Thursday, June 28, 2012

June 28th in History



1635 - The French colony of Guadeloupe was established in the Caribbean.

1675 - Frederick William of Brandenburg crushed the Swedes.

1709 - The Russians defeated the Swedes and Cossacks at the Battle of Poltava.

1776 - American Colonists repulsed a British sea attack on Charleston, South Carolina

1914 - Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Mrs. Archduke were assassinated by Serb nationalist in (what is now known as) Sarajevo, Bosnia.


1919 - The Treaty of Versailles was signed ending World War I exactly five years after it began. The treaty also established the League of Nations.

1921 - A coal strike in Great Britain was settled after three months.

1930 - More than 1,000 communists were routed during an assault on the British consulate in London.

1950 - North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea. 

Famous Birthdays:

1367 - Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia

1476 - Pope Paul IV

1491 - King Henry VIII of England

1824 - William Tatus Wofford, Brigadier General of Confederate Army

1912 - Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

1926 - Mel Brooks, actor and director 

1930 - Itamar Franco, former President of Brazil

1948 - Kathy Bates, actress

1955 - Eric Gates, footballer

1971 - Tichina Arnold, actress

1973 - Ingrid Seynhaeve, model



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