8th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls  

1954  111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record) on June - 28.  

1954  On June - 28 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 this day in history.  

1476  On this day in history birth of paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59)  

1476  Pope Paul IV (d. 1559) was born on June - 28.  

1490  Albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal was born on June - 28.  

1491  On this day in history birth of henry VIII, King of England (1509-47)  

1503  On June - 28 birth of giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)  

1547  Cristofano Malvezzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

0548  Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies on this day in history.  

0573  On this day in history death of alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife  

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

1061  On this day in history floris I, count of Holland, dies  

1175  Death of Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince on June - 28.  

1194  On this day in history death of emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127)  

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

1389  On this day in history death of prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia (b. 1329)