On this day: 28 April

Selected events and births on 28 April, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1253 – The Japanese monk Nichiren declared the mantra Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, now a central part of Nichiren Buddhism. Read more: Nichiren Mantra Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō
• 1611 – The University of Santo Tomas (seminary building pictured) in Manila, one of the oldest existing universities in Asia and one of the world's largest Catholic universities by enrollment, was founded. Read more: University of Santo Tomas Manila Catholic higher education
• 1910 – Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester, having departed from London the previous day, to win the world's first long-distance air race. Read more: Louis Paulhan 1910 London to Manchester air race
• 1923 – The FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London. Read more: 1923 FA Cup final Bolton Wanderers F.C. West Ham United F.C.
• 1960 – The Sibley Commission issued their final report, urging the government of the U.S. state of Georgia to abandon its strategy of massive resistance and legalize some instances of school integration. Read more: Sibley Commission Georgia (U.S. state) Massive resistance
• 1972 – Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid condemned the capitalist "rat race" in his inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow. Read more: Jimmy Reid Rat race Alienation (speech)
• 1973 – The album The Dark Side of the Moon by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd entered the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, on which it spent a record 942 weeks. Read more: The Dark Side of the Moon Progressive rock Pink Floyd
• 1983 – The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries. Read more: Stern (magazine) Hitler Diaries

Born on this day

• 1930 – James Baker, American lawyer and politician, 61st United States Secretary of State Read more: James Baker United States Secretary of State
• 1941 – Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Karl Barry Sharpless Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1943 – Aryeh Bibi, Iraqi-born Israeli politician Read more: Aryeh Bibi History of the Jews in Iraq
• 1944 – Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician, 10th Minister-President of Wallonia Read more: Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Minister-President of Wallonia
• 1954 – Michael P. Jackson, American politician, 3rd Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Read more: Michael P. Jackson United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
• 1960 – Elena Kagan, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Read more: Elena Kagan Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 1997 – Amaia Aberasturi, Spanish actress Read more: Amaia Aberasturi
• 1997 – Shane McClanahan, American baseball player Read more: Shane McClanahan
• 1998 – Song Yu-bin, South Korean singer and actor Read more: Song Yuvin
• 2000 – Victoria De Angelis, Italian musician Read more: Victoria De Angelis
• 2000 – Alek Thomas, American baseball player Read more: Alek Thomas
• 2001 – Anthony Volpe, American baseball player Read more: Anthony Volpe

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / April 28 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.