Page 6: Historical Events In April - 28

1958  Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on April - 28.   

1958  Vice Pres Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America on April - 28.   

1958  Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on April - 28.   

1959  On April - 28 kLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1960  "Christine" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87   

1961  Lt Col Gueorgui Mossolov takes E-66A to 34,714 m altitude on April - 28.   

1962  Naval forces capture Forts Jackson and St. Philip, LA on April - 28.   

1963  Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship on April - 28.   

1964  On April - 28 japan joins OECO   

1965  Barbra Striesand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS on this day in history.   

1965  Dominican Republic intervention began on this day in history.   

1965  US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966 on April - 28.   

1965  On April - 28 barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS   

1965  Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer (Character), dies at 80 on April - 28.   

1966  20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3 on April - 28.   

1966  Ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at 77 on April - 28.   

1967  Expo 67 opens in Montreal on April - 28.   

1967  Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title on April - 28.   

1968  On this day in history 11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old   

1968  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2422 Perovskaya on April - 28.   

1969  Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France on this day in history.   

1969  General de Gaulle resigns as President of France on April - 28.   

1969  Johannes Rontgen, composer, dies at 70 on April - 28.   

1970  On April - 28 ed Begley actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69   

1970  On April - 28 ed Begley, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69   

1971  On April - 28 samuel Lee Gravely Jr becomes first black admiral in US Navy   

1971  On April - 28 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2093 Genichesk   

1972  The courts awarded the Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because the winner was given drugs before the race on April - 28.   

1973  Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at 62 on April - 28.   

1974  Last Americans evacuated from Saigon on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history paul Page, actor (Girl from Havanna, Moth), dies at 70   

1975  On this day in history john Lennon appears on "Tonight" & Ringo on "Smother Brothers"   

1975  On this day in history jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 48   

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1442  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) was born on April - 28.   

1545  On this day in history birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)   

1592  On April - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral   

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on April - 28.   

1686  On this day in history birth of michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)   

1715  On this day in history birth of franz Sparry, composer   

1748  On April - 28 birth of lorenz Justinian Ott, composer   

1750  On this day in history birth of paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer   

1089  Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies on this day in history.   

1109  On this day in history hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies   

1192  On April - 28 death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

1498  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician   

1533  Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on this day in history.   

1710  Death of Thomas Betterton, English actor on April - 28.   

1716  On April - 28 death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on this day in history.