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Today in History – May 28 in History
What happened on this day in history – May 28 in History around the world
| 585 BC | A solar eclipse interrupts a battle outside of Sardis in western Turkey between Medes and Lydians. The battle ends in a draw. | |
| 1805 | Napoleon is crowned in Milan, Italy. | |
| 1830 | Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to the western Prairie. | |
| 1863 | The 54th Massachusetts, a regiment of African-American recruits, leaves Boston, headed for Hilton Head, South Carolina. | |
| 1859 | The French army launches a flanking attack on the Austrian army in Northern France. | |
| 1871 | The Paris commune is suppressed by troops from Versailles. | |
| 1900 | Britain annexes the Orange Free State in South Africa. | |
| 1940 | Belgium surrenders to Germany. | |
| 1953 | Melody, the first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor, premiers. | |
| 1961 | Amnesty International, a human rights organization, is founded. | |
| Born on May 28 | ||
| 1759 | William Pitt the Younger, prime minister of England (1783-1801). | |
| 1738 | Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotine, French inventor of the execution device which bears his name. | |
| 1779 | Thomas Moore, Irish poet. | |
| 1807 | Jean Agassiz, naturalist and educator. | |
| 1818 | P.G.T. Beauregard, Confederate general during the American Civil War. | |
| 1888 | Jim Thorpe, American athlete. | |
| 1908 | Ian Fleming, British novelist, created the character James Bond. | |
| 1910 | T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist and singer. | |
| 1912 | Patrick White, Australian writer (The Tree of Man, The Eye of the Storm). | |
| 1916 | Walker Percy, writer (The Moviegoer, Love in the Ruins). | |
| 1918 | Herb Shriner, radio humorist. | |
| 1919 | May Swenson, poet. | |
| 1932 | Stephen Birmingham, novelist and biographer. | |
| 1936 | Fred Chappell, poet and novelist. | |
| 1940 | Maeve Binchy, Irish writer (Circle of Friends, The Copper Beach). | |
