On this day: 28 June

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

Events

• 1461 – Edward IV was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. Read more: Edward IV List of English monarchs Westminster Abbey
• 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. Read more: Giselle Adolphe Adam Salle Le Peletier
• 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. Read more: Giselle Adolphe Adam Salle Le Peletier
• 1846 – Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured). Read more: Adolphe Sax Saxophone
• 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". Read more: United States Court of Private Land Claims James Reavis Arizona
• 1911 – The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt. Read more: Nakhla meteorite Meteorite Water on Mars
• 1963 – Profumo affair: During the trial of Stephen Ward, Mandy Rice-Davies uttered the phrase "Well he would, wouldn't he?" Read more: Profumo affair Stephen Ward Mandy Rice-Davies
• 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. Read more: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Supreme Court of the United States Racial quota
• 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. Read more: Paperback Software Adam Osborne Copyright infringement

Born on this day

• 1928 – Hans Blix, Swedish politician and diplomat, 33rd Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Hans Blix Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
• 1930 – William C. Campbell, Irish-American biologist and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: William C. Campbell (scientist) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1938 – Leon Panetta, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Defense Read more: Leon Panetta United States Secretary of Defense
• 1940 – Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Muhammad Yunus Nobel Peace Prize
• 1941 – David Johnston, Canadian academic, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor General of Canada Read more: David Johnston (governor general) Governor General of Canada
• 1943 – Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Klaus von Klitzing Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1957 – Georgi Parvanov, Bulgarian historian and politician, 4th President of Bulgaria Read more: Georgi Parvanov President of Bulgaria
• 1967 – Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician, 7th Canadian Minister of Health Read more: Leona Aglukkaq Minister of Health (Canada)
• 1972 – Chris Leslie, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Read more: Chris Leslie Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 2002 – Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player Read more: Marta Kostyuk
• 2005 – Tom Bischof, German footballer Read more: Tom Bischof
• 2005 – Pio Esposito, Italian footballer Read more: Pio Esposito

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