On This Day: 28 April

28 April in Indian history

• 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857: The Bawani Imli massacre saw 52 Indian freedom fighters hanged by British forces.India
• 1783Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean forces; many of the prisoners were later murdered.India

28 April in world history

• 2008The 1,388-foot-tall (423.2 m) Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, with the world's highest residence above ground level at the time, held its grand opening.
• 1994Former Central Intelligence Agency counterintelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving US secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia.
• 1988Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced explosive decompression while airborne between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with one fatality as a flight attendant was ejected from the aircraft.
• 1977The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.
• 1975General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory.
• 1973The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run.
• 1972Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid condemned the capitalist "rat race" in his inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow.
• 1970Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign.
• 1967Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.
• 1952The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II.
• 1945World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.
• 1945The Holocaust: Nazi Germany carries out its final use of gas chambers to execute 33 Upper Austrian socialist and communist leaders in Mauthausen concentration camp.
• 1944World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
• 1941World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members of the Ustaše movement in Gudovac.
• 1937South African medical researcher Max Theiler develops the yellow fever vaccine at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City.
• 224The ancient Iranian Parthian Empire fell to the Sasanids after its forces were defeated at the Battle of Hormozdgan.

Born on 28 April

• 1987Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress and modelIndia
• 1968Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
• 1960Tom Browning, American baseball player (died 2022)
• 1950Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host, and producer
• 1676Frederick I, prince consort and king of Sweden (died 1751)
• 1402Nezahualcoyotl, Acolhuan philosopher, warrior, poet and ruler (died 1472)

Died on 28 April

• 2015Antônio Abujamra, Brazilian actor and director (born 1932)
• 1903Josiah Willard Gibbs, American scientist (born 1839)
• 1813Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (born 1745)
• 992Jawhar as-Siqilli, Fatimid statesman

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 28 April in history?

2008: The 1,388-foot-tall (423.2 m) Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, with the world's highest residence above ground level at the time, held its grand opening. 1994: Former Central Intelligence Agency counterintelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving US secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia. 1988: Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced explosive decompression while airborne between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with one fatality as a flight attendant was ejected from the aircraft. 1977: The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.

What happened on 28 April in Indian history?

1858: Indian Rebellion of 1857: The Bawani Imli massacre saw 52 Indian freedom fighters hanged by British forces. 1783: Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean forces; many of the prisoners were later murdered.

Which famous people were born on 28 April?

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress and model (1987); Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach (1968); Tom Browning, American baseball player (died 2022) (1960); Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host, and producer (1950).

Which day is observed on 28 April?

Mujahideen Victory Day (Afghanistan); National Heroes Day (Barbados); Restoration of Sovereignty Day (Japan); Sardinia Day (Sardinia); Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work (international) National Day of Mourning (Canada).