Historical Events In May - 28

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

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  On May - 28 ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa  

1991  On this day in history brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies  

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

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

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

1993  Polish Government of Suchocka falls on this day in history.  

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

1994  "Cafe American" last airs on NBC-TV on May - 28.  

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

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

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

1995  Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941 on May - 28.  

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 May - 28.  

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

1997  Linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight on this day in history.  

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

1998  On this day in history phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49  

2006  On May - 28 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 May - 28 swedish film "The Square" directed by Ruben Ostlund wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival  

2017  On May - 28 floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 151  

2017  Indianapolis 500: Takuma Sato wins in 3:13:03.3584 on May - 28.  

2017  On this day in history tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro d’Italia in Milan, 1st Dutchman to win  

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  On May - 28 coco-Cola launches its first alcoholic drink - Lemon-Do on island of Kyushu, Japan  

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

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

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 May - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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