Page 7: Historical Events In May - 28

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

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

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

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

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

1962  On May - 28 suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY   

1962  US stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day on this day in history.   

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

1963  On this day in history vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer, dies at 60   

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

1964  On May - 28 jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Dehli   

1964  Palestine National Congress forms the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) in Jerusalem on this day in history.   

1964  On May - 28 unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit   

1964  On this day in history john Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76   

1965  Fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 on this day in history.   

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

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  On May - 28 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 this day in history.   

1968  On May - 28 senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democratic primary in Oregon   

1969  On this day in history aC Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid   

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

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  On this day in history uSSR Mars 3 launched, first spacecraft to soft land on Mars   

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

1972  On this day in history 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  On May - 28 birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)   

1371  John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior was born on this day in history.   

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  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on May - 28.   

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

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on May - 28.   

1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on May - 28.   

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

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on May - 28.   

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