Historical Events In May - 28

1973  Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Germ composer/conductor (Hassan), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1974  On May - 28 26th Emmy Awards MASH, Alan Alda & Mary Tyler Moore win  

1974  On this day in history emmy first Daytime Award presentation  

1974  Italians fascist bomb demonstrators in Brescia, 6 killed on May - 28.  

1974  Stephen Schwartz' musical "Magic Show" premieres at Cort Theater NYC for 1859 performances on May - 28.  

1974  26th Emmy Awards: MASH, Alan Alda & Mary Tyler Moore win on May - 28.  

1975  Bayern München wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris France on this day in history.  

1975  Soyuz 18 launches on this day in history.  

1975  Eric Emerson, entertainer, dies on May - 28.  

1977  165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky on this day in history.  

1977  On May - 28 jiri Reinberger, composer, dies at 63  

1978  On this day in history al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500 (average speed of 161.363 mph), 3 times  

1979  European Market accepts Greece as member on this day in history.  

1980  Nottingham Forrest wins 25th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid on this day in history.  

1981  On May - 28 mary Lou Williams, black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC  

1982  Leonard Maltin's first appearance on Entertainment Tonight on this day in history.  

1982  On May - 28 pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to visit Great Britain  

1983  On May - 28 "Ricky" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #63  

1983  Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens on May - 28.  

1984  On this day in history eric Morecambe, British comedian (Morecambe & Wise), dies at 58  

1985  David Jacobsen taken hostage in Beirut Lebanon on this day in history.  

1985  Discovery moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating of STS 51-G on May - 28.  

1986  Democratic Labor Party wins parliamentary election in Barbados on May - 28.  

1986  On this day in history lurene Tuttle, actress (Father of Bride, Julia), dies at 79  

1987  On May - 28 60th National Spelling Bee Stephanie Petit wins spelling staphylococci  

1987  Mathias Rust, 19, West German pilot, makes unauthorized landing in USSR on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history monitor, Civil War warship, is discovered by a deep sea robot  

1987  Paul Pearman jumps 21 barrels on a skateboard in Augusta on this day in history.  

1987  On May - 28 stacking of Discovery's SRBs completed  

1987  Charles Ludlam, actor (Big Easy), dies at 44 on May - 28.  

1987  On May - 28 60th National Spelling Bee: Stephanie Petit wins spelling staphylococci  

1988  Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek TNG) on May - 28.  

1989  Delta Burke (Designing Women) weds Gerald McRaney (Major Dad) on this day in history.  

1990  On May - 28 césar Gaviria Trujillo installed as President of Colombia  

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1140  On this day in history birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)  

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  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on May - 28.  

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

1259  On this day in history 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 May - 28 afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66  

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

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

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

1650  On May - 28 gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59