Historical Events In March - 28

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

1950  On this day in history 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  On March - 28 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button  

1952  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright  

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

1953  James Francis Thorpe, decathelete (Olympic-gold-12), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1954  On March - 28 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 this day in history new Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park  

1955  NZ cricket all out for 26 v England at Eden Park on March - 28.  

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  Chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African & 1st Filipino cardinal on this day in history.  

1960  Ian Keith, US actor (Ramses I-10 Commandments), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

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

1962  On this day in history devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 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 this day in history.  

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 March - 28 birth of theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus, Spanish mystic writer/saint  

1522  Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

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

1592  On March - 28 birth of jan Amos Komensky, [Comenius] Moravian educational reB03281603 Stephan Otto, composer  

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  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 March - 28 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.