Page 7: Historical Events In April - 28

1976  Eugen Roth, writer, dies at 81 on April - 28.   

1977  Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history ricardo Cortez, actor/director (Bad Company, Flesh), dies at 87   

1979  On April - 28 feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer, dies at 86   

1980  Alfred Hitchcock Diedfrom Liver Failure and Heart Problems on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history cyrus Vance, Carter's Secretary of State, resigns   

1980  Tommy Caldwell rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies on April - 28.   

1980  Dee Carroll, [Betty Jean Marsh], actress (Mad Bomber, Split), dies on April - 28.   

1981  On April - 28 mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79   

1981  On this day in history mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79   

1982  E Bowell discovers asteroids #2956 Yeomans & #3253 Gradie on this day in history.   

1982  On April - 28 l G Taff discovers asteroid #3343 Nedzel   

1982  On April - 28 bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], Dutch singer/actor, dies at 66   

1983  Ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies on April - 28.   

1984  Glen H Taylor, US senator/VP candidate (1948), dies at 80 on April - 28.   

1986  Chernobyl, USSR site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster on April - 28.   

1987  On April - 28 ben Linder development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua   

1987  Ben Linder, development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua on April - 28.   

1988  Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; kills stewardess on April - 28.   

1988  On April - 28 nJ Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes   

1989  On this day in history olaff J de Landell [JB van Sparwoude], Dutch writer, dies at 77   

1990  "Chorus Line" closes on Broadway after 6,137 performances (15 yrs) on this day in history.   

1990  Jean Blazer Baney, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1991  On April - 28 ken Curtis actor (Gunsmoke), dies at 74   

1991  Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched on April - 28.   

1991  The birth of Ken Curtis, American actor on April - 28.   

1991  On this day in history floyd B McKissick, US founder (CORE), dies   

1992  On this day in history francis Bacon, Irish/British abstract painter, dies at 82   

1993  SECDEF memo orders Armed Forces to train and assign women on combat aircraft and most combat ships, but not to ground combat positions on this day in history.   

1993  On April - 28 jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47   

1995  Andrew Salkey, author editor/broadcaster, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1996  On April - 28 giles Grangier, film director, dies at 84   

1997  On April - 28 susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer at 45   

2001  On this day in history dennis Tito, a millionaire, becomes the first space tourist.   

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1442  On April - 28 birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598) was born on April - 28.   

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

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

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

1715  Franz Sparry, composer was born on April - 28.   

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1109  Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies on April - 28.   

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

1498  Death of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician on April - 28.   

1533  On this day in history death of nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)   

1710  On April - 28 death of thomas Betterton, English actor   

1716  On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  On this day in history death of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653)