April, 28th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Thursday 28, 2005:
The Patent Law Treaty goes into effect.

Monday 28, 2003:
Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store launches, selling 1 million songs in its first week.

Saturday 28, 2001:
Millionnaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.

Monday 28, 1997:
The 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention goes into effect. Russia, Iraq and North Korea were notable nations who had not ratified the treaty.

Sunday 28, 1996:
Port Arthur massacre: Martin Bryant kills 35 people and wounds another 18 in Tasmania, Australia.

Thursday 28, 1994:
Former Central Intelligence Agency official Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia.

Saturday 28, 1990:
After 6,237 performances, the Broadway musical A Chorus Line closes.

Thursday 28, 1988:
Near Maui, Hawaii, a flight attendant is sucked out of Aloha Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when an upper part of the plane's cabin area rips off in mid-flight. Metal fatigue is later found to be the cause of the failure.

Tuesday 28, 1987:
U.S. engineer Ben Linder is killed in an ambush by US-funded Contras in northern Nicaragua.

Friday 28, 1978:
President of Afghanistan Mohammed Daoud Khan is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.

Thursday 28, 1977:
1977 - The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure is signed.

Tuesday 28, 1970:
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.

Monday 28, 1969:
Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.

Friday 28, 1967:
1967 - Expo 67 opens in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Wednesday 28, 1965:
United States troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate U.S. citizens.

Monday 28, 1952:
Occupied Japan: The United States occupation of Japan ends.

Monday 28, 1947:
Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to prove that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.

Saturday 28, 1945:
Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are executed by members of the Italian resistance movement.

Thursday 28, 1932:
A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans.

Monday 28, 1930:
The first night game in organized baseball history takes place in Independence, Kansas.

Wednesday 28, 1920:
Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.

Monday 28, 1862:
American Civil War: Admiral David Farragut captures New Orleans, Louisiana.

Thursday 28, 1796:
The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, the King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.

Tuesday 28, 1789:
Mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew sets sail for Pitcairn Island.

Monday 28, 1788:
Maryland becomes the 7th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

Monday 28, 1253:
Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/28-april/on-this-day.html


People born on April 28

1981:
Jessica Alba, American actress (b: April 28, 1981) (Biography of Jessica Alba)

1980:
Russell Morris, Australian Settlement Agent (b: April 28, 1980) (Biography of Russell Morris)

1979:
Jorge Garcia, American actor (b: April 28, 1979) (Biography of Jorge Garcia)

1978:
Scott Oakland, British post-modernist (b: April 28, 1978) (Biography of Scott Oakland)

1974:
Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress (b: April 28, 1974) (Biography of Penélope Cruz)
Richel Hersisia, Dutch heavyweight boxer (b: April 28, 1974) (Biography of Richel Hersisia)

1966:
John Daly, American golfer (b: April 28, 1966) (Biography of John Daly)
Too $hort, American rapper (b: April 28, 1966) (Biography of Too $hort)

1960:
John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (b: April 28, 1960 ; d: October 3, 2004) (Biography of John Cerutti)

1958:
Hal Sutton, American golfer (b: April 28, 1958) (Biography of Hal Sutton)

1956:
Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-born singer (b: April 28, 1956) (Biography of Jimmy Barnes)

1955:
Paul Guilfoyle, American actor (b: April 28, 1955) (Biography of Paul Guilfoyle)

1953:
Kim Gordon, American musician (Sonic Youth) (b: April 28, 1953) (Biography of Kim Gordon)

1952:
Mary McDonnell, American actress (b: April 28, 1952) (Biography of Mary McDonnell)

1950:
Jay Leno, American comedian and television host (b: April 28, 1950) (Biography of Jay Leno)

1948:
Terry Pratchett, English author (b: April 28, 1948) (Biography of Terry Pratchett)
Marcia Strassman, American actress (b: April 28, 1948) (Biography of Marcia Strassman)

1944:
Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician (b: April 28, 1944) (Biography of Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe)

1943:
Jacques Dutronc, French singer and actor (b: April 28, 1943) (Biography of Jacques Dutronc)

1941:
Ann-Margret, Swedish-born actress (b: April 28, 1941) (Biography of Ann-Margret)
K. Barry Sharpless, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: April 28, 1941) (Biography of K. Barry Sharpless)

1938:
Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (b: April 28, 1938) (Biography of Madge Sinclair)

1937:
Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq (b: April 28, 1937) (Biography of Saddam Hussein)

1930:
Carolyn Jones, American actress (b: April 28, 1930 ; d: August 3, 1983) (Biography of Carolyn Jones)
James Baker, American politician (b: April 28, 1930) (Biography of James Baker)

1928:
Yves Klein, French painter (b: April 28, 1928) (Biography of Yves Klein)
Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist (b: April 28, 1928) (Biography of Eugene M. Shoemaker)

1926:
Harper Lee, American author (b: April 28, 1926) (Biography of Harper Lee)

1924:
Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (b: April 28, 1924) (Biography of Kenneth Kaunda)

1921:
Rowland Evans, American journalist and commentator (b: April 28, 1921) (Biography of Rowland Evans)

1916:
Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian automobile manufacturer (b: April 28, 1916 ; d: February 20, 1993) (Biography of Ferruccio Lamborghini)

1912:
Odette Sansom, French spy (b: April 28, 1912) (Biography of Odette Sansom)

1908:
Oskar Schindler, Austrian businessman (b: April 28, 1908 ; d: October 9, 1974) (Biography of Oskar Schindler)

1906:
Kurt Gödel, Austrian mathematician (b: April 28, 1906 ; d: January 14, 1977) (Biography of Kurt Gödel)

1903:
Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b: April 28, 1903 ; d: October 16, 1979) (Biography of Johan Borgen)

1900:
Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer (b: April 28, 1900) (Biography of Jan Oort)

1889:
António de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (b: April 28, 1889) (Biography of António de Oliveira Salazar)

1886:
Ğabdulla Tuqay, Russian poet (b: April 28, 1886) (Biography of Ghabdulla Tuqay)

1878:
Lionel Barrymore, American actor (b: April 28, 1878 ; d: November 15, 1954) (Biography of Lionel Barrymore)

1874:
Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (b: April 28, 1874) (Biography of Karl Kraus)

1819:
Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (b: April 28, 1819 ; d: March 21, 1884) (Biography of Ezra Abbot)

1758:
James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (b: April 28, 1758 ; d: July 4, 1831) (Biography of James Monroe)

1686:
Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b: April 28, 1686 ; d: September 8, 1721) (Biography of Michael Brokoff)

1630:
Charles Cotton, English poet (b: April 28, 1630) (Biography of Charles Cotton)

1442:
King Edward IV of England (b: April 28, 1442 ; d: April 9, 1483) (Biography of Edward IV of England)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/28-april/births.html

[Spiritus Temporis]

People who died on April 28

2005:
Chris Candito (d: April 28, 2005) (Biography of Chris Candito)

2002:
Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (b: April 24, 1916 ; d: April 28, 2002) (Biography of Lou Thesz)
Alexander Lebed (d: April 28, 2002) (Biography of Alexander Lebed)

2000:
Penelope Fitzgerald, English writer (b: December 17, 1916 ; d: April 28, 2000) (Biography of Penelope Fitzgerald)

1999:
Rory Calhoun, American actor (b: August 8, 1922 ; d: April 28, 1999) (Biography of Rory Calhoun)
Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: May 5, 1921 ; d: April 28, 1999) (Biography of Arthur Leonard Schawlow)

1993:
Jim Valvano, American basketball coach (b: March 10, 1946 ; d: April 28, 1993) (Biography of Jim Valvano)

1992:
Francis Bacon, Irish painter (b: October 28, 1909 ; d: April 28, 1992) (Biography of Francis Bacon (painter))
Iceberg Slim (d: April 28, 1992) (Biography of Iceberg Slim)

1978:
Sardar Mohammed Daoud (d: April 28, 1978) (Biography of Sardar Mohammed Daoud)

1970:
Ed Begley, American actor (b: March 25, 1901 ; d: April 28, 1970) (Biography of Ed Begley)

1945:
Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator (b: July 29, 1883 ; d: April 28, 1945) (Biography of Benito Mussolini)
Clara Petacci (d: April 28, 1945) (Biography of Clara Petacci)

1926:
Zip the Pinhead (d: April 28, 1926) (Biography of Zip the Pinhead)

1905:
Fitzhugh Lee (d: April 28, 1905) (Biography of Fitzhugh Lee)

1853:
Ludwig Tieck, German poet and writer (b: May 31, 1773 ; d: April 28, 1853) (Biography of Ludwig Tieck)

1841:
Peter Chanel, French Priest, Saint and Proto-Martyr of Oceania (b: July 12, 1803 ; d: April 28, 1841) (Biography of Peter Chanel)

1816:
Johann Heinrich Abicht (d: April 28, 1816) (Biography of Johann Heinrich Abicht)

1813:
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal, (b: September 16, 1745 ; d: April 28, 1813) (Biography of Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov)

1772:
Johann Friedrich Struensee (d: April 28, 1772) (Biography of Johann Friedrich Struensee)

1726:
Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b: July 5, 1653 ; d: April 28, 1726) (Biography of Thomas Pitt)

1710:
Thomas Betterton (d: April 28, 1710) (Biography of Thomas Betterton)

1695:
Henry Vaughan (d: April 28, 1695) (Biography of Henry Vaughan)

1533:
Nicholas West (d: April 28, 1533) (Biography of Nicholas West)

1498:
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (d: April 28, 1498) (Biography of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/28-april/deaths.html