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 this day in history bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies  

1960  On this day in history "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 95 performances  

1961  On May - 28 amnesty International is founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)  

1961  On May - 28 last ever Orient Express from Paris to Bucharest  

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

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  On this day in history uS stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day  

1962  Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio on May - 28.  

1963  Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; estimated 22,000 die & 1 million houses destroyed on this day in history.  

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

1963  On May - 28 vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer, dies at 60  

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

1964  Jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Dehli on this day in history.  

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

1964  On this day in history unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit  

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 May - 28.  

1967  On this day in history francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip  

1967  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

1968  Award of United States Presidential Unit Citation to D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for the Battle of Long Tan on May - 28.  

1968  On May - 28 second assault on Fire Support Base Balmoral, Vietnam  

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 this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history rhys Williams, actor (Nightmare, Okinawa, Corn is Green), dies at 71  

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  On May - 28 uSSR Mars 3 launched, first spacecraft to soft land on Mars  

1971  Audie Murphy, actor (Whispering Smiths), dies at 46 on May - 28.  

1972  On this day in history edward VIII, former King of the United Kingdon, dies  

1972  On this day in history white House "plumbers" break into Democratic National HQ at Watergate  

1972  On May - 28 edward VIII, King of Gr Brit/N Ireld/emperor (India 1936), dies at 77  

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1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on May - 28.  

1371  John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on May - 28.  

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on May - 28.  

1577  On this day in history birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician  

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on May - 28.  

1588  On this day in history birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)  

1641  On May - 28 birth of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)  

1660  On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)  

1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 28.  

1259  On May - 28 christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies  

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on this day in history.  

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

1521  On this day in history willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62  

1534  On May - 28 dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83  

1556  On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.