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 this day in history.   

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

1961  On this day in history amnesty International is founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)   

1961  On May - 28 last ever Orient Express from Paris to Bucharest   

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

1961  Amnesty Intl founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) on this day in history.   

1962  Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY on this day in history.   

1962  US stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day on May - 28.   

1962  Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio on May - 28.   

1963  On this day in history cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; estimated 22,000 die & 1 million houses destroyed   

1963  Jomo Kenyatta becomes first PM of Kenya on May - 28.   

1963  On this day in history vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, composer, dies at 60   

1964  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 9th String quartet   

1964  On May - 28 jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Dehli   

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

1964  On this day in history unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit   

1964  John Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1965  Fire & explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 on May - 28.   

1966  "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 on May - 28.   

1967  Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip on May - 28.   

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

1968  Award of United States Presidential Unit Citation to D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for the Battle of Long Tan on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history second assault on Fire Support Base Balmoral, Vietnam   

1968  On May - 28 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  USSR Mars 3 launched, first spacecraft to soft land on Mars on this day in history.   

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  Edward VIII, King of Gr Brit/N Ireld/emperor (India 1936), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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1140  On this day in history birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)   

1371  On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior   

1524  On May - 28 birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)   

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

1582  On May - 28 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 May - 28 birth of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)   

1660  On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)   

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

1259  On May - 28 christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies   

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 May - 28.   

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on this day in history.   

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.