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On This Day · The 148th day of the year

May 28

May 28 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1644 and 2016. English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.

♊ZodiacGemini ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on May 28?

May 28 is the 148th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1644 and 2016. Famous people born on May 28 include Mark Sanford, Kylie Minogue and Kyle Walker.

The shape of the day

From 1644 to 2016, May 28 gathers 372 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

Gemini is the sign for May 28 — read more on the Gemini page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on May 28

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Wild Assault
  • TV Star City
  • Movie Blast
  • Movie The Breadwinner

2025

  • Game Trash Goblin
  • Game Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
  • Game To a T

2024

  • Game MultiVersus

2023

  • Movie GGS - Ganteng-Ganteng Sange

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1644

    English Civil War

    English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.

  2. 1754

    French and Indian War

    French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 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.

  3. 1892

    San Francisco

    In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.

  4. 1937

    Volkswagen

    Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer, is founded.

  5. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.

  6. 1974

    Northern Ireland

    Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.

  7. 1987

    Mathias Rust

    An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

  8. 1999

    Milan

    In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display.

  9. 2011

    Malta

    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.

  10. 2016

    Harambe

    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.

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 28

Mark Sanford

b. 1960

American military veteran (USAF) and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina

Kylie Minogue

b. 1968

Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Kyle Walker

b. 1990

English footballer

Heinz G. Konsalik

b. 1921

German journalist and author

Alexander Mitscherlich (chemist)

b. 1836

German chemist and academic

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

b. 1925

German opera singer and conductor

Ian Fleming

b. 1908

English journalist and author, created James Bond

Markus Höttinger

b. 1956

Austrian racing driver

Deaths

  • 2016Harambe
  • 2014Maya Angelou
  • 2013Viktor Kulikov
  • 2007Jörg Immendorff
  • 1849Anne Brontë
  • 1427Henry IV, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg

Holidays & observances

  • —Armed Forces Day (Croatia)
  • —Christian feast day: Bernard of Menthon
  • —Christian feast day: Germain of Paris
  • —Christian feast day: John Calvin (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Lanfranc
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Margaret Pole
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Bagnesi
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas Ford

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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