On this day: May 28
Events
Battle of HalysMay 28, 585 BC · Wars & Conflicts
French and Indian WarMay 28, 1754 – October 7, 1763 · Wars & Conflicts
First Republic of ArmeniaMay 28, 1918 – December 2, 1920 · World History
Founding of Volkswagen GroupMay 28, 1937 · Companies- Release of GishMay 28, 1991 · Music
Release of Super Mario Bros.May 28, 1993 · Film- Release of The Eminem ShowMay 28, 2002 · Music
- Release of Medal of Honor: FrontlineMay 28, 2002 · Gaming
- Release of Hum TumMay 28, 2004 · Film
Release of SplatoonMay 28, 2015 · Gaming
Founding of Warner Records Inc.May 28, 2019 · Companies
Born on this day
Jacopo RiccatiMay 28, 1676 – April 15, 1754 · Science
Johann II BernoulliMay 28, 1710 – July 17, 1790 · Science
Maria Angela ArdinghelliMay 28, 1728 – February 17, 1825 · Science
William Pitt the YoungerMay 28, 1759 – January 23, 1806 · Politics
Edward Charles HowardMay 28, 1774 – September 27, 1816 · Science
Louis AgassizMay 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873 · Culture
Alexandre CalameMay 28, 1810 – March 19, 1864 · Art
P. G. T. BeauregardMay 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893 · Technology
Giovanni SgambatiMay 28, 1841 – December 14, 1914 · Music
Carl LarssonMay 28, 1853 – January 22, 1919 · Art
Gustav Heinrich TammannMay 28, 1861 – December 17, 1938 · Science
Theodor FischerMay 28, 1862 – 1938 · Culture
Marian SmoluchowskiMay 28, 1872 – September 5, 1917 · Science
Paul PelliotMay 28, 1878 – October 26, 1945 · Exploration
Vinayak Damodar SavarkarMay 28, 1883 – February 26, 1966 · Culture- Rudolph MinkowskiMay 28, 1895 – January 4, 1976 · Science
T-Bone WalkerMay 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975 · Music
Patrick WhiteMay 28, 1912 – September 30, 1990 · Culture
Ruby Payne-ScottMay 28, 1912 – May 25, 1981 · Science
Tikhon KhrennikovMay 28, 1913 – August 14, 2007 · Music
Walker PercyMay 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990 · Culture
György LigetiMay 28, 1923 – June 12, 2006 · Music
N. T. Rama RaoMay 28, 1923 – January 18, 1996 · Film
Alicia de LarrochaMay 28, 1923 – September 25, 2009 · Music
Frank DrakeMay 28, 1930 – September 2, 2022 · Science
Leonardo FavioMay 28, 1938 – November 5, 2012 · Film
Stanley B. PrusinerMay 28, 1942 – present · Science
Jean-Pierre LéaudMay 28, 1944 – present · Film
Sondra LockeMay 28, 1944 – November 3, 2018 · Film
Gladys KnightMay 28, 1944 – present · Music
Paul Scully-PowerMay 28, 1944 – present · Space
John FogertyMay 28, 1945 – present · Music
Wendy O. WilliamsMay 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998 · Music
Geoffrey A. LandisMay 28, 1955 – present · Science
Andrei PaninMay 28, 1962 – March 6, 2013 · Film
Branko ĐurićMay 28, 1962 – present · Film
Gavin HarrisonMay 28, 1963 – present · Music
Kylie MinogueMay 28, 1968 – present · Music
Isabelle CarréMay 28, 1971 – present · Film
Liam O'BrienMay 28, 1976 – present · Film
Jake JohnsonMay 28, 1978 – present · Film
Mark FeehilyMay 28, 1980 – present · Music
Megalyn EchikunwokeMay 28, 1983 – present · Film
Colbie CaillatMay 28, 1985 – present · Music- Joseph CrossMay 28, 1986 – present · Film
Alec BenjaminMay 28, 1994 – present · Music
Seong-Jin ChoMay 28, 1994 – present · Music