On This Day: 28 March

28 March in world history

• 2025An earthquake strikes close to Mandalay, Myanmar with a magnitude of 7.7, killing over 5400 people.
• 2015A siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab militants, which began the previous day and killed at least 20 people, ended with the Somali Armed Forces recapturing the premises.
• 2003In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier.
• 1999Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.
• 1978The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
• 1968Colonel Sun, written by Kingsley Amis, was published, becoming the first James Bond novel published after the death of Ian Fleming in 1964.
• 1963Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conducted a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia.
• 1946The US Department of State released the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, a proposal for the international control of nuclear weapons.
• 1942Second World War: The port of Saint-Nazaire in German-occupied France was disabled by British naval forces.
• 1941World War II: First day of the Battle of Cape Matapan in Greece between the navies of the United Kingdom and Australia, and the Royal Italian navy.
• 1939Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
• 1933After an on-board fire that may have been the first incident of airliner sabotage, the Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool broke apart in mid-air, killing fifteen people.
• 1920Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
• 1918Finnish Civil War: On the so-called "Bloody Maundy Thursday of Tampere", the Whites force the Reds to attack the city center, where the city's fiercest battles being fought in Kalevankangas with large casualties on both sides. During the same day, an explosion
• 1918General John J. Pershing, during World War I, cancels 42nd 'Rainbow' Division's orders to Rolampont for further training and diverted it to the occupy the Baccarat sector. Rainbow Division becomes "the first American division to take over an entire sector on i
• 1862American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
• 1795Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
• 1646Irish Confederate Wars: Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty, signed the First Ormond Peace for the Confederates in exchange for greater freedom of religion.

Born on 28 March

• 1968Nasser Hussain, Indian-English cricketer and sportscasterIndia
• 1943Conchata Ferrell, American actress (died 2020)
• 1926Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer (died 2006)India
• 1913Toko Shinoda, Japanese artist (died 2021)
• 1912A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (died 1984)
• 1836Frederick Pabst, German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (died 1904)

Died on 28 March

• 2013Gus Triandos, American baseball player and scout (born 1930)
• 1974Dorothy Fields, American songwriter (born 1905)
• 1868James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, English lieutenant and politician (born 1797)
• 1690Emmanuel Tzanes, Greek Renaissance painter (born 1610)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 28 March in history?

2025: An earthquake strikes close to Mandalay, Myanmar with a magnitude of 7.7, killing over 5400 people. 2015: A siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab militants, which began the previous day and killed at least 20 people, ended with the Somali Armed Forces recapturing the premises. 2003: In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier. 1999: Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.

Which famous people were born on 28 March?

Nasser Hussain, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster (1968); Conchata Ferrell, American actress (died 2020) (1943); Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer (died 2006) (1926); Toko Shinoda, Japanese artist (died 2021) (1913).

Which day is observed on 28 March?

Serfs Emancipation Day (Tibet); Teachers' Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia).