On This Day: 28 May

28 May in Indian history

• 2010A train derailment and collision in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 148 passengers.India
• 1998Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.India
• 1968Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30.India
• 1830U.S. president Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, authorizing him to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal from their ancestral homelands.India
• 1754French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens at the Battle of Jumonville Glen.India

28 May in world history

• 2017Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from the race with an engine issue in his first entry of the event.
• 2016Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes.
• 2013Start of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey.
• 1996U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas, Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud.
• 1995The 7.0 Mw Neftegorsk earthquake shakes the former Russian settlement of Neftegorsk with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Total damage was $64.1–300 million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt.
• 1987Mathias Rust, a West German aviator, flew his Cessna 172 from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing illegally near Red Square in Moscow.
• 1982Falklands War: The British War Cabinet, which never considered using nuclear weapons in the conflict, ordered that the nuclear depth bombs on British ships return home.
• 1975Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States.
• 1974Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.
• 1937The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, being summoned to Buckingham Palace to "kiss hands".
• 1932In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
• 1644English Civil War: Royalist troops stormed and captured the Parliamentarian stronghold of Bolton, leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents.
• 621Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty.

Born on 28 May

• 1946K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and criticIndia
• 1944Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City
• 1942Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1923N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 1996)India
• 1912Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)
• 1903S. L. Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded Kirloskar Group (died 1994)India

Died on 28 May

• 2016Harambe, Cincinnati Zoo western lowland gorilla (born 1999)
• 2010Gary Coleman, American actor (born 1968)
• 2002Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, Indian poet and author (born 1908)India
• 1999B. Vittalacharya, Indian director and producer (born 1920)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 28 May in history?

2017: Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from the race with an engine issue in his first entry of the event. 2016: Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes. 2013: Start of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey. 2010: A train derailment and collision in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 148 passengers.

What happened on 28 May in Indian history?

2010: A train derailment and collision in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 148 passengers. 1998: Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually. 1968: Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30.

Which famous people were born on 28 May?

K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic (1946); Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City (1944); Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1942); N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 1996) (1923).

Which day is observed on 28 May?

Armed Forces Day (Croatia); Downfall of the Derg (Ethiopia); Flag Day (Philippines); Menstrual Hygiene Day; Republic Day (Nepal).