Historical Events on March 28, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on March 28th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Massive protests are mounted against France's First Employment Contract law, meant to reduce youth unemployment. |
| 2005 | An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915-1,314 people dead and 340-1,146 injured. |
| 2003 | In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier. |
| 1999 | Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica. |
| 1994 | In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters. |
| 1990 | United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. |
| 1979 | A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. |
| 1979 | The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by 1 vote, precipitating a general election. |
| 1978 | The US Supreme Court hands down 5-3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity. |
| 1970 | An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260. |
| 1969 | Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. |
| 1968 | Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. |
| 1959 | The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet. |
| 1951 | First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Viỿt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp. |
| 1946 | Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power. |
| 1942 | World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes. |
| 1941 | World War II: Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina. |
| 1939 | Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege. |
| 1933 | The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board. |
| 1920 | Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states. |
| 1910 | Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France. |
| 1883 | Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc. |
| 1871 | The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris. |
| 1862 | American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26. |
| 1860 | First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins. |
| 1854 | Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia. |
| 1842 | First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Otto Nicolai. |
| 1814 | War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength. |
| 1809 | Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín. |
| 1802 | Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered. |
| 1801 | Treaty of Florence is signed, ending the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples. |
| 1795 | Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia. |
| 1794 | Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau. |
| 1776 | Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco. |
| 1737 | The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi. |
| 1566 | The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. |
| 364 | Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor. |
| 193 | After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax, his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Didius Julianus. |
| 37 | Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate. |
Famous People Born on March 28
Here is a random list who born on March 28. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Elizabeth Bainbridge, English soprano |
| 1942 | Conrad Schumann, East German border guard (d. 1998) |
| 1881 | Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (d. 1918) |
| 1988 | Lacey Turner, English actress |
| 1978 | Nathan Cayless, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1806 | Thomas Hare, English lawyer and political scientist (d. 1891) |
| 1917 | Claude Bertrand, Canadian neurosurgeon and scholar (d. 2014) |
| 1750 | Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan general and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 1816) |
| 1952 | Tony Brise, English race car driver (d. 1975) |
| 1997 | Annabelle Davis, English actress |
Famous People Deaths On March 28
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on March 28. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 2010 | June Havoc, American actress, dancer, and director (b. 1912) |
| 2015 | Gene Saks, American actor and director (b. 1921) |
| 1984 | Carmen Dragon, American conductor and composer (b. 1914) |
| 1941 | Marcus Hurley, American basketball player and cyclist (b. 1883) |
| 2011 | Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress (b. 1917) |
| 1963 | Antonius Bouwens, Dutch target shooter (b. 1876) |
| 1941 | Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian police officer (b. 1877) |
| 1974 | Françoise Rosay, French actress (b. 1891) |
| 1987 | Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (b. 1905) |
| 2012 | Harry Crews, American novelist, playwright, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1935) |
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