A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on June 28 throughout history.
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Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516...
The coronation of Victoria as queen of the United Kingdom took place on Thursday, 28 June 1838, just over a year after she succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom at the age of 18.
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated by Bosnian-Serb assassin Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, setting off a chain of alliances and events that lead to World War I
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allied Powers.
Tigray Defense Forces retake Tigray's regional capital of Mekelle in Ethiopia's Tigray War. The Ethiopian government declares a unilateral ceasefire to save face but neither side sticks to it. [1]
Amos 'n' Andy is an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City.
Louis Armstrong makes a 78 rpm recording of "West End Blues"
US Open Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Mickey Wright wins her first of four Open titles by five strokes over Louise Suggs; she is the first player to win both the Open and LPGA in the same year
Future US President Harry Truman (35) weds (Elizabeth) " Bess" Wallace (34) in Independence. Missouri, until his death in 1972
Film director David Lean (22) weds his first cousin Isabel Lean
Novelist Kenneth Patchen (22) weds Miriam Patchen in nearby Sharon, Pennsylvania
Academy award-winning actress Sandra Bullock (45) divorces "Monster Garage" host Jesse James (40) due to conflict of personalities after nearly 5 years of marriage
"Spy Kids" actress Alexa Vega (23) divorces film producer Sean Covel (36) due to irreconcilable differences after less than two years of marriage
Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Pope Paul I (Latin: Paulus I; 700 – 28 June 767) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the emerging Papal States from 29 May 757 to his death on 28 June 767.
Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul
Battle of Sarmada - Emir Ilghazi defeats French Crusaders
1st Council of Lyon (13th ecumenical council) opens
Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands
Spanish troops conquer Buren
Peace of Alès: Rights of French huguenots limited
Guadeloupe is an overseas department and region of the French Republic in the Caribbean.
The Battle of Berestechko (28 June – 10 July 1651) was fought between the Cossack Hetmanate and Crimean Khanate against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising.
Fehrbellin is a municipality in Germany, located 60 km NW of Berlin. It had 9,310 inhabitants as of 2005, but has since declined to 8,606 inhabitants in 2012.
Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed
First reported counterfeiting attempt in Boston
Philadelphia ( FIL-ə-DEL-fee-ə), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Charleston, South Carolina repulses British sea attack
Monmouth County () is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country located in the southern cone of South America and with a claimed portion of Antarctica.
Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson proves tomatoes are not poisonous by eating a tomato on the steps of a courthouse in Salem, New Jersey
Gerrit Moll measures the noise of guns
Three missionaries of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society obtain permission from Chief Moshoeshoe (Moshesh) to found a mission station in Basutoland (now Lesotho)
Giselle, originally titled Giselle, ou les Wilis, is a romantic ballet in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam.
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846.
Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) is one of the largest North American social fraternities. The fraternity has 244 active undergraduate chapters and 152 alumni chapters in the United States and Canada and has initiated...
A dog show is an animal show; it is an event where dogs are exhibited. A conformation show, also referred to as a breed show, is a kind of dog show in which a judge, familiar with a specific dog...
Leipzig Observatory discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) Comet d'Arrest
The Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farms took place June 27–28, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War's Peninsula Campaign.
American Civil War: Second Battle of Donaldsonville, Louisiana - Union forces successfully repel Confederate attack on Fort Butler, on the Mississippi River
The Army of the Potomac was the primary field army of the Union army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
Amsterdam typographer strike
U.S. Congress creates federal holidays (New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day), initially applicable only to federal employees
The Freedman's Saving and Trust Company, known as the Freedman's Savings Bank, was a private savings bank chartered by the U.S.
MLB Philadelphia Quakers (later Phillies) win most lopsided shut-out in franchise history, 24-0, over Hoosiers at Seventh Street Ballpark in Indianapolis, Indiana
Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories
Labor Day established as a holiday for US federal employees
The history of El Salvador begins with several distinct groups of Mesoamerican people, especially the Pipil, the Lenca and the Maya.
Marquis C. de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore, Ethiopia
Germany, Italy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire renew their Triple Alliance for six more years
International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages.
Potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam
First flight between Hawaiian islands
Boston Red Sox Carl Mays pitches a complete doubleheader against NY Yankees, winning 1st game, 2-0, losing 2nd game, 4-1 (Polo Grounds, NYC)
The Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann, lit. 'warriors of Ireland') of 1922–1969 was a sub-group of the original pre-1922 Irish Republican Army, characterised as the Anti-Treaty...
MLB Brooklyn Robins blow 7-0 lead, as Phillies win 8-7 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
Test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord's
Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer.
Friedrich Schmiedl attempts rocket mail in Austria (unsuccessful)
First night game in Detroit at the newly built Hamtramck Stadium as the Negro League Detroit Stars take on the KC Monarchs
Adolf Hitler flies to Essen, Germany for the "Night of the Long Knives"
Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673
Mengjiang, also known as Mengkiang, officially the Mengjiang United Autonomous Government, was an autonomous zone of the Wang Jingwei regime in Inner Mongolia.
Spanish pianist José Iturbi and his sister Amparo have their US debut performance as a piano duo, with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Robin Hood Dell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Quiz Kids?" premieres on radio
German and Romanian soldiers kill 11,000 Jews in Kishinev
Col-gen Von Hoth' 6th Pantser enters Voronezj
Polish Provisional government of National Unity set up by Soviets
Enrico de Nicola becomes 1st President of Italy
Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s.
The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
The UN offensive into North Korea was a large-scale offensive in late 1950 by United Nations (UN) forces against North Korean forces during the Korean War. On 27 September near Osan, UN forces coming...
South Carolina ( KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic and Deep South regions of the United States.
Riots break out in Poznan, Poland, 38 die
American swimmer Nancy Ramey sets world record for 100m butterfly in 1:09.6 in Los Angeles, California
Meldrim trestle disaster; freight train derails over Ogeechee River in Georgia causing IPG tanks to explode killing 23
10.40" (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record)
Phils and San Francisco set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 innings tie
Thalidomide drug banned in Netherlands
The president of Peru (Spanish: presidente del Perú), officially the constitutional president of the Republic of Peru (Spanish: presidente constitucional de la República del Perú), is the head of...
Ernie Terrell beats Doug Jones by unanimous points decision over 15 rounds in Houston to retain his WBA heavyweight boxing title
George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars franchise and its fictional universe, the Indiana Jones franchise, and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts,...
Daniel Ellsberg (April 7, 1931 – June 16, 2023) was an American political activist, economist, and United States military analyst.
John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut v WI at Lord's
Around 500 Catholic workers at the Harland and Wolff shipyard are forced to leave their work by Protestant employees as serious rioting continues in Belfast
Fall of earth and rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia)
The South African rugby team beats France 33-18 in Pretoria
Colorado is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico,...
Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and manager, who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the...
Supreme Court orders Cal medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during...
A 1980 transit strike in New York City halted service on the New York City Transit Authority (a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority) for the first time since 1966.
74 government officials die in attack on Islamic Republican Party conference in Tehran, Iran, including Chief Justice Mohammad Beheshti
Greenwich is a town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 63,518. It is the largest town on Connecticut's affluent Gold Coast.
Former member of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeannette Schoon, and her six-year-old daughter, Katryn, are killed by a letter bomb at Lubango, in northern Angola
Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx
Irish population condemns divorce
Boston Red Sox outfielder Don Baylor sets MLB career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 when plunked by Rick Rhoden in 6-2 win overthe New York Yankees
The list of parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty encompasses the states which have signed and ratified or acceded to the international agreement limiting the spread of nuclear weapons. On...
Burharnuddin Rabbani becomes president of Afghanistan
Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most HRs by a catcher
Doctors recommend ligament transplant to Jose Canseco's arm
Dwight Eugene Gooden, nicknamed "Dr. K" and "Doc", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
NBA draft: Maryland power forward Joe Smith first pick by Golden State Warriors
American TV evangelist Robert Schuller (70) attacks a male flight attendant (33), after disputes regarding during a luggage stowage, and cheese [1] [2]
Cuban exile Elián González returns to Cuba following a Supreme Court order.
In South Africa, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the Treatment Action Campaign table a national HIV/AIDS treatment plan in the National Economic, Development and Labour Council
The European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) is a system introduced by the European Economic Community on 1 January 1999 alongside the introduction of a single currency, the euro as part of the...
A final design for Manhattan's Freedom Tower is formally unveiled
The 2006 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2006, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN.
Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th member of the 3000 hit club, going 5 for 5 against the Colorado Rockies
A car bomb, bus bomb, van bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an...
Daniel Gerard O'Toole is a former Canadian television sports anchor who was last employed by TSN.
David Sweat shot and captured near Canadian border. 2nd prisoner to escape maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility June 6
Suicide bombings and gun attacks at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport kill 42 and wound more than 200
Amsterdam elects its first-ever woman mayor Femke Halsema since its first mayor in 1343
3,400 year old Bronze Age palace from the Mittani Empire uncovered on the banks of the Tigris River, due to lack of rainfall dropping the water level in the Mosul Dam reservoir
The NYC Pride March is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ community in New York City.
AirCar, prototype flying car capable of flying 1,000km (600 miles), at height of 8,200ft (2,500m), completes 35 min test flight between Nitra and Bratislava airports in Slovakia
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for grooming and aiding Jeffery Epstein to abuse underage girls [1]
New York Yankees' pitcher Domingo Germán (30) throws a perfect game in 11-0 win over Oakland A’s at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum; it is his first complete game in 7-year MLB career
Seventeen is a South Korean boy band. Formed by Pledis Entertainment, the group consists of thirteen members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan,...
An estimated 140,000 people protest in Belgrade and other Serbian cities, opposing the Serbian government and calling for snap elections and the removal of President Aleksandar Vučić [1]
Paul IV is born
Pierre Laval, French politician, known for french politician, was born on 1883-06-28. Pierre Jean Marie Laval was a French politician.
Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and statesman, known for bangladeshi economist and statesman, was born on 1941-06-28.
Elon Musk businessman and entrepreneur, known for businessman and entrepreneur, was born on 1972-06-28.
Mel Brooks, American filmmaker, actor, comedian, and songwriter, known for american filmmaker, actor, comedian, and songwriter, was born on 1927-06-28.
Kathy Bates, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1949-06-28. Kathleen Doyle Bates is an American actress.
Richard Rodgers, American musician, known for american composer, was born on 1902-06-28.
Nikolay Zimyatov is born
John Elway athlete, known for american football player and executive, was born on 1961-06-28. John Albert Elway Jr.
Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaican athlete, known for jamaican sprinter, was born on 1993-06-28.
P. V. Narasimha Rao is born
David Walker dies
Franz Ferdinand archduke, known for austrian archduke, died on 1914-06-28. Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (Francis Ferdinand, 18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the…
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian scientist and statistician, known for indian scientist and statistician, died on 1972-06-28.
Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Pope Paul I (Latin: Paulus I; 700 – 28 June 767) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the emerging Papal States from 29 May 757 to his death on 28 June 767.
Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul
Battle of Sarmada - Emir Ilghazi defeats French Crusaders
1st Council of Lyon (13th ecumenical council) opens
Paul IV is born
Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands
Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516...
Spanish troops conquer Buren
Peace of Alès: Rights of French huguenots limited
Guadeloupe is an overseas department and region of the French Republic in the Caribbean.
The Battle of Berestechko (28 June – 10 July 1651) was fought between the Cossack Hetmanate and Crimean Khanate against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as a part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising.
Fehrbellin is a municipality in Germany, located 60 km NW of Berlin. It had 9,310 inhabitants as of 2005, but has since declined to 8,606 inhabitants in 2012.
Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed
First reported counterfeiting attempt in Boston
Philadelphia ( FIL-ə-DEL-fee-ə), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Charleston, South Carolina repulses British sea attack
Monmouth County () is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country located in the southern cone of South America and with a claimed portion of Antarctica.
Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson proves tomatoes are not poisonous by eating a tomato on the steps of a courthouse in Salem, New Jersey
David Walker dies
Gerrit Moll measures the noise of guns
Three missionaries of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society obtain permission from Chief Moshoeshoe (Moshesh) to found a mission station in Basutoland (now Lesotho)
The coronation of Victoria as queen of the United Kingdom took place on Thursday, 28 June 1838, just over a year after she succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom at the age of 18.
Giselle, originally titled Giselle, ou les Wilis, is a romantic ballet in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam.
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846.
Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) is one of the largest North American social fraternities. The fraternity has 244 active undergraduate chapters and 152 alumni chapters in the United States and Canada and has initiated...
A dog show is an animal show; it is an event where dogs are exhibited. A conformation show, also referred to as a breed show, is a kind of dog show in which a judge, familiar with a specific dog...
Leipzig Observatory discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) Comet d'Arrest
The Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farms took place June 27–28, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War's Peninsula Campaign.
American Civil War: Second Battle of Donaldsonville, Louisiana - Union forces successfully repel Confederate attack on Fort Butler, on the Mississippi River
The Army of the Potomac was the primary field army of the Union army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
Amsterdam typographer strike
U.S. Congress creates federal holidays (New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day), initially applicable only to federal employees
The Freedman's Saving and Trust Company, known as the Freedman's Savings Bank, was a private savings bank chartered by the U.S.
Pierre Laval, French politician, known for french politician, was born on 1883-06-28. Pierre Jean Marie Laval was a French politician.
MLB Philadelphia Quakers (later Phillies) win most lopsided shut-out in franchise history, 24-0, over Hoosiers at Seventh Street Ballpark in Indianapolis, Indiana
Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories
Labor Day established as a holiday for US federal employees
The history of El Salvador begins with several distinct groups of Mesoamerican people, especially the Pipil, the Lenca and the Maya.
Marquis C. de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore, Ethiopia
Germany, Italy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire renew their Triple Alliance for six more years
Richard Rodgers, American musician, known for american composer, was born on 1902-06-28.
International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages.
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated by Bosnian-Serb assassin Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, setting off a chain of alliances and events that lead to World War I
Franz Ferdinand archduke, known for austrian archduke, died on 1914-06-28. Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (Francis Ferdinand, 18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the…
Potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam
First flight between Hawaiian islands
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allied Powers.
Future US President Harry Truman (35) weds (Elizabeth) " Bess" Wallace (34) in Independence. Missouri, until his death in 1972
Boston Red Sox Carl Mays pitches a complete doubleheader against NY Yankees, winning 1st game, 2-0, losing 2nd game, 4-1 (Polo Grounds, NYC)
P. V. Narasimha Rao is born
The Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann, lit. 'warriors of Ireland') of 1922–1969 was a sub-group of the original pre-1922 Irish Republican Army, characterised as the Anti-Treaty...
MLB Brooklyn Robins blow 7-0 lead, as Phillies win 8-7 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
Test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord's
Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer.
Mel Brooks, American filmmaker, actor, comedian, and songwriter, known for american filmmaker, actor, comedian, and songwriter, was born on 1927-06-28.
Louis Armstrong makes a 78 rpm recording of "West End Blues"
Friedrich Schmiedl attempts rocket mail in Austria (unsuccessful)
Film director David Lean (22) weds his first cousin Isabel Lean
First night game in Detroit at the newly built Hamtramck Stadium as the Negro League Detroit Stars take on the KC Monarchs
Novelist Kenneth Patchen (22) weds Miriam Patchen in nearby Sharon, Pennsylvania
Adolf Hitler flies to Essen, Germany for the "Night of the Long Knives"
Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673
Mengjiang, also known as Mengkiang, officially the Mengjiang United Autonomous Government, was an autonomous zone of the Wang Jingwei regime in Inner Mongolia.
Spanish pianist José Iturbi and his sister Amparo have their US debut performance as a piano duo, with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Robin Hood Dell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Quiz Kids?" premieres on radio
German and Romanian soldiers kill 11,000 Jews in Kishinev
Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and statesman, known for bangladeshi economist and statesman, was born on 1941-06-28.
Col-gen Von Hoth' 6th Pantser enters Voronezj
Polish Provisional government of National Unity set up by Soviets
Enrico de Nicola becomes 1st President of Italy
Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s.
The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
Kathy Bates, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1949-06-28. Kathleen Doyle Bates is an American actress.
The UN offensive into North Korea was a large-scale offensive in late 1950 by United Nations (UN) forces against North Korean forces during the Korean War. On 27 September near Osan, UN forces coming...
Amos 'n' Andy is an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City.
South Carolina ( KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic and Deep South regions of the United States.
Riots break out in Poznan, Poland, 38 die
Nikolay Zimyatov is born
US Open Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Mickey Wright wins her first of four Open titles by five strokes over Louise Suggs; she is the first player to win both the Open and LPGA in the same year
American swimmer Nancy Ramey sets world record for 100m butterfly in 1:09.6 in Los Angeles, California
Meldrim trestle disaster; freight train derails over Ogeechee River in Georgia causing IPG tanks to explode killing 23
10.40" (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record)
Phils and San Francisco set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 innings tie
John Elway athlete, known for american football player and executive, was born on 1961-06-28. John Albert Elway Jr.
Thalidomide drug banned in Netherlands
The president of Peru (Spanish: presidente del Perú), officially the constitutional president of the Republic of Peru (Spanish: presidente constitucional de la República del Perú), is the head of...
Ernie Terrell beats Doug Jones by unanimous points decision over 15 rounds in Houston to retain his WBA heavyweight boxing title
George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars franchise and its fictional universe, the Indiana Jones franchise, and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts,...
Daniel Ellsberg (April 7, 1931 – June 16, 2023) was an American political activist, economist, and United States military analyst.
John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut v WI at Lord's
Around 500 Catholic workers at the Harland and Wolff shipyard are forced to leave their work by Protestant employees as serious rioting continues in Belfast
Elon Musk businessman and entrepreneur, known for businessman and entrepreneur, was born on 1972-06-28.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian scientist and statistician, known for indian scientist and statistician, died on 1972-06-28.
Fall of earth and rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia)
The South African rugby team beats France 33-18 in Pretoria
Colorado is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico,...
Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and manager, who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the...
Supreme Court orders Cal medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during...
A 1980 transit strike in New York City halted service on the New York City Transit Authority (a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority) for the first time since 1966.
74 government officials die in attack on Islamic Republican Party conference in Tehran, Iran, including Chief Justice Mohammad Beheshti
Greenwich is a town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 63,518. It is the largest town on Connecticut's affluent Gold Coast.
Former member of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeannette Schoon, and her six-year-old daughter, Katryn, are killed by a letter bomb at Lubango, in northern Angola
Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx
Irish population condemns divorce
Boston Red Sox outfielder Don Baylor sets MLB career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 when plunked by Rick Rhoden in 6-2 win overthe New York Yankees
The list of parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty encompasses the states which have signed and ratified or acceded to the international agreement limiting the spread of nuclear weapons. On...
Burharnuddin Rabbani becomes president of Afghanistan
Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most HRs by a catcher
Doctors recommend ligament transplant to Jose Canseco's arm
Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaican athlete, known for jamaican sprinter, was born on 1993-06-28.
Dwight Eugene Gooden, nicknamed "Dr. K" and "Doc", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
NBA draft: Maryland power forward Joe Smith first pick by Golden State Warriors
American TV evangelist Robert Schuller (70) attacks a male flight attendant (33), after disputes regarding during a luggage stowage, and cheese [1] [2]
Cuban exile Elián González returns to Cuba following a Supreme Court order.
In South Africa, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the Treatment Action Campaign table a national HIV/AIDS treatment plan in the National Economic, Development and Labour Council
The European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) is a system introduced by the European Economic Community on 1 January 1999 alongside the introduction of a single currency, the euro as part of the...
A final design for Manhattan's Freedom Tower is formally unveiled
The 2006 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2006, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN.
Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th member of the 3000 hit club, going 5 for 5 against the Colorado Rockies
Academy award-winning actress Sandra Bullock (45) divorces "Monster Garage" host Jesse James (40) due to conflict of personalities after nearly 5 years of marriage
"Spy Kids" actress Alexa Vega (23) divorces film producer Sean Covel (36) due to irreconcilable differences after less than two years of marriage
A car bomb, bus bomb, van bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an...
Daniel Gerard O'Toole is a former Canadian television sports anchor who was last employed by TSN.
David Sweat shot and captured near Canadian border. 2nd prisoner to escape maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility June 6
Suicide bombings and gun attacks at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport kill 42 and wound more than 200
Amsterdam elects its first-ever woman mayor Femke Halsema since its first mayor in 1343
3,400 year old Bronze Age palace from the Mittani Empire uncovered on the banks of the Tigris River, due to lack of rainfall dropping the water level in the Mosul Dam reservoir
The NYC Pride March is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ community in New York City.
Tigray Defense Forces retake Tigray's regional capital of Mekelle in Ethiopia's Tigray War. The Ethiopian government declares a unilateral ceasefire to save face but neither side sticks to it. [1]
AirCar, prototype flying car capable of flying 1,000km (600 miles), at height of 8,200ft (2,500m), completes 35 min test flight between Nitra and Bratislava airports in Slovakia
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for grooming and aiding Jeffery Epstein to abuse underage girls [1]
New York Yankees' pitcher Domingo Germán (30) throws a perfect game in 11-0 win over Oakland A’s at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum; it is his first complete game in 7-year MLB career
Seventeen is a South Korean boy band. Formed by Pledis Entertainment, the group consists of thirteen members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan,...
An estimated 140,000 people protest in Belgrade and other Serbian cities, opposing the Serbian government and calling for snap elections and the removal of President Aleksandar Vučić [1]