Historical Events In May - 28

1990  Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV on May - 28.   

1990  Eugenia Charles' Dom'n Freedom Party wins election in Dominica on May - 28.   

1990  Longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5 hours 12 minutes 33 seconds (Channel Islands) on May - 28.   

1990  On this day in history giorgio Manganelli, writer, dies at 67   

1991  On this day in history ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa   

1991  Brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1993  On May - 28 polish Government of Suchocka falls   

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  On May - 28 julius Boros, pro golfer (US Open 1952), dies of heart attack at 74   

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 this day in history southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941   

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  On this day in history bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis   

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

1997  On May - 28 tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28   

1997  Wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mount Everest for 3rd time on May - 28.   

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  Phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history riyo Mori was crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.   

2014  On this day in history abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt   

2017  Swedish film "The Square" directed by Ruben Ostlund wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 151   

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

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

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 this day in history 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  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on May - 28.   

1577  On May - 28 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 May - 28.   

1660  George I, King of England (1714-27) was born on May - 28.   

1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1259  On May - 28 christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies   

1317  On May - 28 guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63   

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

1521  On May - 28 willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62   

1534  Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)   

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.