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| Birthday May 28, 1660 George I, king of England (1714-27) |
| Birthday May 28, 1738 Dr Joseph Guillotin, guess what he invented |
| Birthday May 28, 1759 William Pitt the Younger, (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06) |
| Birthday May 28, 1807 Louis Agassiz, Swiss naturalist, geologist, teacher |
| Birthday May 28, 1888 Jim Thorpe, chosen greatest U.S. athlete of the 1st half century |
| Birthday May 28, 1906 Phil Regan, singer |
| Birthday May 28, 1908 Ian Fleming, gave James Bond a job (Goldfinger, Dr. No) |
| Birthday May 28, 1912 Patrick White, Australian novelist (Happy Valley) (Nobel 1973) |
| Birthday May 28, 1923 Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian film star, politician |
| Birthday May 28, 1931 Caroll Baker, in Pennsylvania |
| Birthday May 28, 1934 Dionne quintuplets, (Annette, Cecile, milie, Marie, Yvonne) |
| Birthday May 28, 1944 Gladys Knight, in Atlanta Ga |
| Birthday May 28, 1946 Madeline LeRouix, in Wyoming |
| Birthday May 28, 1947 Sondra Locke, in Shellyville Tennessee |
| History May 28, 0585 BC Thales Miletus predicts solar eclispe Persian-Lydian battle ends |
| History May 28, 1530 Hernando de Soto lands in Fla |
| History May 28, 1664 1st Baptist Church organized in Boston |
| History May 28, 1754 Lieutenant Colonel George Washington begins the Seven Years' War |
| History May 28, 1754 First blood of the French and Indian War |
| History May 28, 1754 British soldier George Washington experiences combat for first time |
| History May 28, 1774 1st Continental Congress convened in Virginia |
| History May 28, 1863 African-American regiment departs for combat |
| History May 28, 1902 The Virginian is published |
| History May 28, 1918 U.S. troops score victory at Cantigny |
| History May 28, 1926 US Customs Court created by Congress |
| History May 28, 1929 1st all color talking picture "On With The Show" exhibited - NYC |
| History May 28, 1935 Tortilla Flat is published |
| History May 28, 1937 Volkswagen is founded |
| History May 28, 1940 Belgium surrenders unconditionally |
| History May 28, 1946 1st night game at Yankee stadium |
| History May 28, 1953 Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor - "Melody" |
| History May 28, 1957 Baseball owners allow Dodgers and Giants to move |
| History May 28, 1959 Monkeys Able & Baker zoom 300 miles into space on Jupiter missle |
| History May 28, 1961 Amnesty Intl founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) |
| History May 28, 1965 Mine explosion kills hundreds in India |
| History May 28, 1969 U.S. troops abandon Hamburger Hill |
| History May 28, 1971 USSR Mars 3 launched 1st spacecraft to soft land on Mars |
| History May 28, 1983 Irene Cara has a #1 pop hit with the Flashdance theme |
| History May 28, 1986 The decision in a well-known securities fraud case is upheld |
| History May 28, 1987 Matthias Rust lands his plane in Red Square |
| History May 28, 1991 Ethiopian capital falls to rebels |
| History May 28, 1998 Comic Phil Hartman killed by wife |
| History May 28, 2014 Author Maya Angelou dies |