05. 28. ON THIS DAY in past

in #history6 years ago

On this day in history so many things happened, both good and bad.
Here are some of the events that happened on this day:

1176
Battle at Legnano: Lombard League beats Frederick Barbarossa and the Holy Roman Empire

1630
John Winthrop begins "History of New England"

1660
On his 30th birthday Charles II returns to London from exile in the Netherlands to claim the English throne after the Puritan Commonwealth comes to an end

1727
Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia aged 11

1886
American chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise Coca-Cola

1901
Ignacy Jan Paderewski's opera "Manru" has its world premiere in Dresden

1913
Igor Stravinsky's ballet score "The Rite of Spring" premieres in Paris, provoking a riot

1919
Albert Einstein's light-bending prediction confirmed by Arthur Eddington
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1942
Bing Crosby records "White Christmas", the greatest-selling record to date

1942
"Yankee Doodle Dandy", based on life of George M. Cohan, directed by Michael Curtiz, starring James Cagney and Joan Lesley, premieres in NYC (Academy Awards Best Actor 1943)

1949
1st British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "The Best Years of Our Lives" Best Film

1953 Edmund Hillary (NZ) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) are first to reach the summit of Mount Everest as part of a British Expedition
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1956
Arnold Schoenberg's "Modern Psalm" premieres

1959
Charles de Gaulle forms French government

1976
"One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29

1985
29th European Cup: Juventus beats Liverpool 1-0 at Brussels

1987
Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man's remains
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1990
Boris Yeltsin is elected President of the Russian Republic

2017
Tiger Woods is arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida

And here are a few people who were born on this day:

1630
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1660-85), born in St. James's Palace, London (d. 1685)

1736
Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary and Founding Father famous for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, born in Studley, Colony of Virginia, British America (d. 1799)

1903
Bob Hope [Leslie Townes Hope], British born American entertainer, born in London, England (d. 2003)

1906
T. H. White, English author (King Arthur), born in Bombay, India (d. 1964)

1914
Tenzing Norgay, Tibetan climber who was the 1st to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary (exact date of birth unknown, but he celebrated on the 29th), born in either northeastern Nepal or Tibet (d. 1986)

1917
John F. Kennedy, 35th US President (1961-1963) and Senator (D-Mass), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1963)
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1953
Danny Elfman, American composer (The Simspons Theme), born in Los Angeles, California

1958
Annette Bening, American actress (Grifters, Bugsy, American Beauty), born in Topeka, Kansas

1967
Noel Gallagher, English pop musician (Oasis), born in Manchester, England

And that's just a small part of all that happened on this day in history, and I hope you liked this little thing I set.
Have a nice day, and know that one day on this day will remember and there will be only history. so do something that people will remember

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