Page 7: Historical Events In March - 28
Friday, 28 November 2025
1965 VAA Mary, English princess, dies at 67 on this day in history. 

1967 UN Secretary General U Thant makes public proposals for peace in Vietnam on this day in history. 

1967 "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 65 performances on this day in history. 

1968 Actress Lucy Lawless was born this day on this day in history. 

1969 In Turkey a 6.4 earthquake occurred in the Alasehir region of western Turkey on March - 28. 

1969 On March - 28 pope Paul VI names JGM Willebrands cardinal 

1969 On this day in history dwight D Eisenhower, 34th pres/gen (WW 2), dies in Washington at 78 

1970 On this day in history 1,086 die when 7.3 earthquake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey) 

1970 In Gediz, Turkey a 7.3 earthquake resulted in over 1,000 killed, over 1,000 injured, more than 8,000 buildings destroyed and over 5,500 buildings damaged on this day in history. 

1970 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey) on this day in history. 

1971 On March - 28 25th Tony Awards: Sleuth & Company win 

1971 Felix Wolfes, composer, dies at 78 on March - 28. 

1972 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history. 

1972 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game on March - 28. 

1972 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history. 

1973 On March - 28 hakuun Yasutani, Zen teacher/co-founder (Sanbo Kyodan), dies 

1974 Dorothy Fields, US singer (Way you Look Tonight), dies at 68 on March - 28. 

1975 On March - 28 renzo Massarani, composer, dies at 77 

1977 On March - 28 49th Academy Awards "Rocky", Peter Finch & Faye Dunaway win 

1977 On March - 28 morarji Desai forms government in India 

1977 49th Academy Awards: "Rocky", Peter Finch & Faye Dunaway win on this day in history. 

1979 A serious radiation leak occurs at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in the US on March - 28. 

1979 On March - 28 british government of Callaghan falls 

1979 Major nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, Middletown PA (no deaths but lots of stress) on this day in history. 

1979 On this day in history emmett Kelly, circus clown (Weary Willy), dies at 80 

1980 On this day in history dick Haymes, actor (Real Life, Betrayal), dies 

1981 France performs nuclear test on March - 28. 

1981 On this day in history viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home Antigua 

1982 On March - 28 jN Duartes christian-democrats win elections in El Salvador 

1982 Near Coast of Peru a 6.1 earthquake killed 3 people and extensive damage (VI) at Lunahuana on March - 28. 

1983 On March - 28 ank [Anna M] van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy), dies at 71 

1984 Kenneth Whitty, 1st sec at British Embassy in Athens, shot dead on this day in history. 

1985 International Cometary Explorer measures solar wind ahead of Halley's Comet on this day in history. 

1985 On March - 28 neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues", premieres in New York NY 

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