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What happened on June 28
On June 28 history recorded 61 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 106 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 61events
- 160births
- 106deaths
- 12observances
Highlights
Highlights
572Alboin, the king of the Lombards, was assassinated in Verona in a coup d'état instigated by the Byzantines.
Alboin was king of the Lombards from about 560 until 572. During his reign the Lombards ended their migrations by settling in Italy, the northern part of which Alboin conquered between 569 and 572. He had a lasting effect on Italy and the Pannonian Basin; in t
1461Edward IV was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until he died in 1483. A member of the House of York, he was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkis
1776American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot for
June 28
On this day
XI century
- 1098
1098Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch.
XIV century
XV century
XVI century
XVII century
XVIII century
- 1745
1745A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style). - 1776
1776American Revolution: Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five present the draft of the United States Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress, which orders it to "lie on the table" for further edits by the assembly. - 1776
1776American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day. - 1776
1776American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition. - 1778
1778American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness. - 1797
1797French troops disembark in Corfu, beginning the French rule in the Ionian Islands.
XIX century
- 1807
1807Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals. - 1838
1838Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. - 1841
1841The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier. - 1855
1855Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America. - 1859
1859The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. - 1865
1865The Army of the Potomac is disbanded. - 1870
1870The US Congress establishes the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). - 1880
1880Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan. - 1881
1881The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed. - 1882
1882The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone. - 1894
1894Labor Day becomes an official US holiday. - 1895
1895The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis's claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent." - 1896
1896An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
XX century
- 1902
1902The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal. - 1904
1904The SS Norge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270 mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking. - 1911
1911The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt. - 1914
1914Causes of World War I: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, beginning the July Crisis and providing the casus belli of World War I. - 1917
1917World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers. - 1919
1919The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I. - 1921
1921Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter as the Vidovdan Constitution. - 1922
1922The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces. - 1926
1926Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies. - 1936
1936The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China. - 1940
1940Romania cedes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum. - 1942
1942World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue. - 1945
1945Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day. - 1948
1948Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform. - 1948
1948Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era. - 1950
1950Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre. - 1950
1950Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day. - 1950
1950Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre. - 1956
1956In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe. - 1964
1964Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity. - 1969
1969Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. - 1973
1973Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time. - 1976
1976The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. - 1978
1978The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, bars quota systems in college admissions. - 1981
1981A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. - 1982
1982Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. - 1987
1987For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bomb the Iranian town of Sardasht. - 1989
1989On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle. - 1997
1997Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.
XXI century
- 2001
2001Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial. - 2004
2004Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation. - 2009
2009Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. - 2012
2012The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius. - 2016
2016A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others.
Best known
Born on June 28
1930William C. Campbell (scientist)
Irish-American microbiologist and Nobel laureate in medicine (born 1930)
1930Itamar Franco
President of Brazil from 1992 to 1995
1930Jack Gold
British film and television director
1931Hans Alfredson
Swedish actor
1931Junior Johnson
American racing driver
1932Pat Morita
American actor and comedian
Best known
Died on June 28
202Yuan Shao
Han dynasty warlord (died 202)
548Theodora (wife of Justinian I)
Roman empress from 527 to 548
572Alboin
King of the Lombards from c. 560 to 572
1175Andrey Bogolyubsky
Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1157 to 1174
1189Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony
Duchess of Saxony and Bavaria from 1168 to 1180
1194Emperor Xiaozong of Song
Chinese Song dynasty emperor from 1162 to 1189
Holidays and observances
- International LGBTQ Pride Day, marking the anniversary of Stonewall riots.
- Christian feast day: Basilides and Potamiana
- Christian feast day: Irenaeus of Lyon (Western Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Heimerad
- Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Pia Mastena
- Christian feast day: Paulus I
- Christian feast day: Vincenza Gerosa
- Christian feast day: June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Constitution Day (Ukraine)
- Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland)
- Vidovdan, celebrating St. Vitus and an important day in Serbian history. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Tau Day
Frequently asked questions
What happened on June 28?
61 documented historical events happened on June 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Alboin, the king of the Lombards, was assassinated in Verona in a coup d'état instigated by the Byzantines. On the same day, in another year: Edward IV was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on June 28?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on June 28, including William C. Campbell (scientist), Itamar Franco, Jack Gold. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on June 28?
106 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 28, including Yuan Shao, Theodora (wife of Justinian I), Alboin. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on June 28?
12 observances are celebrated on June 28 around the world: International LGBTQ Pride Day, marking the anniversary of Stonewall riots., Christian feast day: Basilides and Potamiana, Christian feast day: Irenaeus of Lyon (Western Christianity), Christian feast day: Heimerad, Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Pia Mastena, Christian feast day: Paulus I. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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