Today in History
28 May
197 births · 91 deaths · 50 events recorded
Notable Births
All 197 ›
Phil Foden
b. 2000
English footballer (born 2000)
Risi Pouri-Lane
b. 2000
New Zealand rugby sevens player
Cameron Boyce
b. 1999
American actor (1999–2019)
Jodie Burrage
b. 1999
British tennis player (born 1999)
Dahyun
b. 1998
South Korean singer, rapper and actress (born 1998)
Alec Benjamin
b. 1994
American singer and songwriter
Rudy Giuliani
b. 1944
American attorney and politician (born 1944)
Ian Fleming
b. 1908
English author (1908–1964)
Notable Deaths
All 91 ›
Patricia Brake
d. 2022
English actress (1942–2022)
Mark Eaton
d. 2021
American basketball player (1957–2021)
Jens Christian Skou
d. 2018
Danish chemist (1918–2018)
Cornelia Frances
d. 2018
English-Australian actress (1941–2018)
Harambe
d. 2016
Captive gorilla (1999–2016)
Maya Angelou
d. 2014
American writer and activist (1928–2014)
Gary Coleman
d. 2010
American actor (1968–2010)
Zainul Abedin
d. 1976
Bangladeshi painter and pioneer of the modern art movement
On This Day in History
All 50 ›
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 an engine issue in his first entry of the event.
Formula One
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.
Harambe
2013
Start of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey.
Gezi Park protests
2012
The Arkankergen massacre in Kazakhstan's Alakol District kills 15 people.
Arkankergen massacre
2011
Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.
Malta
2010
In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.
West Bengal
2008
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
Nepal
2004
The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government.
Iraqi Governing Council