Historical Events In March - 28

1949  On this day in history grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59   

1950  On this day in history 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 NYC college becomes 1st to win NCAA & Natl Inv Basketball in same year   

1950  Georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Occupier), dies at 67 on March - 28.   

1952  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button on this day in history.   

1952  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on this day in history.   

1953  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on this day in history.   

1953  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 365 perfs   

1953  James Francis Thorpe, decathelete (Olympic-gold-12), dies at 64 on March - 28.   

1954  On this day in history 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon & Kismet win   

1954  On March - 28 francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69   

1955  Country singer Reba McEntire born this day on March - 28.   

1955  On this day in history new Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park   

1955  On March - 28 nZ cricket all out for 26 v England at Eden Park   

1956  Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, vocalist, dies of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1957  1st National Curling Championship held on March - 28.   

1958  On March - 28 chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53   

1959  On this day in history 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government & installs Panchen Lama   

1959  11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's govt & installs Panchen Lama on March - 28.   

1959  James Neblett, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935), dies on this day in history.   

1960  On March - 28 pope John raises the first Japanese, first African & first Filipino cardinal   

1960  Scotch factory explodes burying 20 firefighters (Glasgow Scotland) on March - 28.   

1960  Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African & 1st Filipino cardinal on March - 28.   

1960  Ian Keith, US actor (Ramses I-10 Commandments), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India   

1962  Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees on this day in history.   

1962  Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history aFL's NY Titan's become the NY Jets   

1963  On March - 28 alec A Templeton, composer/pianist (Alec Templeton Time), dies at 52   

1964  On March - 28 in the Prince William Sound, Alaska a quake measuring 9.2 occurs one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World,   

1964  On March - 28 near Merriman, Nebraska a 5.1 quake is one of the largest historical earthquakes in Nebraska .   

1964  1st pirate radio station near England (Radio Caroline) on this day in history.   

1965  Near the West Coast of Central Chile a 7.3 quake occurs about 400 persons were killed or missing, 350 were injured, and extensive property damage was reported on March - 28.   

1965  Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational on March - 28.   

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1468  On March - 28 birth of charles I, Duke of Savoy   

1472  Fra Bartolomeo, monk, Florentine Renaissance painter was born on this day in history.   

1472  On March - 28 birth of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (d. 1517)   

1483  On this day in history birth of raphael, Urbino Italy, painter (School of Athens)   

1515  On this day in history birth of theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus, Spanish mystic writer/saint   

1522  Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (d. 1557) was born on March - 28.   

1569  On March - 28 birth of ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1622)   

1592  Jan Amos Komensky, [Comenius] Moravian educational reB03281603 Stephan Otto, composer was born on this day in history.   

0193  Death of Publius Helvius Pertinax, Roman Emperor (192-93), assassinated on this day in history.   

0593  On this day in history guntram, French king in Burgundy, dies at about 67   

1072  Death of Ordulf, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.   

1134  On this day in history stefanus Harding, 3rd abbott of Côteaux/saint, dies   

1239  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (b. 1180)   

1285  On March - 28 martinus IV, [Simon de Brion], Pope (1281-85), dies   

1563  Death of Heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (b. 1488) on this day in history.   

1566  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, dies at 79 on this day in history.