Page 7: Historical Events In May - 28

1959  On May - 28 monkeys Able & Baker zoom 300 miles (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became first animals retrieved from a space mission   

1959  Bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1963  Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1964  On May - 28 dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 9th String quartet   

1964  On this day in history jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Dehli   

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

1964  On May - 28 unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit   

1964  On this day in history john Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76   

1965  Fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 on May - 28.   

1966  On May - 28 "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34   

1967  Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip on this day in history.   

1967  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 28.   

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  Second assault on Fire Support Base Balmoral, Vietnam on May - 28.   

1968  Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democratic primary in Oregon on May - 28.   

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

1969  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1971  On May - 28 audie Murphy, actor (Whispering Smiths), dies at 46   

1972  Edward VIII, former King of the United Kingdon, dies on this day in history.   

1972  White House "plumbers" break into Democratic National HQ at Watergate on May - 28.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

1582  On May - 28 birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)   

1588  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on May - 28.   

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)   

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

1259  Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies on May - 28.   

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 May - 28.   

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  On May - 28 death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)   

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