Historical Events In May - 28

1959  Monkeys Able & Baker zoom 300 miles (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became first animals retrieved from a space mission on this day in history.   

1959  On May - 28 bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies   

1960  "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 95 performances on this day in history.   

1961  Amnesty International is founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) on May - 28.   

1961  Last ever Orient Express from Paris to Bucharest on May - 28.   

1961  Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years) on May - 28.   

1961  Amnesty Intl founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) on May - 28.   

1962  On May - 28 suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY   

1962  On May - 28 uS stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day   

1962  On May - 28 wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio   

1963  Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; estimated 22,000 die & 1 million houses destroyed on May - 28.   

1963  Jomo Kenyatta becomes first PM of Kenya on May - 28.   

1963  On this day in history vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer, dies at 60   

1964  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 9th String quartet   

1964  Jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Dehli on this day in history.   

1964  Palestine National Congress forms the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) in Jerusalem on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit   

1964  John Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76 on May - 28.   

1965  Fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34   

1967  On May - 28 francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip   

1967  On May - 28 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1968  On this day in history award of United States Presidential Unit Citation to D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for the Battle of Long Tan   

1968  On this day in history second assault on Fire Support Base Balmoral, Vietnam   

1968  On May - 28 senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democratic primary in Oregon   

1969  AC Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid on this day in history.   

1969  On May - 28 rhys Williams, actor (Nightmare, Okinawa, Corn is Green), dies at 71   

1970  Australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation on May - 28.   

1971  On this day in history paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album "Ram"   

1971  USSR Mars 3 launched, first spacecraft to soft land on Mars on May - 28.   

1971  On this day in history audie Murphy, actor (Whispering Smiths), dies at 46   

1972  Edward VIII, former King of the United Kingdon, dies on May - 28.   

1972  White House "plumbers" break into Democratic National HQ at Watergate on this day in history.   

1972  Edward VIII, King of Gr Brit/N Ireld/emperor (India 1936), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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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 May - 28.   

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on May - 28.   

1577  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 28 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 this day in history lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

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

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  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on this day in history.   

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