Page 9: Historical Events In May - 28

1990  Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1990  Eugenia Charles' Dom'n Freedom Party wins election in Dominica on May - 28.   

1990  Longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5 hours 12 minutes 33 seconds (Channel Islands) on May - 28.   

1990  Giorgio Manganelli, writer, dies at 67 on May - 28.   

1991  On this day in history ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa   

1991  On this day in history brigitte B Fischer, writer, dies   

1992  65th National Spelling Bee Amanda Goad wins spelling lyceum on May - 28.   

1992  65th National Spelling Bee: Amanda Goad wins spelling lyceum on this day in history.   

1993  200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror on May - 28.   

1993  Polish Government of Suchocka falls on May - 28.   

1993  Charles Barnett, cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies on May - 28.   

1994  On this day in history "Cafe American" last airs on NBC-TV   

1994  Julius Boros, pro golfer (US Open 1952), dies of heart attack at 74 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history an earthquake hits the Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people   

1995  Earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people on May - 28.   

1995  On this day in history southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941   

1995  Daniela Rocca, actress (Battle of Austerlitz), dies at 57 on May - 28.   

1996  John "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1997  Bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis on this day in history.   

1997  On May - 28 linda Finch completes Amelia Earhart attempted around-the-world flight   

1997  On this day in history tornado in Jarrell TX kills at least 28   

1997  On May - 28 wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mount Everest for 3rd time   

1998  Phil Hartman actor/comedian (NewsRadio, Saturday Night Live), shot to death while asleep in his bed by his wife at 49 on this day in history.   

1998  Phil Hartman, comedian and actor, dies at age 49 on this day in history.   

2006  President Alvaro Uribe Velez is re-elected in Colombia for a second term. He becomes the first president in over a century to serve consecutive terms on this day in history.   

2007  Riyo Mori was crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City on May - 28.   

2014  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is elected President of Egypt on May - 28.   

2017  On this day in history swedish film "The Square" directed by Ruben Ostlund wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival   

2017  On May - 28 floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 151   

2017  Indianapolis 500: Takuma Sato wins in 3:13:03.3584 on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro d’Italia in Milan, 1st Dutchman to win   

2018  On May - 28 south Korean boy band BTS are the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 with their album "Love Yourself: Tear"   

2018  On May - 28 coco-Cola launches its first alcoholic drink - Lemon-Do on island of Kyushu, Japan   

2018  One million French smokers quit in one year after anti-smoking measures introduced according to Public Health France on May - 28.   

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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  Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574) was born on May - 28.   

1577  Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician was born on May - 28.   

1582  William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on May - 28.   

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

1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

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

1317  On this day in history guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63   

1357  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on May - 28.   

1521  On May - 28 willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62   

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

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on May - 28.   

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on May - 28.