Page 9: Historical Events In May - 28

1990  Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  Giorgio Manganelli, writer, dies at 67 on May - 28.   

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

1991  Brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies on May - 28.   

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

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

1993  On May - 28 200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror   

1993  Polish Government of Suchocka falls on May - 28.   

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

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

1994  Julius Boros, pro golfer (US Open 1952), dies of heart attack at 74 on this day in history.   

1995  An earthquake hits the Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people on this day in history.   

1995  Earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history 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 this day in history john "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70   

1997  On this day in history bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis   

1997  On May - 28 linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight   

1997  Tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28 on May - 28.   

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

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

1998  Phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49 on May - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

2017  On May - 28 floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 151   

2017  On this day in history indianapolis 500: Takuma Sato wins in 3:13:03.3584   

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

2018  On May - 28 south Korean boy band BTS are the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 with their album "Love Yourself: Tear"   

2018  Coco-Cola launches its first alcoholic drink - Lemon-Do on island of Kyushu, Japan on May - 28.   

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  On this day in history 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 May - 28 birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician   

1582  On this day in history birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)   

1588  On May - 28 birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)   

1641  On this day in history birth of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)   

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

1089  On May - 28 lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

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

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

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on May - 28.