Historical events on May 28
MAY 28, 585 BC
According to the Greek historian Herodotus, a solar eclipse, accurately predicted by Thales of Miletus, abruptly ended the Battle of Halys between the Lydians and the Medes.
This article concerns the period 589 BC – 580 BC.
MAY 28, 2010
A train derailment and collision in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 148 passengers.
On 28 May 2010, a Jnaneshwari Express train derailed at about 1 a.m. in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India. It
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MAY 28, 621
Tang 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.
The Tang dynasty, or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum
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MAY 28, 1892
Scottish-American preservationist John Muir (pictured) founded the environmental organization Sierra Club in California.
John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental
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MAY 28, 1987
Mathias Rust, a West German aviator, flew his Cessna 172 from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing illegally near Red Square in Moscow.
Mathias Rust is a German aviator known for his flight that ended with a landing near Red Square in Moscow on 28
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MAY 28, 1940
Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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MAY 28, 1830
U.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.
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he rose to fame as
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MAY 28, 1644
English Civil War: Royalist troops stormed and captured the Parliamentarian stronghold of Bolton, leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents.
The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the
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MAY 28, 1754
French 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.
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the
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MAY 28, 1901
Mozaffar ad-Din (pictured), Shah of Persia, granted exclusive rights to prospect for oil in the country to William Knox D'Arcy.
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar was the fifth Qajar shah of Iran, reigning from 1896 until his death in 1907. He is often
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MAY 28, 1982
Falklands 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.
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in
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MAY 28, 1608
Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi debuted his second opera L'Arianna, now one of his lost works, at a royal wedding in Mantua.
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a
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