Historical Events In March - 28

1949  On March - 28 grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59  

1950  12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 NYC college becomes 1st to win NCAA & Natl Inv Basketball in same year on this day in history.  

1950  On March - 28 georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Occupier), dies at 67  

1952  On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button  

1952  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright  

1953  On March - 28 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 March - 28.  

1953  James Francis Thorpe, decathelete (Olympic-gold-12), dies at 64 on March - 28.  

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

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

1955  On this day in history country singer Reba McEntire born this day.  

1955  On March - 28 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  On this day in history 1st National Curling Championship held  

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 March - 28.  

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

1959  On March - 28 james Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies  

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

1960  Scotch factory explodes burying 20 firefighters (Glasgow Scotland) on March - 28.  

1960  Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African & 1st Filipino cardinal on March - 28.  

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

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

1962  Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees on this day in history.  

1962  Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India on this day in history.  

1963  On this day in history aFL's NY Titan's become the NY Jets  

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

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

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

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

1965  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 on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational  

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1468  On this day in history birth of charles I, Duke of Savoy  

1472  On March - 28 birth of fra Bartolomeo, monk, Florentine Renaissance painter  

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

1483  On this day in history birth of raphael, Urbino Italy, painter (School of Athens)  

1515  Theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus, Spanish mystic writer/saint was born on March - 28.  

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 March - 28.  

1592  Jan Amos Komensky, [Comenius] Moravian educational reB03281603 Stephan Otto, composer was born on this day in history.  

0193  Death of Publius Helvius Pertinax, Roman Emperor (192-93), assassinated on this day in history.  

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

1072  Death of Ordulf, Duke of Saxony on March - 28.  

1134  Stefanus Harding, 3rd abbott of Côteaux/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1285  On March - 28 martinus IV, [Simon de Brion], Pope (1281-85), dies  

1563  Death of Heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (b. 1488) on this day in history.  

1566  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, dies at 79 on March - 28.