Tukuk-OS📅 May 28
15 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on May 28? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2016 — Harambe was shot and killed after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, drawing widespread criticism and inspiring internet memes.
- 2010 — A train derailment and collision in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 148 passengers.
Jnaneswari Express train derailmentPaschim Medinipur districtWest Bengal
- 2002 — An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F.C. to relocate from London to Milton Keynes.
The Football AssociationWimbledon F.C.Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes
- 1987 — Mathias Rust, a West German aviator, flew his Cessna 172 from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing illegally near Red Square in Moscow.
- 1982 — Falklands War: The British War Cabinet, which never considered using nuclear weapons in the conflict, ordered that the nuclear depth bombs on British ships return home.
Falklands WarWar cabinetBritish nuclear weapons and the Falklands War
- 1940 — Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium.
- 1937 — The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, being summoned to Buckingham Palace to "kiss hands".
Rise of Neville ChamberlainPrime Minister of the United KingdomBuckingham Palace
- 1901 — Mozaffar ad-Din, Shah of Persia, granted exclusive rights to prospect for oil in the country to businessman William Knox D'Arcy (pictured).
- 1892 — Scottish-American preservationist John Muir (pictured) founded the environmental organization Sierra Club in California.
- 1830 — U.S. president Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, authorizing him to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal from their ancestral homelands.
Andrew JacksonIndian Removal ActNative Americans in the United States
- 1754 — French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens at the Battle of Jumonville Glen.
- 1644 — English Civil War: Royalist troops stormed and captured the Parliamentarian stronghold of Bolton, leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents.
- 1608 — Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi debuted his second opera L'Arianna, now one of his lost works, at a royal wedding in Mantua.
Claudio MonteverdiL'AriannaLost operas by Claudio Monteverdi
- 621 — Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty.
- -585 — According to the Greek historian Herodotus, a solar eclipse, accurately predicted by Thales of Miletus, abruptly ended the Battle of Halys between the Lydians and the Medes.
Births
- 2000 — Phil Foden, English footballer
- 2000 — Risi Pouri-Lane, New Zealand rugby sevens player
- 1999 — Cameron Boyce, American actor (died 2019)
- 1999 — Jodie Burrage, British tennis player
- 1998 — Kim Dahyun, South Korean rapper and singer
- 1998 — De'Anthony Melton, American basketball player
- 1995 — Lukas Gage, American actor
- 1994 — Alec Benjamin, American singer and songwriter
- 1994 — John Stones, English footballer
- 1993 — Daniel Alvaro, Australian rugby league player
- 1993 — Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player
- 1991 — Danielle Lao, American tennis player
Deaths
- 2026 — Claude Lemieux, heavy-hitting retired NHL forward and four-time Stanley Cup winner (born 1965)
- 2025 — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan writer and academic (born 1938)
- 2023 — David Breaer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (born 1940)
- 2022 — Patricia Brake, English actress (born 1942)
- 2021 — Mark Eaton, American basketball player (born 1957)
- 2018 — Neale Cooper, Scottish footballer (born 1963)
- 2018 — Jens Christian Skou, Danish medical doctor and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
- 2018 — Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (born 1941)
- 2016 — Harambe, Cincinnati Zoo western lowland gorilla (born 1999)
HarambeCincinnati Zoo and Botanical GardenWestern lowland gorilla
- 2015 — Steven Gerber, American pianist and composer (born 1948)
- 2015 — Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (born 1927)
- 2015 — Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (born 1940)
Observances & holidays
- Armed Forces Day (Croatia)
- Christian feast day: Bernard of Menthon
- Christian feast day: Germain of Paris
- Christian feast day: John Calvin (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Lanfranc
- Christian feast day: Blessed Margaret Pole
- Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Bagnesi
- Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas Ford
- Christian feast day: Ubaldesca Taccini
- Christian feast day: William of Gellone
- Christian feast day: May 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Downfall of the Derg (Ethiopia)
- Flag Day (Philippines)
- Menstrual Hygiene Day
- Republic Day (Nepal)
- TDFR Republic Day, celebrates the declaration of independence of the First Republic of Armenia and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918. (Azerbaijan and Armenia)
Transcaucasian Democratic Federative RepublicFirst Republic of ArmeniaAzerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Youm-e-Takbir (Pakistan)
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