Page 7: Historical Events In April - 28

1976  On April - 28 eugen Roth, writer, dies at 81   

1977  Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets on April - 28.   

1977  Ricardo Cortez, actor/director (Bad Company, Flesh), dies at 87 on April - 28.   

1979  Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer, dies at 86 on April - 28.   

1980  On April - 28 alfred Hitchcock Diedfrom Liver Failure and Heart Problems   

1980  On April - 28 cyrus Vance, Carter's Secretary of State, resigns   

1980  Tommy Caldwell rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1982  E Bowell discovers asteroids #2956 Yeomans & #3253 Gradie on April - 28.   

1982  L G Taff discovers asteroid #3343 Nedzel on April - 28.   

1982  Bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], Dutch singer/actor, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1984  On this day in history glen H Taylor, US senator/VP candidate (1948), dies at 80   

1986  On April - 28 chernobyl, USSR site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster   

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

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

1988  On April - 28 aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; kills stewardess   

1988  NJ Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes on this day in history.   

1989  Olaff J de Landell [JB van Sparwoude], Dutch writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1990  "Chorus Line" closes on Broadway after 6,137 performances (15 yrs) on April - 28.   

1990  On April - 28 jean Blazer Baney, entertainer, dies   

1991  Ken Curtis actor (Gunsmoke), dies at 74 on April - 28.   

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  Francis Bacon, Irish/British abstract painter, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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 April - 28.   

1993  On this day in history jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47   

1995  Andrew Salkey, author editor/broadcaster, dies at 67 on April - 28.   

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

1997  Susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer at 45 on April - 28.   

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  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on April - 28.   

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

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on April - 28.   

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

1089  On April - 28 dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies   

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  Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on April - 28.   

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 April - 28 death of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653)