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 this day in history.   

1959  Bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies on May - 28.   

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

1961  Amnesty International is founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) on this day in history.   

1961  Last ever Orient Express from Paris to Bucharest on this day in history.   

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

1961  Amnesty Intl founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) on this day in history.   

1962  Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY on May - 28.   

1962  On May - 28 uS stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day   

1962  On May - 28 wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio   

1963  On this day in history cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; estimated 22,000 die & 1 million houses destroyed   

1963  On May - 28 jomo Kenyatta becomes first PM of Kenya   

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

1964  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 9th String quartet   

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  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 May - 28.   

1965  On May - 28 fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400   

1966  "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 on May - 28.   

1967  On May - 28 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  On this day in history award of United States Presidential Unit Citation to D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for the Battle of Long Tan   

1968  Second assault on Fire Support Base Balmoral, Vietnam on May - 28.   

1968  Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democratic primary in Oregon on May - 28.   

1969  On May - 28 aC Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid   

1969  On May - 28 rhys Williams, actor (Nightmare, Okinawa, Corn is Green), dies at 71   

1970  Australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation on this day in history.   

1971  Paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album "Ram" on this day in history.   

1971  USSR Mars 3 launched, first spacecraft to soft land on Mars on May - 28.   

1971  On May - 28 audie Murphy, actor (Whispering Smiths), dies at 46   

1972  Edward VIII, former King of the United Kingdon, dies on this day in history.   

1972  On May - 28 white House "plumbers" break into Democratic National HQ at Watergate   

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

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

1371  On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior   

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

1577  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 May - 28 lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

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  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on May - 28.   

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

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