March 28 Historical Events

The following events took place on March 28. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 42 events. Showing 1 - 30.

• 37
  Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
• 193
  Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
• 364
  Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
• 845
  Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
• 1566
  The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta’s capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
• 1776
  Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
• 1794
  Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
• 1795
  Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
• 1802
  Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.
• 1809
  Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
• 1814
  War of 1812: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom defeats the United States Navy in the Battle of Valparaiso, Chile.
• 1854
  Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
• 1860
  First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
• 1862
  American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass – in New Mexico, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26.
• 1871
  The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.

• 1883
  Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
• 1889
  The Yngsjö murder in Yngsjö, Sweden: Anna Månsdotter is arrested along with her son.
• 1910
  Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
• 1913
  Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1920
  Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
• 1930
  Turkey’s Postal Service Law rejects delivery of mail addressed Constantinople and Angora, making the Turkish names Istanbul and Ankara obligatory.
• 1933
  The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airline lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
• 1939
  Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
• 1941
  World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan – in the Mediterranean Sea, British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers.
• 1942
  World War II: St Nazaire Raid: In occupied France, British naval forces successfully raid the German-occupied port of Saint-Nazaire.
• 1946
  Cold War: The United States State Department releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
• 1951
  First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
• 1959
  The State Council of the People’s Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
• 1968
  Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship.
• 1969
  Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.