What Happened on April 28?
All
events
births
deaths
holidays
EVENTS ON APRIL 28
Explore the most important historical events that happened on April 28, featuring key moments that shaped the world.
Billy the Kid
Year:
1881
Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
Like
Central Pacific Railroad
Year:
1869
Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First transcontinental railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
Like
Treaty of Paris (1796)
Year:
1796
The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.
Like
Sardinians
Year:
1794
Sardinians, headed by Giovanni Maria Angioy, start a revolution against the Savoy domination, expelling Viceroy Balbiano and his officials from Cagliari, the capital and largest city of the island.
Like
Louis Paulhan
Year:
1910
Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in the United Kingdom.
Like
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Year:
1920
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic is founded.
Like
CBS News
Year:
2004
CBS News releases evidence of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. The photographs show rape and abuse from the American troops over Iraqi detainees.
Like
Ustaše
Year:
1941
The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
Like
BIRTHS ON APRIL 28
Discover famous people and historical figures born on April 28, including leaders, artists, scientists, and cultural icons.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Year of birth:
1928
Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer (died 1997)
Like
Bill Blackbeard
Year of birth:
1926
Bill Blackbeard, American historian and author (died 2011)
Like
Harper Lee
Year of birth:
1926
Harper Lee, American novelist (died 2016)
Like
T. John Lesinski
Year of birth:
1925
T. John Lesinski, American judge and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (died 1996)
Like
Yves Klein
Year of birth:
1928
Yves Klein, French painter (died 1962)
Like
Carolyn Jones
Year of birth:
1930
Carolyn Jones, American actress (died 1983)
Like
Lois Duncan
Year of birth:
1934
Lois Duncan, American journalist and author (died 2016)
Like
Miodrag Radulovacki
Year of birth:
1933
Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American neuropharmacologist and academic (died 2014)
Like
DEATHS ON APRIL 28
Look back at notable individuals who passed away on April 28, and learn about their lasting influences on history.
Roberto Farinacci
Year of death:
1945
Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (born 1892)
Like
Hermann Fegelein
Year of death:
1945
Hermann Fegelein, German general (born 1906)
Like
Louis Bachelier
Year of death:
1946
Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and academic (born 1870)
Like
Léon Jouhaux
Year of death:
1954
Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)
Like
Fred Marriott
Year of death:
1956
Fred Marriott, American race car driver (born 1872)
Like
Benito Mussolini
Year of death:
1945
Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1883)
Like
Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan
Year of death:
1944
Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (born 1880)
Like
Richard Butler (Australian politician)
Year of death:
1925
Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (born 1850)
Like
HOLIDAYS ON APRIL 28
See which holidays, observances, and special celebrations take place on April 28 around the world.
April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Like
Mujahideen Victory Day
Mujahideen Victory Day (Afghanistan)
Like
Shinzo Abe
Restoration of Sovereignty Day (Japan)
Like
Sa die de sa Sardigna
Sardinia Day (Sardinia)
Like
Aphrodisius
Christian feast day: Aphrodisius and companions
Like
Vitalis of Milan
Christian feast day: Vitalis and Valeria of Milan
Like
Kirill of Turov
Christian feast day: Kirill of Turov (Orthodox, added to Roman Martyrology in 1969)
Like
Gianna Beretta Molla
Christian feast day: Gianna Beretta Molla
Like