On This Day in History — June 28

Highlights of June 28

• 2016 — Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others. Read more
• 1990 — Paperback Software, a company founded by Adam Osborne, was found guilty of copyright infringement for using Lotus 1-2-3's look-and-feel interface in its own spreadsheet program. Read more
• 1989 — President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech at Gazimestan in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development. Read more
• 1978 — In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the U.S. Supreme Court barred quota systems in college admissions but held that affirmative-action programs advantaging minorities were constitutional. Read more
• 1969 — In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement. Read more
• 1963 — Profumo affair: During the trial of Stephen Ward, Mandy Rice-Davies uttered the phrase "Well he would, wouldn't he?" Read more
• 1956 — Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps. Read more
• 1950 — Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers. Read more
• 1942 — World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union. Read more
• 1916 — First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl Liebknecht. Read more
• 1914 — Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip (pictured), a Yugoslav nationalist, sparking the outbreak of World War I. Read more
• 1911 — The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt. Read more
• 1904 — In the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 635 deaths. Read more
• 1895 — The U.S. Court of Private Land Claims ruled that James Reavis's claim to 18,600 sq mi (48,000 km2) of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico was "wholly fictitious and fraudulent". Read more
• 1880 — Police captured Australian bank robber and cultural icon Ned Kelly (pictured) after a gun battle in Glenrowan, Victoria. Read more
• 1846 — Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured). Read more
• 1841 — Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. Read more
• 1841 — Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. Read more
• 1776 — American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston. Read more
• 1461 — Edward IV was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. Read more
• 572 — Alboin, the king of the Lombards, was assassinated in Verona in a coup d'état instigated by the Byzantines. Read more

Events

• 2016 — A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others. Read more
• 2012 — The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius. Read more
• 2009 — Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. Read more
• 2004 — Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation. Read more
• 2001 — Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial. Read more
• 1997 — Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear. Read more
• 1989 — On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle. Read more
• 1987 — For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bomb the Iranian town of Sardasht. Read more
• 1982 — Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. Read more
• 1981 — A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. Read more
• 1978 — The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, bars quota systems in college admissions. Read more
• 1976 — The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. Read more
• 1973 — Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time. Read more
• 1969 — Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. Read more
• 1964 — Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Read more
• 1956 — In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe. Read more
• 1950 — Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre. Read more
• 1950 — Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day. Read more
• 1950 — Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre. Read more
• 1948 — Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform. Read more
• 1948 — Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era. Read more
• 1945 — Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day. Read more
• 1942 — World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue. Read more
• 1940 — Romania cedes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum. Read more
• 1936 — The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China. Read more
• 1926 — Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies. Read more
• 1922 — The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces. Read more
• 1921 — Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter as the Vidovdan Constitution. Read more
• 1919 — The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I. Read more
• 1917 — World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers. Read more
• 1914 — Causes of World War I: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, beginning the July Crisis and providing the casus belli of World War I. Read more
• 1911 — The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt. Read more
• 1904 — The SS Norge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270 mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking. Read more
• 1902 — The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal. Read more
• 1896 — An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners. Read more
• 1895 — The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis's claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent." Read more
• 1894 — Labor Day becomes an official US holiday. Read more
• 1882 — The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone. Read more
• 1881 — The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed. Read more
• 1880 — Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan. Read more
• 1870 — The US Congress establishes the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas).
• 1865 — The Army of the Potomac is disbanded. Read more
• 1859 — The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Read more
• 1855 — Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America. Read more
• 1841 — The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier. Read more
• 1838 — Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Read more
• 1807 — Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals. Read more
• 1797 — French troops disembark in Corfu, beginning the French rule in the Ionian Islands. Read more
• 1778 — American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness. Read more
• 1776 — American Revolution: Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five present the draft of the United States Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress, which orders it to "lie on the table" for further edits by the assembly. Read more
• 1776 — American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day. Read more
• 1776 — American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition. Read more
• 1745 — A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style). Read more
• 1651 — The Battle of Berestechko between Poland and Ukraine starts. Read more
• 1635 — Guadeloupe becomes a French colony. Read more
• 1575 — Sengoku period of Japan: The combined forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu are victorious in the Battle of Nagashino. Read more
• 1519 — Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Read more
• 1495 — A French force heavily defeats a much larger Neapolitan and Spanish army at the battle of Seminara, leading to the creation of the Tercios by Gonzalo de Córdoba. Read more
• 1461 — Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England. Read more
• 1360 — Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II. Read more

Born on June 28

• 2005 — Tom Bischof, German footballer Read more
• 2005 — Pio Esposito, Italian footballer Read more
• 2002 — Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player Read more
• 1999 — Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player Read more
• 1997 — Tadasuke Makino, Japanese racing driver Read more
• 1997 — Shakur Stevenson, American boxer Read more
• 1996 — Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player Read more
• 1996 — Larissa Werbicki, Canadian rower Read more
• 1994 — Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan Read more
• 1993 — Bradley Beal, American basketball player Read more
• 1992 — Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer Read more
• 1992 — Elaine Thompson, Jamaican sprinter Read more
• 1991 — Seohyun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress Read more
• 1991 — Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian footballer Read more
• 1991 — Kang Min-hyuk, South Korean singer, drummer, and actor Read more
• 1989 — Jason Clark, Australian rugby league player Read more
• 1989 — Andrew Fifita, Australian rugby league player Read more
• 1989 — David Fifita, Australian rugby league player Read more
• 1989 — Julia Zlobina, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater Read more
• 1989 — Markiplier, American internet personality Read more
• 1989 — Nicole Rottmann, Austrian tennis player Read more
• 1987 — Sonata Tamošaitytė, Lithuanian hurdler Read more
• 1987 — Terrence Williams, American basketball player Read more
• 1986 — Kellie Pickler, American singer-songwriter Read more
• 1985 — Phil Bardsley, English footballer Read more
• 1985 — Colt Hynes, American baseball player Read more
• 1982 — Ibrahim Camejo, Cuban long jumper Read more
• 1981 — Savage, New Zealand rapper Read more
• 1981 — Michael Crafter, Australian singer-songwriter Read more
• 1981 — Guillermo Martínez, Cuban javelin thrower Read more
• 1981 — Brandon Phillips, American baseball player Read more
• 1980 — Jevgeni Novikov, Estonian footballer Read more
• 1979 — Felicia Day, American actress and writer Read more
• 1979 — Randy McMichael, American football player Read more
• 1979 — Florian Zeller, French author and playwright Read more
• 1978 — Simon Larose, Canadian tennis player Read more
• 1977 — Chris Spurling, American baseball player Read more
• 1977 — Mark Stoermer, American bass player, songwriter, and producer Read more
• 1977 — Harun Tekin, Turkish singer and guitarist Read more
• 1976 — Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player Read more

Died on June 28

• 2026 — Wilford Lloyd Baumes, American screenwriter and television producer (born 1939) Read more
• 2025 — Aminu Dantata, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1931) Read more
• 2025 — D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer (born 1935) Read more
• 2025 — Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach (born 1951) Read more
• 2024 — Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1937) Read more
• 2024 — Audrey Flack, American artist (born 1931) Read more
• 2024 — Mohamed Osman Jawari, Somali attorney and politician, 12th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia (born 1945) Read more
• 2023 — Lowell Weicker, French-American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut (born 1931) Read more
• 2018 — Harlan Ellison, American writer (born 1934) Read more
• 2016 — Scotty Moore, American guitarist (born 1931) Read more
• 2016 — Pat Summitt, American women's college basketball head coach (born 1952) Read more
• 2016 — Buddy Ryan, American football coach (born 1931) Read more
• 2015 — Jack Carter, American actor and comedian (born 1922) Read more
• 2015 — Jope Seniloli, Fijian politician, Vice-President of Fiji (born 1939) Read more
• 2015 — Wally Stanowski, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1919) Read more
• 2014 — Seymour Barab, American cellist and composer (born 1921) Read more
• 2014 — Jim Brosnan, American baseball player (born 1929) Read more
• 2014 — On Kawara, Japanese painter (born 1933) Read more
• 2014 — Meshach Taylor, American actor (born 1947) Read more
• 2013 — Ted Hood, American sailor and architect (born 1927) Read more
• 2013 — Tamás Katona, Hungarian historian and politician (born 1932) Read more
• 2013 — Kenneth Minogue, New Zealand-Australian political scientist and academic (born 1930) Read more
• 2013 — F. D. Reeve, American author and academic (born 1928) Read more
• 2013 — David Rubitsky, American sergeant (born 1917) Read more
• 2012 — Richard Isay, American psychiatrist and author (born 1934) Read more
• 2012 — Leontine T. Kelly, American bishop (born 1920) Read more
• 2012 — Robert Sabatier, French author and poet (born 1923) Read more
• 2012 — Doris Sams, American baseball player (born 1927) Read more
• 2010 — Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (born 1917) Read more
• 2009 — A. K. Lohithadas, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955) Read more
• 2009 — Billy Mays, American TV personality (born 1958) Read more
• 2007 — Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1913) Read more
• 2007 — Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1919) Read more
• 2006 — Jim Baen, American publisher, founded Baen Books (born 1943) Read more
• 2006 — Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1919) Read more
• 2006 — George Unwin, English pilot and commander (born 1913) Read more
• 2005 — Brenda Howard, American activist (born 1946) Read more
• 2005 — Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1976) Read more
• 2004 — Anthony Buckeridge, English author (born 1912) Read more
• 2003 — Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author (born 1927) Read more

Holidays & observances

International LGBTQ Pride Day, marking the anniversary of Stonewall riots.; Christian feast day: Basilides and Potamiana; Christian feast day: Irenaeus of Lyon (Western Christianity); Christian feast day: Heimerad; Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Pia Mastena; Christian feast day: Paulus I; Christian feast day: Vincenza Gerosa; Christian feast day: June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Constitution Day (Ukraine); Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland); Vidovdan, celebrating St. Vitus and an important day in Serbian history. (Eastern Orthodox Church); Tau Day

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