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May 28th


- Christian Feast Day
- Downfall of the Derg Day, a National Day. (Ethiopia)
- Flag Day (Philippines)
- Republic Day (Nepal)
- Republic Day, celebrates the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Armenia and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918. (Azerbaijan and Armenia)

May 28th


- 2008 - The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
- 2004 - The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government.
- 2003 - Peter Hollingworth becomes the first Governor-General of Australia to resign his office as a result of criticism of his conduct.
- 2002 - NATO declares Russia a limited partner in the Western alliance.
- 2002 - The Mars Odyssey finds signs of large ice deposits on the planet Mars.
- 1999 - In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display.
- 1999 - Two Swedish police officers are murdered with their own fire arms by the bank robbers Jackie Arklöv and Tony Olsson after a car chase.
- 1998 - Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions.
- 1996 - U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, James McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud.
- 1995 - The Russian town of Neftegorsk is hit by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that kills at least 2,000 people, half of the total population.
- 1993 - Eritrea and Monaco join the United Nations.
- 1991 - The capital city of Addis Ababa, falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War.
- 1987 - 19-year-old West German pilot Mathias Rust evades Soviet Union air defenses and lands a private plane in the Red Square in Moscow. He is immediately detained and will not be released until August 3, 1988.
- 1987 - A robot probe finds the wreckage of the USS Monitor near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
- 1982 - Falklands War: British forces defeat the Argentines at the Battle of Goose Green.
- 1979 - Constantine Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community.
- 1978 - Second round of the presidential elections in Upper Volta. The election is won by incumbent Sangoulé Lamizana.
- 1977 - In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.
- 1975 - Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States.
- 1974 - Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.
- 1970 - The formerly united Free University of Brussels officially splits into two separate entities, the French-speaking Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
- 1964 - The Palestine Liberation Organization is formed.
- 1961 - Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.
- 1955 - Henry Bolte becomes Premier of the Australian state of Victoria.
- 1952 - Memphis Kiddie Park opens in Brooklyn, Ohio. The park's Little Dipper roller coaster would become the oldest operating steel roller coaster in North America.
- 1952 - The women of Greece are given the right to vote.
- 1942 - World War II: in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazis in Czechoslovakia kill over 1,800 people.
- 1940 - World War II: Belgium surrenders to Germany.
- 1940 - World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first allied infantry victory of the War.
- 1937 - The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., who pushes a button signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the span.
- 1936 - Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
- 1934 - Near Callander, Ontario, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne; they will be the first quintuplets to survive infancy.
- 1934 - The Glyndebourne festival in England is inaugurated.
- 1930 - The Chrysler Building in New York City officially opens.
- 1926 - 28th May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
- 1918 - The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the Democratic Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
- 1905 - Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Togo Heihachiro and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- 1892 - In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
- 1863 - American Civil War: The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first African American regiment, leaves Boston, Massachusetts, to fight for the Union.
- 1859 - Big Ben is drawn on a carriage pulled by 16 horses from Whitechapel Bell Foundry to the Palace of Westminster.
- 1830 - President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans.
- 1754 - French and Indian War: in the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under 22-year-old Lieutenant Colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- 1644 - Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of the Earl of Derby.
- 1588 - The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port).
- 1533 - The Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
- 1503 - James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor are married according to a Papal Bull by Pope Alexander VI. A Treaty of Everlasting Peace between Scotland and England signed on that occasion results in a peace that lasts ten years.
- 585 - 585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.

May 28th


- 2010 - Prince Louis of Bourbon, elder son of Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou
- 1988 - Percy Harvin, American football player
- 1988 - David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 - Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player
- 1986 - Joseph Cross, American actor
- 1986 - Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer
- 1986 - Michael Oher, American football player
- 1985 - Carey Mulligan, British actress
- 1985 - Konstantinos Mendrinos, Greek footballer
- 1985 - Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter
- 1984 - Beth Allen, New Zealand actress
- 1983 - Steve Cronin, American footballer
- 1983 - Toby Hemingway, British actor
- 1983 - Humberto Sanchez, Dominican baseball player
- 1982 - Alexa Davalos, American actress
- 1982 - Jhonny Peralta, Dominican baseball player
- 1982 - Desiree del Valle, Filipino actress
- 1981 - Daniel Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
- 1981 - Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player
- 1981 - Adam Green, American singer-songwriter
- 1981 - Aaron Schock, American politician
- 1980 - Mark Feehily, Irish vocalist (Westlife)
- 1980 - Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
- 1979 - Jesse Bradford, American actor
- 1979 - Ronald Curry, American football player
- 1979 - Joeri Jansen, Belgian athlete
- 1979 - Monica Keena, American actress
- 1978 - Rufa Mae Quinto, Filipino actress and comedienne
- 1977 - Jeremy Borash, American professional wrestling announcer
- 1977 - Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American television panelist (The View)
- 1976 - Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer
- 1976 - Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player
- 1976 - Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
- 1976 - Liam O'Brien, American voice actor
- 1975 - Charmaine Sheh, Hong Kong actress
- 1974 - Alicia Minshew, American actress
- 1972 - Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
- 1972 - Kate Ashfield, British actress
- 1972 - Doriva, Brazilian footballer
- 1971 - Isabelle Carré, French actress
- 1971 - Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater
- 1970 - Morgan Fox, Canadian model and 1990 Playboy playmate
- 1970 - Jimi Goodwin, British bassist, vocalist and guitarist (Doves)
- 1970 - Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator
- 1970 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)
- 1970 - Bobby Bognar, American singer (The Piper Downs)
- 1970 - Paul Sinha, British stand-up comedian
- 1969 - Mike DiFelice, American baseball player
- 1969 - Justin Kirk, American actor
- 1969 - Rob Ford, 64th Mayor of Toronto
- 1968 - Kylie Minogue, Australian actress and singer
- 1967 - Glen Rice, American basketball player
- 1967 - Emma Kennedy, English television presenter and actress
- 1966 - Ashley Laurence, American film and television actress
- 1965 - Chris Ballew, American bassist (The Presidents of the United States of America)
- 1964 - Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
- 1964 - Armen Gilliam, American basketball player
- 1964 - Christa Miller, American actress
- 1964 - David Baddiel, British comedian and television presenter
- 1964 - Phil Vassar, American country singer
- 1963 - Houman Younessi, Iranian-born scientist
- 1963 - Michelle Collins, British actress
- 1963 - Gavin Harrison, British drummer (Porcupine Tree)
- 1962 - Roland Gift, English singer (Fine Young Cannibals)
- 1962 - Brandon Cruz, American actor
- 1962 - James Michael Tyler, American actor
- 1960 - Mark Sanford, 115th Governor of South Carolina and Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina
- 1959 - John Morgan, British etiquette expert (d. 2000)
- 1957 - Kirk Gibson, American baseball player
- 1957 - Ben Howland, American college basketball coach
- 1957 - Colin Barnes, English footballer
- 1956 - Jerry Douglas, American dobro player
- 1956 - Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1980)
- 1956 - Julie Peasgood, British actress
- 1955 - John McGeoch, Scottish guitarist (Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd.) (d. 2004)
- 1955 - Mark Howe, American ice hockey player
- 1954 - John Tory, Canadian politician
- 1954 - Townsend Coleman, American voice actor
- 1954 - Youri Egorov, Soviet classical pianist (d. 1988)
- 1953 - Arto Lindsay, American guitarist and singer
- 1952 - Russell J. Wintner, American film executive
- 1950 - Ian Bradley, British writer and academic
- 1950 - Kamala, American professional wrestler
- 1949 - Wendy O. Williams, American vocalist (Plasmatics) (d. 1998)
- 1947 - Sondra Locke, American actress
- 1947 - Zahi Hawass, Egyptian egyptologist
- 1947 - Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist
- 1946 - Satchidanandan, Indian poet
- 1946 - Skip Jutze, American baseball player
- 1945 - John Fogerty, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- 1945 - Hunter "Patch" Adams, American physician and social activist
- 1945 - John N. Bambacus, American politician
- 1944 - Rudy Giuliani, 107th Mayor of New York City
- 1944 - Gladys Knight, American R&B and soul singer and actress
- 1944 - Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish actress
- 1944 - Gary Stewart, American singer (d. 2003)
- 1944 - Billy Vera, American actor and singer-songwriter
- 1944 - Faith Brown, British actress
- 1943 - Terry Crisp, Canadian hockey coach
- 1943 - Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano (d. 2004)
- 1942 - Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1941 - Beth Howland, American actress
- 1940 - Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi, founder of the Lincoln Square Synagogue
- 1938 - Jerry West, American basketball player
- 1938 - Prince Buster, Jamaican ska and rocksteady musician
- 1936 - Betty Shabazz, American civil rights activist (d. 1997)
- 1936 - Claude Forget, French-Canadian politician
- 1934 - Annette Dionne, Dionne quintuplets
- 1934 - Cecile Dionne, Dionne quintuplets
- 1934 - Emilie Dionne, Dionne quintuplets (d. 1954)
- 1934 - Marie Dionne, Dionne quintuplets (d. 1970)
- 1934 - Yvonne Dionne, Dionne quintuplets(d. 2001)
- 1931 - Carroll Baker, American actress
- 1928 - Jack Kevorkian, Former American pathologist and right-to-die advocate
- 1925 - Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2006)
- 1925 - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone
- 1923 - György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (d. 2006)
- 1923 - Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian actor and politician (d. 1998)
- 1922 - Lou Duva, American boxing trainer
- 1921 - Heinz G. Konsalik, German novelist (d. 1999)
- 1918 - Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster) (d. 1990)
- 1917 - Papa John Creech, American fiddler (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) (d. 1994)
- 1916 - Walker Percy, American author (d. 1990)
- 1915 - Joseph Greenberg, American linguist (d. 2001)
- 1914 - W. G. G. Duncan Smith, British World War II pilot (d. 1996)
- 1912 - Patrick White, Australian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
- 1912 - Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist and politician (d. 1992)
- 1911 - Thora Hird, British actress (d. 2003)
- 1911 - Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986)
- 1910 - Georg Gaßmann, German politician (d. 1987)
- 1910 - Lady Rachel Kempson, English actress (d. 2003)
- 1910 - T-Bone Walker, American singer (d. 1975)
- 1909 - Red Horner, Canadian hockey player (d. 2005)
- 1908 - Ian Fleming, English author (d. 1964)
- 1900 - Tommy Ladnier, American musician (d. 1939)
- 1892 - Sepp Dietrich, German officer (d. 1966)
- 1889 - Richard Réti, Austrian-Czech chess grandmaster (d. 1929)
- 1888 - Jim Thorpe/Wa-Tho-Huk, American pentathlete, decathlete, fotball, baseball and basketball player (d. 1953)
- 1888 - Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian Prime Minister (d. 1942)
- 1888 - Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, Strange first wife of American poet, T.S. Eliot (d. 1947)
- 1886 - Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (d. 1954)
- 1884 - Edvard Beneš, Czech politician (d. 1948)
- 1883 - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian revolutionary and politician (d. 1966)
- 1883 - Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (d. 1978)
- 1879 - Milutin Milankovi?, Serbian geophysicist (d. 1958)
- 1878 - Paul Pelliot, French sinologist (d. 1945)
- 1872 - Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (d. 1917)
- 1858 - Carl Rickard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (d. 1939)
- 1853 - Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (d. 1919)
- 1841 - Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (d. 1887)
- 1837 - George Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921)
- 1837 - Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)
- 1836 - Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)
- 1818 - P.G.T. Beauregard, American Confederate general (d. 1893)
- 1807 - Louis Agassiz, Swiss-born zoologist and geologist (d. 1873)
- 1779 - Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)
- 1763 - Manuel Alberti, Argentine priest and head of state (d. 1811)
- 1759 - William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1806)
- 1738 - Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (d. 1814)
- 1692 - Joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752)
- 1676 - Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754)
- 1660 - King George I of Great Britain (d. 1727)
- 1641 - Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)
- 1588 - Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
- 1582 - William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)
- 1524 - Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)
- 1371 - John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419)
- 1140 - Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)