Today June 28th in history click read more below to view detail events, deaths, births, Holidays and observances, and video clips in hisotry. Please comments, last database updated: Jan 17th, 2009
Events
1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.
1389 – Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe (see Vidovdan).
1519 – Charles V elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1635 – Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
1651 – Battle of Beresteczko between Poles and Ukrainians starts.
1776 – Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, was hanged for mutiny and sedition.
1778 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Monmouth fought between the American Continental Army under George Washington and the British Army led by Sir Henry Clinton. Washington appoints Molly Pitcher a sergeant.
1807 – Second British invasion; John Whitelock lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the fierce resistance of the locals.
1838 – The coronation of Victoria of the United Kingdom.
1841 – The Théâtre de l Académie Royale de Musique in Paris premieres the ballet Giselle
1855 – The Sigma Chi Fraternity was founded at Miami University
1859 – First conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
1865 – The Army of the Potomac is disbanded
1880 – Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan.
1881 – Secret treaty between Austria and Serbia.
1886 – First scheduled Canadian transcontinental passenger train departs from Montreal, Quebec for Port Moody, British Columbia.
1887 – Minot, North Dakota incorporated as a city.
1894 – Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
1895 – El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Central American Union.
1902 – The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
1904- The SS Norge Runs aground and sinks
1914 – Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip , the casus belli of World War I.
1919 – The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, formally ending World War I between Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, the United States and allies on the one side and Germany and Austria Hungary on the other side.
1922 – The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
1936 – The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
1940 – Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union.
1948 – Cominform circulates the Resolution on the situation in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia; Yugoslavia is expelled from the Communist bloc.
1948 – Boxer Dick Turpin beat Vince Hawkins at Villa Park, Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
1950 – Seoul is captured by troops from North Korea.
1956 – Protests and demonstrations in Poznan. Also called Poznanski czerwiec (June of Poznan).
1964 – Malcom X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
1967 – Israel annexes East Jerusalem.
1969 – Stonewall riots begin in New York City.
1973 – Elections 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 – The Angolan court sentenced US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
1978 – The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
1983 – The Mianus River Bridge collapses over the Mianus River in Connecticut, killing 3 drivers in their vehicles.
1986 – ¡A Luchar! holds its first congress in Bogotá, Colombia.
1990 – Paperback Software International Ltd. found guilty by a U.S. court of copyright violation for copying the appearance and menu system of Lotus 1-2-3 in its competing spreadsheet program.
1992 – The Constitution of Estonia is signed into law.
1994 – Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas attack at Matsumoto, Japan, 7 persons killed, 660 injured.
1996 – The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law.
1997 – Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield II – Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece from Holyfield s ear.
2000 – Cuban exile Elián González returns to Cuba following a Supreme Court order.
2004 – The 17th NATO Summit starts in Istanbul.
2004 – Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
2004 – Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism
2005 – Canada becomes the third country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
2005 – A final design for Manhattan s Freedom Tower is formally unveiled.
2006 – The Republic of Montenegro was admitted as the 192nd Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution 60/264.
Births
1476 – Pope Paul IV (d. 1559)
1490 – Albert of Mainz, bishop and elector of Mainz (d. 1545)
1491 – King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
1503 – Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)
1547 (baptism) – Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer (d. 1599)
1577 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter (d. 1640)
1641 – Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d Arquien, queen of Poland (d. 1716)
1703 – John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)
1712 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (d. 1778)
1719 – Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French statesman (d. 1785)
1806 – Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (d. 1883)
1824 – Paul Broca, French physician (d. 1880)
1831 – Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist (d. 1907)
1867 – Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
1873 – Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1944)
1875 – Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician (d. 1941)
1883 – Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)
1884 – Lamina Sankoh, early Sierra Leonean nationalist (d. 1964)
1891 – Carl Panzram, American serial killer (d. 1930)
1891 – Esther Forbes, American writer (d. 1968)
1891 – Carl Spaatz, American Air Force general (d. 1974)
1902 – Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)
1906 – Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1972)
1909 – Eric Ambler, English writer (d. 1998)
1912 – Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor (d. 1996)
1912 – Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007)
1913 – Franz Antel, Austrian filmmaker (d. 2007)
1913 – Walter Oesau, German pilot (d. 1944)
1914 – Aribert Heim, Austrian physician
1917 – Katherine Rawls, American swimming champion (d. 1982)
1920 – A. E. Hotchner, American editor, novelist and playwright
1921 – P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (d. 2004)
1922 – Michael Vale, American actor (d. 2005)
1923 – Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentine racing driver
1926 – Mel Brooks, American filmmaker
1927 – Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1928 – Dr Hans Blix, Swedish head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission 2000-2003
1928 – Harold Evans, English journalist and writer; editor of The Sunday Times
1930 – Itamar Franco, President of Brazil
1931 – Junior Johnson, American NASCAR driver
1931 – Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (d. 1995)
1932 – Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)
1933 – Gusty Spence, Northern Irish loyalist politician
1934 – Carl Levin, United States Senator
1935 – John Inman, English actor (d. 2007)
1936 – Chuck Howley, American football player
1937 – Richard Bright, American actor (d. 2006)
1937 – George Knudson, Canadian golfer (d. 1989)
1937 – Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (d. 1995)
1938 – John Byner, American comedian
1938 – Moy Yat, Chinese martial artist (d. 2001)
1938 – Leon Panetta, American White House Chief of Staff to Bill Clinton
1940 – Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, economist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1940 – Roderick Wright, ex-Scottish bishop (d. 2005)
1941 – Al Downing, American baseball player
1941 – Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist (d. 2006)
1942 – Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party (d. 1993)
1942 – David Miner, American musician and record producer
1943 – Donald Johanson, American paleoanthropologist
1943 – Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist, Nobel laureate
1945 – David Knights, English musician (Procol Harum)
1946 – Bruce Davison, American actor
1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedienne (d. 1989)
1946 – Jaime Guzmán, Chilean politician.
1947 – Robert Bondi, American politician
1947 – Mark Clark (Black Panther), murdered in 1969 Chicago Police raid
1947 – Clarissa Dickson Wright, English celebrity chef
1947 – Anny Duperey, French film and television actress
1947 – Mark Helprin, American writer
1948 – Kathy Bates, American actress
1950 – Mauricio Rojas, Swedish politician
1952 – Pietro Mennea, Italian athlete
1954 – Alice Krige, South African actress
1955 – Shirley Cheriton, English actress
1955 – Eric Gates, English footballer
1955 – Thomas Hampson, American baritone
1956 – Noel Mugavin, Australian Rules Football player
1957 – Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
1957 – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria
1957 – Mike Skinner, American racecar driver
1958 – Félix Gray, French singer and songwriter
1960 – John Elway, American football player
1963 – Beverley Craven, English singer-songwriter
1964 – Mark Grace, American baseball player
1965 – Jessica Hecht, American actress
1966 – John Cusack, American actor
1966 – Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress
1967 – Gil Bellows, Canadian actor
1967 – Lars Riedel, German discus thrower
1968 – Adam Woodyatt, English actor
1968 – Chayanne, Puerto Rican singer
1969 – Danielle Brisebois, American actress
1969 – Ayelet Zurer, Israeli actress
1970 – Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer
1970 – Steve Burton, American actor
1970 – Mike White, American filmmaker and actor
1971 – Tichina Arnold, American actress
1971 – Fabien Barthez, French footballer
1971 – Kenny Cunningham, Irish footballer
1971 – Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality
1971 – Ron Mahay, American baseball player
1971 – Aileen Quinn, American actress
1972 – Jon Heidenreich, American professional wrestler
1972 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor
1973 – Adrian Annus, Hungarian athlete
1974 – Rob Dyrdek, Professional skateboarder
1975 – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician, Dissection
1976 – Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player
1976 – Seth Wescott, American snowboarder
1977 – Mark Stoermer, American bass player (The Killers)
1977 – Chris Spurling, American baseball player
1977 – Harun Tekin, Turkish musician, Mor ve Ötesi
1978 – Simon Larose, Canadian professional tennis player
1979 – Ha Ji-won, South Korean actress and singer
1979 – Randy McMichael, American football player
1979 – Florian Zeller, French novelist and playwright
1981 – Michael Crafter, Australian musician (Confession)
1983 – Maui Taylor, Filipino model and singer
1985 – Phil Bardsley, English football player
1986 – Kellie Pickler, American singer
1986 – Shadia Simmons, Canadian actress
1988 – Lacey Schwimmer, American dancer
1990 – Jasmine Richards, Canadian actress
1994 – Madeline Duggan, English actress
1994 – Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah II, Prince of Jordan
Deaths
548 – Theodora, Byzantine empress
767 – Pope Paul I
928 – Louis the Blind, King of Provence and Holy Roman Emperor
1061 – Floris I, Count of Holland
1175 – Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince
1194 – Emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127)
1385 – Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1348)
1389 – Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic of Serbia (b. 1329)
1586 – Primož Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer (b. 1508)
1598 – Abraham Ortelius, Flemish-born cartographer (b. 1527)
1716 – George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general (b. 1665)
1813 – Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general (b. 1755)
1834 – Joseph Bové, Russian architect (b. 1784)
1836 – James Madison, 4th President of the United States (b. 1751)
1880 – Texas Jack Omohundro, American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy (b. 1846)
1881 – Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (b. 1798)
1892 – Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves, Greek poet and statesman (b. 1810)
1889 – Maria Mitchell, American astronomer (b. 1818)
1913 – Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, President of Brazil (b. 1841)
1914 – Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (assassinated) (b. 1863)
1914 – Countess Sophie Chotek, wife of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (assassinated) (b. 1868)
1915 – Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (b. 1877)
1916 – Stefan Luchian, Romanian painter (b. 1868)
1922 – Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (b. 1885)
1929 – Edward Carpenter, English poet (b. 1844)
1960 – Jake Swirbul, American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1898)
1962 – Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player (b. 1903)
1962 – Cy Morgan, American baseball player (b. 1878)
1965 – Red Nichols, American musician (b. 1905)
1971 – Franz Stangl, Austrian commandant of concentration camps (b. 1908)
1974 – Frank Sutton, American actor (b. 1923)
1975 – Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis, Greek architect (b. 1913)
1975 – Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter (b. 1941)
1975 – Rod Serling, American television scriptwriter (b. 1924)
1976 – Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and film producer (b. 1927)
1978 – Clifford Dupont, First President of Rhodesia (b. 1905)
1980 – José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (b. 1895)
1981 – Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and cancer activist (b. 1958)
1985 – Lambros Konstantaras, Greek actor (b. 1913)
1989 – Joris Ivens, Dutch filmmaker (b. 1898)
1992 – Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (b. 1936)
1993 – GG Allin, American punk rock singer (b. 1956)
2000 – Jane Birdwood, British anti-Semitic activist (b. 1913)
2000 – Nils Poppe, Swedish actor (b. 1908)
2001 – Mortimer Adler, American philosopher (b. 1902)
2001 – Joan Sims, English actress (b. 1930)
2003 – Wim Slijkhuis, Dutch athlete (b. 1923)
2004 – Anthony Buckeridge, English author (b. 1912)
2005 – Brenda Howard, American LGBT activist (b. 1946)
2006 – Jim Baen, American science fiction publisher and editor (b. 1943)
2006 – George Page, American television host (b. 1935)
2006 – Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English barrister, politician and author (b. 1919)
2006 – George Unwin, British WWII fighter ace (b. 1913)
2007 – Eugene Bennett Fluckey, American Navy Submariner (b. 1913)
2007 – Kiichi Miyazawa, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1919)
2008 – Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model (b. 1987)
Holidays and observances
Vidovdan, Orthodox religious holiday commemorating St. Vitus
