Page 9: Historical Events In May - 28

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

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

1991  Ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 28 brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies   

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

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

1993  200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history polish Government of Suchocka falls   

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

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

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

1995  On May - 28 an earthquake hits the Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people   

1995  On May - 28 earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people   

1995  On May - 28 southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941   

1995  Daniela Rocca, actress (Battle of Austerlitz), dies at 57 on May - 28.   

1996  On May - 28 john "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70   

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

1997  Linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight on May - 28.   

1997  Tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28 on this day in history.   

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

1998  Phil Hartman actor/comedian (NewsRadio, Saturday Night Live), shot to death while asleep in his bed by his wife at 49 on May - 28.   

1998  On May - 28 phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49   

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  On May - 28 abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt   

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 May - 28.   

2017  On May - 28 indianapolis 500: Takuma Sato wins in 3:13:03.3584   

2017  On May - 28 tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro d’Italia in Milan, 1st Dutchman to win   

2018  On this day in history 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  On May - 28 one million French smokers quit in one year after anti-smoking measures introduced according to Public Health France   

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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 this day in history.   

1524  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On May - 28 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  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 this day in history.   

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on this day in history.   

1089  On this day in history lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

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

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

1357  On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66   

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