Events of the day 28 March
Events of day 28 March
AD 37:
Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
193:
Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
364:
Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
1566:
The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
1737:
The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi
1776:
Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
1794:
Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
1795:
Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
1801:
Treaty of Florence is signed.
1802:
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.
1809:
Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
1814:
War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength.
1842:
First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, founded by Otto Nicolai.
1854:
Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
1860:
First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
1862:
American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
1871:
The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
1883:
Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
1910:
Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
1920:
Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
1933:
The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
1939:
Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
1941:
World War II: Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina.
1942:
World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes.
1946:
Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
1951:
First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
1959:
The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
1968:
Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students.
1969:
Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
1970:
An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.
1978:
The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
1979:
A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
1979:
The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government, precipitating a general election.
1990:
United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
1994:
In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters.
1999:
Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica.
2003:
In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier.
2005:
An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
2006:
Massive protests are mounted against France's First Employment Contract law, meant to reduce youth unemployment.
Celebrations 28 March
1939:
Was born Florin Banescu.
1940:
Was born Ion Cranguleanu.
1963:
Was born Dan Silviu Boerescu.
1928:
Was born Ion Balaceanu.
1942:
Was born Barry Neil Kaufman.
Commemorations 28 March
1984:
Has died Benjamin Mays.
1944:
