Page 9: Historical Events In May - 28

1990  On this day in history dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV   

1990  Eugenia Charles' Dom'n Freedom Party wins election in Dominica on this day in history.   

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

1990  On May - 28 giorgio Manganelli, writer, dies at 67   

1991  On May - 28 ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa   

1991  Brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1992  65th National Spelling Bee Amanda Goad wins spelling lyceum on May - 28.   

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

1993  200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror on May - 28.   

1993  On May - 28 polish Government of Suchocka falls   

1993  Charles Barnett, cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies on May - 28.   

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

1994  Julius Boros, pro golfer (US Open 1952), dies of heart attack at 74 on May - 28.   

1995  An earthquake hits the Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people on May - 28.   

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  Daniela Rocca, actress (Battle of Austerlitz), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1996  John "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70 on May - 28.   

1997  Bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis on May - 28.   

1997  On this day in history linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight   

1997  On this day in history tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28   

1997  On this day in history wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mount Everest for 3rd time   

1998  On this day in history phil Hartman actor/comedian (NewsRadio, Saturday Night Live), shot to death while asleep in his bed by his wife at 49   

1998  Phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49 on this day in history.   

2006  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 on May - 28.   

2007  On May - 28 riyo Mori was crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.   

2014  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt on this day in history.   

2017  On May - 28 swedish film "The Square" directed by Ruben Ostlund wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival   

2017  Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 151 on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history 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  South Korean boy band BTS are the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 with their album "Love Yourself: Tear" on this day in history.   

2018  Coco-Cola launches its first alcoholic drink - Lemon-Do on island of Kyushu, Japan on this day in history.   

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

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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  On this day in history birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)   

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

1660  On this day in history birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)   

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

1259  On this day in history christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies   

1317  On May - 28 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  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  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59