Page 7: Historical Events In May - 28

1959  Monkeys Able & Baker zoom 300 miles (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became first animals retrieved from a space mission on May - 28.   

1959  On May - 28 bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies   

1960  "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 95 performances on May - 28.   

1961  Amnesty International is founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) on May - 28.   

1961  On this day in history last ever Orient Express from Paris to Bucharest   

1961  Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years) on May - 28.   

1961  On this day in history amnesty Intl founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)   

1962  Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY on this day in history.   

1962  US stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day on May - 28.   

1962  Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio on this day in history.   

1963  Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; estimated 22,000 die & 1 million houses destroyed on May - 28.   

1963  Jomo Kenyatta becomes first PM of Kenya on this day in history.   

1963  Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer, dies at 60 on May - 28.   

1964  Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 9th String quartet on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Dehli   

1964  Palestine National Congress forms the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) in Jerusalem on May - 28.   

1964  Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit on May - 28.   

1964  John Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1965  Fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 on May - 28.   

1966  "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 on this day in history.   

1967  On May - 28 francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip   

1967  On May - 28 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1968  Award of United States Presidential Unit Citation to D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for the Battle of Long Tan on this day in history.   

1968  Second assault on Fire Support Base Balmoral, Vietnam on this day in history.   

1968  Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democratic primary in Oregon on this day in history.   

1969  AC Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid on May - 28.   

1969  Rhys Williams, actor (Nightmare, Okinawa, Corn is Green), dies at 71 on May - 28.   

1970  On this day in history australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation   

1971  On this day in history paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album "Ram"   

1971  USSR Mars 3 launched, first spacecraft to soft land on Mars on this day in history.   

1971  Audie Murphy, actor (Whispering Smiths), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1972  On May - 28 edward VIII, former King of the United Kingdon, dies   

1972  White House "plumbers" break into Democratic National HQ at Watergate on this day in history.   

1972  Edward VIII, King of Gr Brit/N Ireld/emperor (India 1936), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on this day in history.   

1371  On this day in history birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior   

1524  On May - 28 birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)   

1577  On May - 28 birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician   

1582  On May - 28 birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)   

1588  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.   

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on May - 28.   

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on this day in history.   

1089  On this day in history lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on this day in history.   

1317  On this day in history guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63   

1357  On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66   

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on May - 28.   

1534  On this day in history dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83   

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on this day in history.   

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on May - 28.