Page 7: Historical Events In May - 28

1959  Monkeys Able & Baker zoom 300 miles (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became first animals retrieved from a space mission on May - 28.   

1959  Bert Collins, cricketer (19 Tests for Aust 1920-26), dies on May - 28.   

1960  "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 95 performances on this day in history.   

1961  Amnesty International is founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) on May - 28.   

1961  Last ever Orient Express from Paris to Bucharest on May - 28.   

1961  On May - 28 last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years)   

1961  On May - 28 amnesty Intl founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)   

1962  Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY on May - 28.   

1962  On May - 28 uS stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day   

1962  Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio on this day in history.   

1963  Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; estimated 22,000 die & 1 million houses destroyed on May - 28.   

1963  On May - 28 jomo Kenyatta becomes first PM of Kenya   

1963  On May - 28 vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer, dies at 60   

1964  On May - 28 dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 9th String quartet   

1964  On May - 28 jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Dehli   

1964  On this day in history palestine National Congress forms the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) in Jerusalem   

1964  On May - 28 unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit   

1964  On this day in history john Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76   

1965  Fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34   

1967  On May - 28 francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip   

1967  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1968  On May - 28 award of United States Presidential Unit Citation to D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for the Battle of Long Tan   

1968  Second assault on Fire Support Base Balmoral, Vietnam on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democratic primary in Oregon   

1969  AC Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid on May - 28.   

1969  On this day in history rhys Williams, actor (Nightmare, Okinawa, Corn is Green), dies at 71   

1970  On May - 28 australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation   

1971  Paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album "Ram" on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history uSSR Mars 3 launched, first spacecraft to soft land on Mars   

1971  On this day in history audie Murphy, actor (Whispering Smiths), dies at 46   

1972  Edward VIII, former King of the United Kingdon, dies on this day in history.   

1972  On May - 28 white House "plumbers" break into Democratic National HQ at Watergate   

1972  On this day in history edward VIII, King of Gr Brit/N Ireld/emperor (India 1936), dies at 77   

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1140  Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207) was born on this day in history.   

1371  On this day in history birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior   

1524  On this day in history birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)   

1577  On May - 28 birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician   

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.   

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.   

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

1089  On this day in history lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

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

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on May - 28.   

1357  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

1534  On May - 28 dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83   

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

1650  On May - 28 gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59