Historical Events In March - 28

1949  On this day in history grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59  

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 March - 28 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  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright  

1953  On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins  

1953  "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 365 perfs on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history james Francis Thorpe, decathelete (Olympic-gold-12), dies at 64  

1954  On March - 28 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon & Kismet win  

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1954  Francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69 on March - 28.  

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

1955  On this day in history new Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park  

1955  On this day in history nZ cricket all out for 26 v England at Eden Park  

1956  Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vocalist, dies of a heart attack on March - 28.  

1957  1st National Curling Championship held on March - 28.  

1958  On March - 28 chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53  

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

1959  11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's govt & installs Panchen Lama on March - 28.  

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 March - 28.  

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

1960  On this day in history pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African & 1st Filipino cardinal  

1960  On March - 28 ian Keith, US actor (Ramses I-10 Commandments), dies at 61  

1962  On this day in history 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  AFL's NY Titan's become the NY Jets on March - 28.  

1963  Alec A Templeton, composer/pianist (Alec Templeton Time), dies at 52 on March - 28.  

1964  On this day in history in the Prince William Sound, Alaska a quake measuring 9.2 occurs one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World,  

1964  Near Merriman, Nebraska a 5.1 quake is one of the largest historical earthquakes in Nebraska on March - 28.  

1964  On this day in history 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 this day in history jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational  

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1468  Charles I, Duke of Savoy was born on March - 28.  

1472  On this day in history birth of fra Bartolomeo, monk, Florentine Renaissance painter  

1472  On this day in history birth of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (d. 1517)  

1483  Raphael, Urbino Italy, painter (School of Athens) was born on March - 28.  

1515  On this day in history birth of theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus, Spanish mystic writer/saint  

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

1569  Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

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  Guntram, French king in Burgundy, dies at about 67 on this day in history.  

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

1134  On this day in history stefanus Harding, 3rd abbott of Côteaux/saint, dies  

1239  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (b. 1180)  

1285  On this day in history martinus IV, [Simon de Brion], Pope (1281-85), dies  

1563  On March - 28 death of heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (b. 1488)  

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