Tukuk-OS📅 June 28
21 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on June 28? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2016 — Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others.
- 1990 — Paperback Software, a company founded by Adam Osborne, was found guilty of copyright infringement for using Lotus 1-2-3's look-and-feel interface in its own spreadsheet program.
- 1989 — President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech at Gazimestan in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development.
- 1978 — In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the U.S. Supreme Court barred quota systems in college admissions but held that affirmative-action programs advantaging minorities were constitutional.
Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United StatesRacial quota
- 1969 — In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.
- 1963 — Profumo affair: During the trial of Stephen Ward, Mandy Rice-Davies uttered the phrase "Well he would, wouldn't he?"
- 1956 — Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps.
- 1950 — Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers.
- 1942 — World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union.
- 1916 — First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl Liebknecht.
- 1914 — Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip (pictured), a Yugoslav nationalist, sparking the outbreak of World War I.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaSophie, Duchess of HohenbergAssassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- 1911 — The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt.
- 1904 — In the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 635 deaths.
- 1895 — The U.S. Court of Private Land Claims ruled that James Reavis's claim to 18,600 sq mi (48,000 km2) of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico was "wholly fictitious and fraudulent".
United States Court of Private Land ClaimsJames ReavisArizona
- 1880 — Police captured Australian bank robber and cultural icon Ned Kelly (pictured) after a gun battle in Glenrowan, Victoria.
- 1846 — Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured).
- 1841 — Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.
- 1841 — Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.
- 1776 — American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston.
American Revolutionary WarMilitia (United States)Province of South Carolina
- 1461 — Edward IV was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
- 572 — Alboin, the king of the Lombards, was assassinated in Verona in a coup d'état instigated by the Byzantines.
Births
- 2005 — Tom Bischof, German footballer
- 2005 — Pio Esposito, Italian footballer
- 2002 — Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player
- 1999 — Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player
- 1997 — Tadasuke Makino, Japanese racing driver
- 1997 — Shakur Stevenson, American boxer
- 1996 — Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player
- 1996 — Larissa Werbicki, Canadian rower
- 1994 — Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
- 1993 — Bradley Beal, American basketball player
- 1992 — Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer
- 1992 — Elaine Thompson, Jamaican sprinter
Deaths
- 2026 — Wilford Lloyd Baumes, American screenwriter and television producer (born 1939)
- 2025 — Aminu Dantata, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1931)
- 2025 — D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer (born 1935)
- 2025 — Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach (born 1951)
- 2024 — Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1937)
- 2024 — Audrey Flack, American artist (born 1931)
- 2024 — Mohamed Osman Jawari, Somali attorney and politician, 12th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia (born 1945)
Mohamed Osman JawariList of speakers of the Parliament of Somalia
- 2023 — Lowell Weicker, French-American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut (born 1931)
- 2018 — Harlan Ellison, American writer (born 1934)
- 2016 — Scotty Moore, American guitarist (born 1931)
- 2016 — Pat Summitt, American women's college basketball head coach (born 1952)
- 2016 — Buddy Ryan, American football coach (born 1931)
Observances & holidays
- International LGBTQ Pride Day, marking the anniversary of Stonewall riots.
- Christian feast day: Basilides and Potamiana
- Christian feast day: Irenaeus of Lyon (Western Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Heimerad
- Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Pia Mastena
- Christian feast day: Paulus I
- Christian feast day: Vincenza Gerosa
- Christian feast day: June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Constitution Day (Ukraine)
- Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland)
- Vidovdan, celebrating St. Vitus and an important day in Serbian history. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Tau Day
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