Historical Events In May - 28

1990  Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history eugenia Charles' Dom'n Freedom Party wins election in Dominica  

1990  On this day in history longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5 hours 12 minutes 33 seconds (Channel Islands)  

1990  Giorgio Manganelli, writer, dies at 67 on May - 28.  

1991  Ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa on this day in history.  

1991  On May - 28 brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies  

1992  On this day in history 65th National Spelling Bee Amanda Goad wins spelling lyceum  

1992  On May - 28 65th National Spelling Bee: Amanda Goad wins spelling lyceum  

1993  200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history polish Government of Suchocka falls  

1993  Charles Barnett, cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.  

1994  "Cafe American" last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history julius Boros, pro golfer (US Open 1952), dies of heart attack at 74  

1995  An earthquake hits the Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people  

1995  Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941 on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history daniela Rocca, actress (Battle of Austerlitz), dies at 57  

1996  John "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1997  Bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis on this day in history.  

1997  On May - 28 linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight  

1997  Tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28 on this day in history.  

1997  On May - 28 wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mount Everest for 3rd time  

1998  Phil Hartman actor/comedian (NewsRadio, Saturday Night Live), shot to death while asleep in his bed by his wife at 49 on May - 28.  

1998  Phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49 on May - 28.  

2006  On this day in history president Alvaro Uribe Velez is re-elected in Colombia for a second term. He becomes the first president in over a century to serve consecutive terms.  

2007  Riyo Mori was crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City on May - 28.  

2014  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt on May - 28.  

2017  On this day in history swedish film "The Square" directed by Ruben Ostlund wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival  

2017  On this day in history floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 151  

2017  On May - 28 indianapolis 500: Takuma Sato wins in 3:13:03.3584  

2017  Tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro d’Italia in Milan, 1st Dutchman to win on May - 28.  

2018  On May - 28 south Korean boy band BTS are the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 with their album "Love Yourself: Tear"  

2018  Coco-Cola launches its first alcoholic drink - Lemon-Do on island of Kyushu, Japan on May - 28.  

2018  One million French smokers quit in one year after anti-smoking measures introduced according to Public Health France on May - 28.  

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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  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

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

1582  On this day in history 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  On May - 28 birth of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)  

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

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

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

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 May - 28.  

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