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June 28 in recent years

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June 28is the 179th day of the year (180th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;186 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

• 1098– Fighters of theFirst CrusadedefeatKerbogha of Mosulat thebattle of Antioch.
• 1360–Muhammed VIbecomes the tenthNasridking ofGranadaafter killing his brother-in-lawIsmail II.
• 1461– Edward, Earl of March, is crowned KingEdward IV of England.
• 1495– A French force heavily defeats a much larger Neapolitan and Spanish army at thebattle of Seminara,leading to the creation of theTerciosbyGonzalo de Córdoba.
• 1519–Charles Vis elected Emperor of theHoly Roman Empire.
• 1575–Sengoku periodof Japan: The combined forces ofOda NobunagaandTokugawa Ieyasuare victorious in theBattle of Nagashino.

1601–1900

• 1635–Guadeloupebecomes a French colony.
• 1651– TheBattle of BerestechkobetweenPolandandUkrainestarts.
• 1745– ANew Englandcolonial army captures the French fortifications atLouisbourg(New Style).
• 1776–American Revolutionary War:TheBattle of Sullivan's Islandends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration ofCarolina Day.
• 1776 – American Revolutionary War:Thomas Hickey,Continental Armyprivate and bodyguard to GeneralGeorge Washington,is hanged formutinyandsedition.
• 1778– American Revolutionary War: TheAmerican Continentalsengage the British in theBattle of Monmouth Courthouseresulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
• 1797– French troops disembark inCorfu,beginning theFrench rule in the Ionian Islands.
• 1807– SecondBritish invasion of the Río de la Plata;John Whitelockelands atEnsenadaon an attempt to recaptureBuenos Airesand is defeated by the locals.
• 1838–Coronation of Queen Victoriaof theUnited Kingdom.
• 1841– TheParis Opera BalletpremieresGisellein theSalle Le Peletier.
• 1855–Sigma Chifraternityis founded in North America.
• 1859– The firstconformation dog showis held inNewcastle upon Tyne,England.
• 1865– TheArmy of the Potomacis disbanded.
• 1870– The US Congress establishes the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas).
• 1880– AustralianbushrangerNed Kellyis captured atGlenrowan.
• 1881– TheAustro–Serbian Alliance of 1881is secretly signed.
• 1882– TheAnglo-French Convention of 1882marks the territorial boundaries betweenGuineaandSierra Leone.
• 1894–Labor Daybecomes an official US holiday.
• 1895– TheUnited States Court of Private Land ClaimsrulesJames Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
• 1896– An explosion in the Newton Coal Company'sTwin Shaft MineinPittston, Pennsylvaniaresults in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.

1901–present

• 1902– TheU.S. Congresspasses theSpooner Act,authorizing PresidentTheodore Rooseveltto acquire rights from Colombia for thePanama Canal.
• 1904– TheSSNorgeruns aground onHasselwood Rockin the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270 mi) northwest ofIreland.More than 635 people die during the sinking.
• 1911– TheNakhla meteorite,the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes onMars,falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
• 1914–Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austriaand his wifeSophieareassassinatedin Sarajevo; this is thecasus belliofWorld War I.
• 1917– World War I:Greece joinsthe Allied powers.
• 1919– TheTreaty of Versaillesis signed, ending the state of war between Germany and theAllies of World War I.
• 1921– Serbian KingAlexander Iproclaims the new constitution of theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes,known thereafter as theVidovdan Constitution.
• 1922– TheIrish Civil Warbegins with the shelling of theFour CourtsinDublinbyFree Stateforces.
• 1926–Mercedes-Benzis formed byGottlieb DaimlerandKarl Benzmerging their two companies.
• 1936– The Japanese puppet state ofMengjiangis formed in northern China.
• 1940–RomaniacedesBessarabiaand NorthernBukovinato theSoviet Unionafterfacing an ultimatum.
• 1942–World War II:Nazi Germanystarts its strategic summer offensive against theSoviet Union,codenamedCase Blue.
• 1945– Poland's Soviet-alliedProvisional Government of National Unityis formed over a month afterV-E Day.
• 1948–Cold War:TheTito–Stalin Splitresults in the expulsion of theLeague of Communists of Yugoslaviafrom theCominform.
• 1948 – BoxerDick TurpinbeatsVince HawkinsatVilla ParkinBirminghamto become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
• 1950–Korean War:Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in theBodo League massacre.
• 1950 – Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up theHangang Bridgein an attempt to slowNorth Korea's offensive.The city falls later that day.
• 1950 – Korean War: TheKorean People's Armykills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in theSeoul National University Hospital massacre.
• 1956– InPoznań,workers fromHCP factorygo to the streets, sparking one of thefirst major protests against communist governmentboth in Poland and Europe.
• 1964–Malcolm Xforms theOrganization of Afro-American Unity.
• 1969–Stonewall riotsbegin in New York City, marking the start of theGay Rights Movement.
• 1973– Elections are held for theNorthern Ireland Assembly,which will lead to power-sharing betweenunionistsandnationalistsinNorthern Irelandfor the first time.
• 1976– TheAngolancourt sentences US and UKmercenariesto death sentences and prison terms in theLuanda Trial.
• 1978– TheUnited States Supreme Court,inRegents of the University of California v. Bakkebars quota systems in college admissions.
• 1981– A powerfulbomb explodesinTehran,killing 73 officials of theIslamic Republican Party.
• 1982–Aeroflot Flight 8641crashes inMazyr,Belarus,killing 132 people.
• 1987– For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted forchemical attackwhen Iraqi warplanesbombedthe Iranian town ofSardasht.
• 1989– On the 600th anniversary of theBattle of Kosovo,Slobodan Miloševićdelivers theGazimestan speechat the site of the historic battle.
• 1997–Holyfield–Tyson II:Mike Tysonis disqualified in the third round for biting a piece offEvander Holyfield's ear.
• 2001–Slobodan Miloševićis extradited to theICTYinThe Hagueto stand trial.
• 2004–Iraq War:Sovereign power is handed to theinterim government of Iraqby theCoalition Provisional Authority,ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
• 2009–HonduranpresidentManuel Zelayaisoustedby a local military coup following a failed request to holda referendumto rewrite theHonduran Constitution.This was the start of the2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.
• 2016–A terrorist attackin Turkey'sIstanbul Atatürk Airportkills 42 people and injures more than 230 others.

Births

Pre-1600

• 751–Carloman I,king of theFranks(d. 771)
• 1243–Emperor Go-Fukakusaof Japan (d. 1304)
• 1444–Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus(d. 1487)
• 1476–Pope Paul IV(d. 1559)
• 1490–Albert of Brandenburg,German archbishop (d. 1545)
• 1491–Henry VIII of England(d. 1547)
• 1503–Giovanni della Casa,Italian author and poet (d. 1556)
• 1547–Cristofano Malvezzi,Italian organist and composer (d. 1599)
• 1557–Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel,English nobleman (d. 1595)
• 1560–Giovanni Paolo Lascaris,Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (d. 1657)
• 1573–Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby,English noble (d. 1644)
• 1577–Peter Paul Rubens,Flemish painter and diplomat (d. 1640)
• 1582–William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele,English politician (d. 1662)

1601–1900

• 1604–Heinrich Albert,German composer and poet (d. 1651)
• 1641–Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien,consort to King John III Sobieski (d. 1716)
• 1653–Muhammad Azam Shah,Mughal emperor (d. 1707)
• 1703–John Wesley,English cleric and theologian (d. 1791)
• 1712–Jean-Jacques Rousseau,Swiss philosopher and polymath (d. 1778)
• 1719–Étienne François, duc de Choiseul,French general and politician,Prime Minister of France(d. 1785)
• 1734–Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier,French organist and composer (d. 1794)
• 1742–William Hooper,American physician, lawyer, and politician (d. 1790)
• 1824–Paul Broca,French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (d. 1880)
• 1825–Emil Erlenmeyer,German chemist (d. 1909)
• 1831–Joseph Joachim,Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1907)
• 1836–Emmanuel Rhoides,Greek journalist and author (d. 1904)
• 1844–John Boyle O'Reilly,Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer (d. 1890)
• 1852–Charles Cruft,English showman, foundedCrufts Dog Show(d. 1938)
• 1867–Luigi Pirandello,Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1936)
• 1873–Alexis Carrel,French surgeon and biologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1944)
• 1875–Henri Lebesgue,French mathematician and academic (d. 1941)
• 1879–Wilhelm Steinkopf,German chemist (d. 1949)
• 1880–John Meyers,American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1971)
• 1883–Pierre Laval,French soldier and politician, 101stPrime Minister of France(d. 1945)
• 1884–Lamina Sankoh,Sierra Leonean banker and politician (d. 1964)
• 1888–George Challenor,Barbadian cricketer (d. 1947)
• 1888 –Stefi Geyer,Hungarian violinist and educator (d. 1956)
• 1891–Esther Forbes,American historian and author (d. 1968)
• 1891 –Carl Spaatz,American general (d. 1974)
• 1892–Carl Panzram,American serial killer (d. 1930)
• 1893–August Zamoyski,Polish-French sculptor (d. 1970)
• 1894–Jessie Baetz,Canadian-American artist, composer and pianist (d. 1974 or later)
• 1894 –Francis Hunter,American tennis player (d. 1981)

1901–present

• 1902–Richard Rodgers,American playwright and composer (d. 1979)
• 1906–Maria Goeppert Mayer,German-American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1972)
• 1907–Jimmy Mundy,American saxophonist and composer (d. 1983)
• 1907 –Yvonne Sylvain,First female Haitian physician (d. 1989)
• 1909–Eric Ambler,English author and screenwriter (d. 1998)
• 1912–Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker,German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007)
• 1913–Franz Antel,Austrian director and producer (d. 2007)
• 1913 –George Lloyd,English soldier and composer (d. 1998)
• 1913 –Walter Oesau,German colonel and pilot (d. 1944)
• 1914–Aribert Heim,AustrianSSphysician and Nazi war criminal (d. 1992)
• 1917–A. E. Hotchner,American author and playwright (d. 2020)
• 1918–William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw,Scottish-English politician,Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(d. 1999)
• 1919–Joseph P. Lordi,American government official (d. 1983)
• 1920–Clarissa Eden,Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2021)
• 1921–P. V. Narasimha Rao,Indian lawyer and politician, 9thPrime Minister of India(d. 2004)
• 1923–Pete Candoli,American trumpet player (d. 2008)
• 1923 –Adolfo Schwelm Cruz,Argentinian racing driver (d. 2012)
• 1923 –Gaye Stewart,Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2010)
• 1924–Kalevi Keihänen,Finnish entrepreneur (d. 1995)
• 1926–George Booth,American cartoonist (d. 2022)
• 1926 –Mel Brooks,American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1926 –Robert Ledley,American academic and inventor (d. 2012)
• 1927–Correlli Barnett,English historian and author (d. 2022)
• 1927 –Frank Sherwood Rowland,American chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2012)
• 1928–Hans Blix,Swedish politician and diplomat, 33rdSwedish Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1928 –Patrick Hemingway,American writer
• 1928 –Harold Evans,English-American historian and journalist (d. 2020)
• 1928 –Peter Heine,South African cricketer (d. 2005)
• 1928 –Cyril Smith,English politician (d. 2010)
• 1929–Alfred Miodowicz,Polish politician (d. 2021)
• 1930–William C. Campbell,Irish-American biologist and parasitologist,Nobel Prizelaureate
• 1930 –Itamar Franco,Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rdPresident of Brazil(d. 2011)
• 1930 –Jack Gold,English director and producer (d. 2015)
• 1931–Hans Alfredson,Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
• 1931 –Junior Johnson,American race car driver (d. 2019)
• 1931 –Lucien Victor,Belgian cyclist (d. 1995)
• 1932–Pat Morita,American actor (d. 2005)
• 1933–Gusty Spence,Northern Irish loyalist and politician (d. 2011)
• 1934–Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell,Northern Irish lawyer and judge,Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland(d. 2023)
• 1934 –Roy Gilchrist,Jamaican cricketer (d. 2001)
• 1934 –Bette Greene,American journalist and author (d. 2020)
• 1934 –Carl Levin,American lawyer and politician(d. 2021)
• 1934 –Georges Wolinski,Tunisian-French journalist and cartoonist (d. 2015)
• 1935–John Inman,English actor (d. 2007)
• 1936–Chuck Howley,American football player
• 1937–George Knudson,Canadian golfer (d. 1989)
• 1937 –Fernand Labrie,Canadian endocrinologist and academic (d. 2019)
• 1937 –Ron Luciano,American baseball player and umpire (d. 1995)
• 1938–John Byner,American actor and comedian
• 1938 –Leon Panetta,American lawyer and politician, 23rdUnited States Secretary of Defense
• 1938 –S. Sivamaharajah,Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (d. 2006)
• 1938 –Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn,British baron
• 1939–Klaus Schmiegel,German chemist
• 1940–Karpal Singh,Malaysian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
• 1940 –Muhammad Yunus,Bangladeshi economist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate
• 1941–Al Downing,American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1941 –Joseph Goguen,American computer scientist and academic, developed theOBJ language(d. 2006)
• 1941 –David Johnston,Canadian academic, lawyer, and politician, 28thGovernor General of Canada
• 1942–Chris Hani,South African politician (d. 1993)
• 1942 –Hans-Joachim Walde,German decathlete (d. 2013)
• 1942 –Frank Zane,American professional bodybuilder and author
• 1943–Jens Birkemose,Danish painter (d. 2022)
• 1943 –Donald Johanson,American paleontologist and academic
• 1943 –Klaus von Klitzing,German physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate
• 1945–Ken Buchanan,Scottish boxer (d. 2023)
• 1945 –David Knights,English bass player and producer
• 1945 –Raul Seixas,Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1989)
• 1945 –Türkan Şoray,Turkish actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1946–Robert Asprin,American soldier and author (d. 2008)
• 1946 –Bruce Davison,American actor and director
• 1946 –David Duckham,English rugby player (d. 2023)
• 1946 –Robert Xavier Rodríguez,American classical composer
• 1946 –Jaime Guzmán,Chilean lawyer and politician (d. 1991)
• 1946 –Gilda Radner,American actress and comedian (d. 1989)
• 1947–Mark Helprin,American novelist and journalist
• 1947 –Laura Tyson,American economist and academic
• 1948–Kathy Bates,American actress
• 1948 –Sergei Bodrov,Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1948 –Deborah Moggach,English author and screenwriter
• 1948 –Daniel Wegner,Canadian-American psychologist and academic (d. 2013)
• 1949–Don Baylor,American baseball player and coach (d. 2017)
• 1950–Philip Fowke,English pianist and educator
• 1950 –Mauricio Rojas,Chilean-Swedish economist and politician
• 1950 –Chris Speier,American baseball player and coach
• 1951–Mick Cronin,Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1951 –Mark Shand,English conservationist and author (d. 2014)
• 1951 –Lalla Ward,English actress and author
• 1952–Enis Batur,Turkish poet and author
• 1952 –Pietro Mennea,Italian sprinter and politician (d. 2013)
• 1952 –Jean-Christophe Rufin,French physician and author
• 1954–A. A. Gill,Scottish author and critic (d. 2016)
• 1954 –Alice Krige,South African actress
• 1955 –Shirley Cheriton,British actress
• 1956–Amira Hass,Israeli journalist and author
• 1956 –Noel Mugavin,Australian footballer and coach
• 1957–Lance Nethery,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1957 –Georgi Parvanov,Bulgarian historian and politician, 4thPresident of Bulgaria
• 1957 –Mike Skinner,American race car driver
• 1957 –Jim Spanarkel,American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1958–Donna Edwards,American lawyer and politician
• 1958 –Félix Gray,Tunisian-French singer-songwriter
• 1959–Clint Boon,English singer and keyboard player
• 1959 –John Shelley,British illustrator
• 1960–John Elway,American football player and manager
• 1960 –Roland Melanson,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961–Kurt Eichenwald,American journalist
• 1961 –Jeff Malone,American basketball player and coach
• 1962–Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu,Romanian long jumper
• 1962 –Artur Hajzer,Polish mountaineer (d. 2013)
• 1962 –Ann-Louise Skoglund,Swedish hurdler
• 1963–Peter Baynham,Welsh actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1963 –Charlie Clouser,American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1964–Christina Ashcroft,Canadian sport shooter
• 1964 –Mark Grace,American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1964 –Bernie McCahill,New Zealand rugby player
• 1964 –Dan Stains,Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1964 –Steve Williamson,English saxophonist and composer
• 1965–Jessica Hecht,American actress
• 1965 –Tiaan Strauss,South African rugby player
• 1966–Peeter Allik,Estonian painter and illustrator (d. 2019)
• 1966 –Bobby Bare Jr.,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1966 –John Cusack,American actor and screenwriter
• 1966 –Mary Stuart Masterson,American actress
• 1967–Leona Aglukkaq,Canadian politician, 7thCanadian Minister of Health
• 1967 –Gil Bellows,Canadian actor and producer
• 1967 –Zhong Huandi,Chinese runner
• 1967 –Lars Riedel,German discus thrower
• 1968–Chayanne,Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1969–Tichina Arnold,American actress and singer
• 1969 –Stéphane Chapuisat,Swiss footballer
• 1969 –Fabrizio Mori,Italian hurdler
• 1970–Mushtaq Ahmed,Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 1970 –Tom Merritt,American journalist
• 1970 –Mike White,American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971–Lorenzo Amoruso,Italian footballer
• 1971 –Fabien Barthez,French footballer
• 1971 –Bobby Hurley,American basketball player and coach
• 1971 –Ron Mahay,American baseball player and scout
• 1971 –Elon Musk,South African-born American entrepreneur
• 1971 –Aileen Quinn,American actress and singer
• 1972–Ngô Bảo Châu,Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic
• 1972 –Chris Leslie,English politician,Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 1972 –Geeta Tripathee,Nepali poet, lyricist and literary critic
• 1972 –Alessandro Nivola,American actor
• 1973–Adrián Annus,Hungarian hammer thrower
• 1973 –Corey Koskie,Canadian baseball player
• 1974–Rob Dyrdek,American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and reality television star
• 1975–Jon Nödtveidt,Swedish singer-songwriter, and guitarist (d. 2006)
• 1976–Shinobu Asagoe,Japanese tennis player
• 1976 –Seth Wescott,American snowboarder
• 1977–Chris Spurling,American baseball player
• 1977 –Mark Stoermer,American bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1977 –Harun Tekin,Turkish singer and guitarist
• 1978–Simon Larose,Canadian tennis player
• 1979–Felicia Day,American actress and writer
• 1979 –Randy McMichael,American football player
• 1979 –Florian Zeller,French author and playwright
• 1980–Jevgeni Novikov,Estonian footballer
• 1981–Savage,New Zealand rapper
• 1981 –Michael Crafter,Australian singer-songwriter
• 1981 –Guillermo Martínez,Cuban javelin thrower
• 1981 –Brandon Phillips,American baseball player
• 1982–Ibrahim Camejo,Cuban long jumper
• 1985–Phil Bardsley,English footballer
• 1985 –Colt Hynes,American baseball player
• 1986–Kellie Pickler,American singer-songwriter
• 1987–Sonata Tamošaitytė,Lithuanian hurdler
• 1987 –Terrence Williams,American basketball player
• 1989–Jason Clark,Australian rugby league player
• 1989 –Andrew Fifita,Australian rugby league player
• 1989 –David Fifita,Australian rugby league player
• 1989 –Julia Zlobina,Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater
• 1989 –Markiplier,American internet personality
• 1989 –Nicole Rottmann,Austrian tennis player
• 1991–Seohyun,South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
• 1991 –Kevin De Bruyne,Belgian footballer
• 1991 –Kang Min-hyuk,South Korean singer, drummer, and actor
• 1992–Oscar Hiljemark,Swedish footballer
• 1992 –Elaine Thompson,Jamaican sprinter
• 1993–Bradley Beal,American basketball player
• 1994–Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
• 1996–Donna Vekić,Croatian tennis player
• 1996 –Larissa Werbicki,Canadian rower
• 1997–Tadasuke Makino,Japanese racing driver
• 1997 –Shakur Stevenson,American boxer
• 1999–Markéta Vondroušová,Czech tennis player
• 2002–Marta Kostyuk,Ukrainian tennis player

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 202–Yuan Shao,Chinese warlord
• 548–Theodora I,Byzantine empress
• 572–Alboin,King of theLombards
• 683–Leo II,pope of the Catholic Church (b. 611)
• 767–Paul I,pope of the Catholic Church (b. 700)
• 975–Cyneweard,bishop of Wells
• 1031–Taira no Tadatsune,Japanese governor
• 1061–Floris I,count of Holland
• 1175–Andrey Bogolyubsky,Russian Grand Prince (b. 1111)
• 1189–Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony,(b. 1156)
• 1194–Xiao Zong,Chinese emperor (b. 1127)
• 1385–Andronikos IV,Byzantine emperor (b. 1348)
• 1497–James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley,English rebel leader (b. c. 1463)
• 1575–Yonekura Shigetsugu,Japanese samurai
• 1586–Primož Trubar,Slovenian author and reformer (b. 1508)
• 1598–Abraham Ortelius,Flemish cartographer and geographer (b. 1527)

1601–1900

• 1607–Domenico Fontana,Italian architect (b. 1543)
• 1716–George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland,English general and politician,Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire(b. 1665)
• 1757–Sophia Dorothea of Hanover,queen consort of Frederick William I (b. 1687)
• 1798–John Henry Colclough,Irish revolutionary (b. c. 1769)
• 1813–Gerhard von Scharnhorst,Prussian general and politician,Prussian Minister of War(b. 1755)
• 1834–Joseph Bové,Russian architect, designed theTriumphal Arch of Moscow(b. 1784)
• 1836–James Madison,American academic and politician, 4thPresident of the United States(b. 1751)
• 1880–Texas Jack Omohundro,American soldier and hunter (b. 1846)
• 1881–Jules Armand Dufaure,French politician, 33rdPrime Minister of France(b. 1798)
• 1889–Maria Mitchell,American astronomer and academic (b. 1818)
• 1892–Alexandros Rizos Rangavis,Greek poet and politician,Greek Foreign Minister(b. 1810)

1901–present

• 1913–Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales,Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4thPresident of Brazil(b. 1841)
• 1914–Sophie,duchess of Hohenberg (b. 1868)
• 1914 –Franz Ferdinand,archduke of Austria (b. 1863)
• 1915–Victor Trumper,Australian cricketer (b. 1877)
• 1917–Ștefan Luchian,Romanian painter and educator (b. 1868)
• 1922–Velimir Khlebnikov,Russian poet and playwright (b. 1885)
• 1925–Georgina Febres-Cordero,Venezuelan nun (b. 1861)
• 1925–Henry C. Berghoff,German-American politician (b. 1856)
• 1929–Edward Carpenter,English poet and philosopher (b. 1844)
• 1936–Alexander Berkman,American author and activist (b. 1870)
• 1939–Douglas H. Johnston,governor of theChickasaw Nation(b. 1856)
• 1940–Italo Balbo,Italian air marshal and politician (b. 1896)
• 1944–Friedrich Dollmann,German general (b. 1882)
• 1945–Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu,Turkish journalist (b. 1879)
• 1947–Stanislav Kostka Neumann,Czech writer, poet and journalist (b. 1875)
• 1960–Jake Swirbul,American businessman, co-founded theGrumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation(b. 1898)
• 1962–Mickey Cochrane,American baseball player and manager (b. 1903)
• 1962 –Cy Morgan,American baseball player (b. 1878)
• 1965–Red Nichols,American cornet player, bandleader, and composer (b. 1905)
• 1966–Mehmet Fuat Köprülü,Turkish historian and politician, 21stDeputy Prime Minister of Turkey(b. 1890)
• 1971–Franz Stangl,AustrianSSofficer (b. 1908)
• 1974–Vannevar Bush,American engineer and academic (b. 1890)
• 1975–Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis,Greek architect (b. 1913)
• 1975 –Rod Serling,American screenwriter and producer (b. 1924)
• 1978–Clifford Dupont,English-Rhodesian lawyer and politician, 1stPresident of Rhodesia(b. 1905)
• 1980–José Iturbi,Spanish pianist and conductor (b. 1895)
• 1981–Terry Fox,Canadian runner and activist (b. 1958)
• 1983–Alf Francis,German-English motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor (b. 1918)
• 1984–Yigael Yadin,Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician (b. 1917)
• 1985–Lynd Ward,American author and illustrator (b. 1905)
• 1989–Joris Ivens,Dutch journalist, director, and producer (b. 1898)
• 1992–Guy Nève,Belgian racing driver (b. 1955)
• 1992 –Mikhail Tal,Latvian chess player (b. 1936)
• 1995–Petri Walli,Finnish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1969)
• 1999–Vere Bird,firstPrime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda(b. 1910)
• 2000–Nils Poppe,Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 2001–Mortimer J. Adler,American philosopher and author (b. 1902)
• 2003–Joan Lowery Nixon,American journalist and author (b. 1927)
• 2004–Anthony Buckeridge,English author (b. 1912)
• 2005–Brenda Howard,American activist (b. 1946)
• 2005 –Michael P. Murphy,American lieutenant,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1976)
• 2006–Jim Baen,American publisher, foundedBaen Books(b. 1943)
• 2006 –Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell,English lawyer and politician,Attorney General for England and Wales(b. 1919)
• 2006 –George Unwin,English pilot and commander (b. 1913)
• 2007–Eugene B. Fluckey,American admiral,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1913)
• 2007 –Kiichi Miyazawa,Japanese lawyer and politician, 78thPrime Minister of Japan(b. 1919)
• 2009–A. K. Lohithadas,Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)
• 2009 –Billy Mays,American TV personality (b. 1958)
• 2010–Robert Byrd,American lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
• 2012–Richard Isay,American psychiatrist and author (b. 1934)
• 2012 –Leontine T. Kelly,American bishop (b. 1920)
• 2012 –Robert Sabatier,French author and poet (b. 1923)
• 2012 –Doris Sams,American baseball player (b. 1927)
• 2013–Ted Hood,American sailor and architect (b. 1927)
• 2013 –Tamás Katona,Hungarian historian and politician (b. 1932)
• 2013 –Kenneth Minogue,New Zealand-Australian political scientist and academic (b. 1930)
• 2013 –F. D. Reeve,American author and academic (b. 1928)
• 2013 –David Rubitsky,American sergeant (b. 1917)
• 2014–Seymour Barab,American cellist and composer (b. 1921)
• 2014 –Jim Brosnan,American baseball player (b. 1929)
• 2014 –On Kawara,Japanese painter (b. 1933)
• 2014 –Meshach Taylor,American actor (b. 1947)
• 2015–Jack Carter,American actor and comedian (b. 1922)
• 2015 –Jope Seniloli,Fijian politician,Vice-President of Fiji(b. 1939)
• 2015 –Wally Stanowski,Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)
• 2016–Scotty Moore,American guitarist (b. 1931)
• 2016 –Pat Summitt,American women's college basketball head coach (b. 1952)
• 2016 –Buddy Ryan,American football coach (b. 1931)
• 2018–Harlan Ellison,American writer (b. 1934)
• 2023–Lowell Weicker,French-American politician, 85thGovernor of Connecticut(b. 1931)
• 2024–Orlando Cepeda,Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1937)
• 2024 –Audrey Flack,American artist (b. 1931)
• 2024 –Mohamed Osman Jawari,Somali attorney and politician, 12thSpeaker of the Parliament of Somalia(b. 1945)

Holidays and observances

• Christianfeast day:
  • Basilides and Potamiana
  • Irenaeus of Lyon(Western Christianity)
  • Heimerad
  • BlessedMaria Pia Mastena
  • Paulus I
  • Vincenza Gerosa
  • June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Constitution Day (Ukraine)
• Poznań Remembrance Day(Poland)
• Vidovdan,celebratingSt. Vitusand an important day in Serbian history. (Eastern Orthodox Church)

External links

• "On This Day".BBC.
• The New York Times:On This Day
• "Historical Events on June 28".OnThisDay.com.
• Oman, Charles(1937).A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century.Methuen & Co.