eso ha pasado un 28 Abril

1945 : Execution of Mussolini


On April 28, 1945, the Italian dictator Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by partisans who had arrested them the night before. Mussolini had remained at the head of the Italian state for over 20 years.

1950 : The King of Thailand got married


On April 28, 1950, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, known by his name of Rama IX married Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat, known as Sirikit, while still a student in Switzerland, and not yet king (his coronation took place a week later, on May 5).

1967 : Muhammad Ali conscientious objector


On April 28, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali refused induction into the Army because of its involvement in the Vietnam War. "No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger, " he said. The boxer was sentenced by courts and lost his license and his title as world champion.

1969 : De Gaulle resigned


On April 28, 1969, de Gaulle resigned as president of the French Republic after his defeat in a referendum. He had been in power for 11 years.

1986 : Tass announced the Chernobyl accident


On 28 April 1986, two days after the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, the Soviet news agency Tass reported the accident, confirming the information flowing from a few hours in the Western Europe.

Actualidad del día : 28 Abril

World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 28 is World Day on Safety and Health at Work. Under the auspices of the International Labour Organisation, the emphasis is on safety of workers at their workplace.

Cita del día : 28 Abril

Muhammad Ali
It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

Cumpleaños : 28 Abril

James Monroe, 5o Presidente de los Estados Unidos (1758)
Tobias Asser, Jurista holandés, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1838)
Lionel Barrymore, Actor americano (1878)
António de Oliveira Salazar, Político y dictador portugués (1889)
Oskar Schindler, Empresario checo alemán (1908)
Lee Falk, Escritor estadounidense (1911)
Odette Sansom Hallowes, Operations Executive agent (1912)
Ferruccio Lamborghini, Industrial italiano (1916)
William Guarnere, Veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (1923)
Kenneth Kaunda, Presidente de Zambia (1924)
Yves Klein, Pintor francés (1928)
James Baker, Político estadounidense (1930)
André Halimi, Periodista francés (1930)
Saddam Hussein, Presidente de Irak (1937)
Ann-Margret, Actriz sueca-estadounidense (1941)
K. Barry Sharpless, Químico americano, premio Nobel (1941)
Lucien Aimar, Ciclista francés (1941)
Jacques Dutronc, Cantante francesa (1943)
Gérard Majax, Mago francés (1943)
Alice Waters, Chef americana (1944)
Marcia Strassman, Actriz americana (1948)
Paul Guilfoyle, Actor americano (1949)
Jay Leno, Presentador de televisión estadounidense (1950)
Mary McDonnell, Actriz americana (1952)
Gabrielle Lazure, Actriz canadiense (1957)
Walter Zenga, Futbolista italiano (1960)
Sébastien Cauet, Presentador de televisión y locutor de radio francés (1972)
Jorge Garcia, Actor americano (1973)
Penélope Cruz, Actriz española (1974)
Jessica Alba, Actriz americana (1981)

Nos han dejado un 28 Abril

John "Jack" Russell, Criador de perro (1883)
Fuad I , Rey de Egipto (1936)
Benito Mussolini, Político y dictador italiano (1945)
Léon Jouhaux, Líder sindical francés, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1954)
Francis Bacon, Pintor inglés (1992)
Arthur Schawlow, Físico americano (1999)
Ekaterina Maximova, Bailarina de ballet rusa (2009)
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