1400s / 15th century history on the 28th of June
1491 : HENRY VIII of England was born Henry Tudor in the Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, Kent, England (died in 1547 aged 55). Henry the 8th was best known for his 6 marriages to Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr.
1800s / 19th century history on the 28th of June
1859 : The first conformation dog show (dog breed show) was held in Newcastle upon Tyne, in England.
1880 : NED KELLY the Australian bushranger, outlaw and gang leader was captured at Glenrowan, Victoria, Australia. He was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, which was conducted at the Old Melbourne Gaol, about 4 months later on the 11th November. His last words were “Such is life”.
1900s / 20th century history on the 28th of June
1914 : FRANZ FERDiNAND the archduke of Austria died aged 50, when he was assassinated in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary (born in 1863).
1926 : Mercedes-Benz was formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz, when they merged their two companies. Official website : mercedes-benz.com
1926 : MEL BROOKS the American actor, comedian and filmmaker was born Melvin Kaminsky in New York City, USA. Official website : MelBrooks.com
1953 : The 1st CORVETTE was assembled at the Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan. The first Corvette rolled off the assembly line two days later, one of only 300 Corvettes made that year. The idea for the Corvette came from Harley J. Earl, a General Motors’ pioneering designer, who in 1951 began developing plans for a low-cost American sports car that could compete with Europe’s Jaguars, MGs, and Ferraris. The project was eventually code-named Opel. In January 1953, GM debuted the Corvette concept car at the Motorama auto show at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
1966 : John Cusack the American actor was born in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
1966 : Mary Stuart Masterson the American actress was born in New York City, USA.
1971 : ELON MUSK (FRS) the South African-born American entrepreneur was born in Pretoria, South Africa. He is the founder of PayPal (x.com), Tesla, and SpaceX. Official websites : SpaceX.com | Tesla.com | X.com
1982 : Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashed in Mazyr, Belarus, resulting in the deaths of 132 people. The cause of the crash was due to the failure of the jackscrew mechanism in the tail of the plane, which was due to metal fatigue.
1997 : Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear, during a professional boxing match.
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