Historical Events In March - 28

1949  Grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1950  On March - 28 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 NYC college becomes 1st to win NCAA & Natl Inv Basketball in same year  

1950  On this day in history georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Occupier), dies at 67  

1952  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button on this day in history.  

1952  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on March - 28.  

1953  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on this day in history.  

1953  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins on this day in history.  

1953  "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 365 perfs on March - 28.  

1953  On March - 28 james Francis Thorpe, decathelete (Olympic-gold-12), dies at 64  

1954  8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon & Kismet win on this day in history.  

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1954  On this day in history francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69  

1955  On March - 28 country singer Reba McEntire born this day.  

1955  New Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park on March - 28.  

1955  On March - 28 nZ cricket all out for 26 v England at Eden Park  

1956  Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vocalist, dies of a heart attack on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history 1st National Curling Championship held  

1958  Chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53 on March - 28.  

1959  On this day in history 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government & installs Panchen Lama  

1959  On this day in history 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's govt & installs Panchen Lama  

1959  James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies on this day in history.  

1960  Pope John raises the first Japanese, first African & first Filipino cardinal on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history scotch factory explodes burying 20 firefighters (Glasgow Scotland)  

1960  On March - 28 pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African & 1st Filipino cardinal  

1960  Ian Keith, US actor (Ramses I-10 Commandments), dies at 61 on March - 28.  

1962  On March - 28 devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India  

1962  On this day in history military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees  

1962  Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India on March - 28.  

1963  On March - 28 aFL's NY Titan's become the NY Jets  

1963  On this day in history alec A Templeton, composer/pianist (Alec Templeton Time), dies at 52  

1964  In the Prince William Sound, Alaska a quake measuring 9.2 occurs one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World, on March - 28.  

1964  Near Merriman, Nebraska a 5.1 quake is one of the largest historical earthquakes in Nebraska on this day in history.  

1964  On March - 28 1st pirate radio station near England (Radio Caroline)  

1965  On March - 28 near the West Coast of Central Chile a 7.3 quake occurs about 400 persons were killed or missing, 350 were injured, and extensive property damage was reported  

1965  On March - 28 jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational  

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1468  Charles I, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.  

1472  Fra Bartolomeo, monk, Florentine Renaissance painter was born on March - 28.  

1472  Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (d. 1517) was born on March - 28.  

1483  Raphael, Urbino Italy, painter (School of Athens) was born on this day in history.  

1515  Theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus, Spanish mystic writer/saint was born on this day in history.  

1522  Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (d. 1557) was born on March - 28.  

1569  On this day in history birth of ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1622)  

1592  Jan Amos Komensky, [Comenius] Moravian educational reB03281603 Stephan Otto, composer was born on March - 28.  

0193  On March - 28 death of publius Helvius Pertinax, Roman Emperor (192-93), assassinated  

0593  On this day in history guntram, French king in Burgundy, dies at about 67  

1072  On March - 28 death of ordulf, Duke of Saxony  

1134  Stefanus Harding, 3rd abbott of Côteaux/saint, dies on March - 28.  

1239  On March - 28 death of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (b. 1180)  

1285  Martinus IV, [Simon de Brion], Pope (1281-85), dies on March - 28.  

1563  Death of Heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (b. 1488) on March - 28.  

1566  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, dies at 79 on this day in history.