April 28 historical events
224 — Battle of Hormozdgan
The Battle of Hormozdgan (also spelled Hormizdagan and Hormozgan) was the climactic battle between the Arsacid and the Sasanian dynasties that took place on 28 April 224. The Sasanian victory broke the power of the Parthian dynasty, effectively ending almost five centuries of Parthian rule in Iran, and marking the official start of the Sasanian era.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
357 — Emperor Constantius II makes his ceremonial entry into Rome
Constantius II arrived in Rome for a visit that lasted about a month. The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus describes the procession and the crowds that greeted him.
The date follows the Julian calendar used in the historical chronology.
Rome, Italy · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1192 — Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin
Conrad of Montferrat (c. 1146 – 28 April 1192) was an Italian nobleman, one of the major participants in the Third Crusade. He was the de facto King of Jerusalem (as Conrad I) by virtue of his marriage to Isabella I of Jerusalem from 24 November 1190, but officially elected only in 1192, days before his death. He was also the eighth Marquess of Montferrat from 1191.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1282 — Sicilian Vespers
The Sicilian Vespers (Italian: Vespri siciliani; Sicilian: Vespiri siciliani) was a successful rebellion on the island of Sicily that broke out at Easter 1282 against the rule of the French-born king Charles I of Anjou. Since taking control of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1266, the Angevin government had made itself unpopular with its exploitative policies and exclusion of native Sicilians from power.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Italy · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1315 — Siege of Malatya (1315)
The conquest of Malatya was led by Tankiz, the viceroy of Syria, under the orders of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad, resulting in the annexation of Malatya to the Mamluk Sultanate.
Turkey · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1430 — Battle of Trnava (1430)
The Battle of Trnava or Battle of Nagyszombat took place during the Hussite Wars between the Hussites and the Hungarian-Royalists-Serbian army near Trnava (Nagyszombat) in the Kingdom of Hungary (today in Slovakia). The battle was fought in three phases, on 23, 25 and 28 April 1430 and ended in Hussite victory. In the summer of 1430, 10,000 Hussites from Moravia invaded Hungary under Velek Koudelník of Březnice.
Slovakia · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1487 — Battle of Crevola
The Battle of Crevola was fought in the spring of 1487, between a marauding Swiss army from the Valais and Lucerne and troops from the Duchy of Milan, for the supremacy of the Val d'Ossola (Eschental) .
Italy · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1503 — Battle of Cerignola
The Battle of Cerignola was fought on April 28, 1503, between Spanish and French armies, in Cerignola, near Bari in Southern Italy. Spanish forces, under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, formed by 6,300 men, including 2,000 landsknechte, with more than 1,000 arquebusiers, and 20 cannons, defeated the French who had 9,000 men; mainly heavy gendarme cavalry and Swiss mercenary pikemen, with about 40 cannons, and led by Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours, who was killed.
Bari, Italy · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1512 — Battle of Wisniowiec
The Battle of Wisniowiec (also known as the Battle of Lopuszno) took place on 28 April 1512. The combined Polish–Lithuanian forces under Grand Crown Hetman Mikołaj Kamieniecki and Grand Lithuanian Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski defeated the raid of the Crimean Tatars. The battle was fought in Lopushne near Wisniowiec.
Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1528 — Battle of Capo d'Orso
The Battle of Capo d'Orso, sometimes known as the Battle of Cava and the Battle of Amalfi, was a naval engagement taking place from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM on April 28, 1528, during the War of the League of Cognac. A French fleet inflicted a crushing defeat on the fleet of the Kingdom of Naples under Spanish command in the Gulf of Salerno, where Spanish forces trying to break the French blockade of the city met the French fleet.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1611 — Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, the Catholic University of the Philippines and the largest Catholic university in the world
The University of Santo Tomas (UST; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Santo Tomás), officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as Ustê (pronounced [usˈtɛʔ]), is a private Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides, third Archbishop of Manila, it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1676 — Invasion of Gotland (1676)
The Invasion of Gotland (Danish: Erobringen af Gotland/Gulland; Swedish: Erövringen av Gotland) was a Danish sea-borne invasion of the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, led by admiral Niels Juel during the Scanian War. The invasion took place from 28 April to 1 May 1676. Gotland was occupied by Denmark until 1679, when the war was formally ended.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
Sweden · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1701 — Battle of Chelif
The Battle of Chelif or Battle of Djidouia took place on 28 April 1701 on the banks of the Chelif River. It was fought between the armies of the Alaouite Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif and those of the Regency of Algiers commanded by the Bey of Mascara, Mustapha Bouchelaghem.
Algeria · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1731 — Battle of Dabhoi
The Battle of Dabhoi was fought on 28 April 1731, and it was a major confrontation between the Trimbak Rao Dabhade and Baji Rao I due to political interference of Peshwas in Gujarat Province. It was fought due to rights of Chauth (Tax Collection) of Gujarat. The rights of collecting Chauth of Gujarat was held by Dabhade clan from the time of Khanderao Dabhade.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1760 — Battle of Sainte-Foy
On 28 April 1760, French forces under the Chevalier de Lévis defeated the British army under General James Murray near Quebec during the Seven Years’ War.
Canada · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-03
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1783 — Siege of Bednore
The siege of Bednore was a battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The British had captured Bednore (modern day Nagara) and other strongholds in the Malabar coast from Mysore in early 1783, while the Mysore leader, Tipu Sultan, was leading his army on campaign in the Carnatic. The British commander, Brigadier-General Richard Matthews, formed a small garrison of 1,600 men at Bednore and split the remainder of the force into detachments to plunder the surrounding region.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
India · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1788 — Maryland ratifies the U.S. Constitution
Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution when its ratifying convention voted 63 to 11 in favor.
Maryland, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1789 — Mutiny on the Bounty
The Mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the Royal Navy merchant ship HMS Bounty from its captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and 18 loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The reasons behind the mutiny are still debated.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1792 — Capture of Porrentruy
The capture of Porrentruy was a siege of the Swiss town of Porrentruy. The town was held by Austria and attacked by the French. The event occurred on 28 April 1792 and resulted in victory for the French forces. This engagement marked the commencement of the War of the First Coalition.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1794 — Second Battle of Saorgio
The Second Battle of Saorgio was fought from 24 to 28 April 1794 between a French First Republic army commanded by Pierre Jadart Dumerbion and the armies of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and the Habsburg monarchy led by Joseph Nikolaus De Vins. It was part of a successful French offensive designed to capture strategic positions in the Maritime Alps and Ligurian Alps, and on the Mediterranean coast.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1796 — Montenotte campaign
The Montenotte campaign began on 10 April 1796 with an action at Voltri and ended with the Armistice of Cherasco on 28 April. It was the beginning of the Italian Campaign of 1796–1797, which would ultimately end the War of the First Coalition a year later. In his first army command, Napoleon Bonaparte's French army separated the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont under Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi from the allied Habsburg army led by Johann Peter Beaulieu.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Italy · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1804 — Battle of Čokešina
The Battle of Čokešina (Serbian: Битка код Чокешине), also referred to as the "Serbian Thermopylae", was fought on Lazarus Saturday, 28 April 1804, by an outnumbered Serbian insurgent army made up of 300 hajduks under the command of the Nedić brothers against the Dahije (renegade Janissaries) who were supported by Ottoman Bosnian troops. It took place near the Monastery of Čokešina, not far from Loznica.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1808 — Battle of Furuholm
The Battle of Furuholm was a naval battle that took place at Furuholm outside Strömstad on April 28, 1808 as part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809.
Sweden · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1812 — British expedition to Palembang
The British expedition to Palembang took place in April 1812, led by Colonel Robert Rollo Gillespie against Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II. The expedition aimed to force the sultanate to cede the island of Bangka to the colonial government, while citing a massacre of the Dutch garrison in Palembang in 1811 as justification. Upon the approach of the expedition forces, Palembang's defenses with their guns were captured by British forces without fighting.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Indonesia · Exploration · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1813 — Siege of Fort Meigs
The siege of Fort Meigs was a significant War of 1812 military engagement in northwestern Ohio during the spring of 1813. British regulars and militia led by Brigadier General Henry Procter, supported by Indigenous forces led by Tecumseh, attempted to capture the recently constructed fort in order to forestall Major General William Henry Harrison's campaign to retake Detroit and invade Upper Canada.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1815 — Battle of Pesaro
The Battle of Pesaro was a minor battle in the Neapolitan War that took place on 28 April 1815 in the town of Pesaro. The main Neapolitan army, commanded by their king, Joachim Murat, was retreating to their original headquarters in Ancona following a string a defeats in northern Italy. The Neapolitans were being pursued by an Austrian corps under the command of Adam Albert von Neipperg. Just like at the Battle of Cesenatico, a vastly outnumbered Austrian raiding party of hussars and jägers once again successfully attacked a Neapolitan garrison of 3,000 men during the night.
Pesaro, Italy · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1844 — Battle of Tadmaït
The Battle of Tadmaït took place between the Emirate Of Mascara against the French Army.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Algeria · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1858 — Bawani Imli massacre
The Bawani Imli massacre (Hindi: बावनी इमली हत्याकांड) was the execution of 52 Indian freedom fighters including Thakur Jodha Singh Ataiya by British East India Company forces on 28 April 1858 during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The executions took place on a tamarind tree, locally known as "Bawani Imli" (meaning "52 tamarind"), 6 km from Bindki tehsil, and located 30 km from the town of Khajuha in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1862 — Skirmish at Paint Rock Bridge
The Skirmish at Paint Rock Bridge was an action fought between a Union Army detachment of 27 men guarding a bridge near Woodville, Alabama and a Confederate States Army cavalry detachment intent on destroying the railroad bridge on April 28, 1862 during the American Civil War. Union Army brigade commander Colonel Joshua W. Sill reported that the men from the 10th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Arnold R. Chapin, who were under the immediate command of Sergeant William Nelson and Sergeant Augustus H. Makimson held off the Confederate force of 250 men for over two hours and killed 7 Confederates and captured 1 wounded Confederate soldier who told the Union men of the Confederate numbers and casualties.
Jackson County, Alabama, United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1862 — Battle of Las Cumbres
The Battle of Las Cumbres also known as the Battle of Acultzingo was a skirmish at the Acultzingo Pass between the French invasion force under Charles de Lorencez and Mexican republican forces under Ignacio Zaragoza. It took place on 28 April 1862. Despite holding the high ground, Zaragoza was not willing to risk his forces by engaging the French Army in the open.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1865 — Battle of San Lorenzo River
The battle of the San Lorenzo River was the first engagement between Paraguayan and Argentine forces in the Paraguayan War. The combat took place near the San Lorenzo River, in Argentina, on April 28, 1865 during the Corrientes Campaign and ended with the victory of the Paraguayans.
Argentina · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-24
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1869 — Central Pacific crews lay ten miles of track in a day
Chinese and Irish workers laid more than ten miles of track near Promontory Summit in Utah Territory. The work came near the end of construction of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad.
Near Promontory Summit, Utah, United States · Technology & industry · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1887 — A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé (pictured) was released on the order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war
Guillaume Schnaebelé or Wilhelm Schnäbele (1831 – 5 December 1900) was a French official from Alsace, best known for being arrested by Germans in the April 1887 Schnaebele incident (or Affair) which nearly led to war between France and Germany.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1893 — 1893 New Zealand Liberal Party leadership election
The New Zealand Liberal Party leadership election 1893 was held to decide the second leader of the New Zealand Liberal Party. The position went to Westland MP and incumbent deputy leader Richard Seddon.
New Zealand · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1900 — Birth of Tsai Chih-chan
On 28 April 1900, Tsai Chih-chan, a poet, was born.
Taiwan · Births & deaths · Checked 2026-10-26
Read on Wikipedia
English summary edited from Chinese Wikipedia sources. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors.
1901 — 1901 Coupe Vanden Abeele
The 1901 Coupe Vanden Abeele (English: Vanden Abeele Cup) was a friendly football match held at the ground of Beerschot A.C. in Antwerp, on 28 April 1901. That match was contested by representative teams of Belgium and the Netherlands, and ended in a 8–0 win to the Belgians, but more important than the result was its historical significance, as it was the first international football match played in continental Europe, official or otherwise.
Antwerp, Belgium · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1906 — 1906 Scottish Cup final
The 1906 Scottish Cup Final was played on 28 April 1906 at Ibrox Park in Govan (today part of Glasgow) and was the final of the 33rd season of the Scottish Cup. Heart of Midlothian and Third Lanark contested the match, won 1–0 by Hearts thanks to an 81st-minute goal from George Wilson.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1906 — 1906 Sheriff of London Charity Shield
The 1906 Sheriff of London Charity Shield was the ninth Sheriff of London Charity Shield, contested for the first time by Liverpool F.C. and the 8th time by Corinthian. The match was eagerly anticipated due to Corinthian having only lost a single match in the season and Liverpool being widely regarded as among the best teams in the country.
United Kingdom · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1909 — 1909 FA Charity Shield
The 1909 FA Charity Shield was the second Charity Shield, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and Southern League competitions. The match was played on 28 April 1909, between 1908–09 Football League winners Newcastle United and 1908–09 Southern League champions Northampton Town. The match was played at Stamford Bridge, London, and ended with a 2–0 win for Newcastle United.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1910 — 1910 Auckland City mayoral election
The 1910 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1910, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
New Zealand · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1910 — 1910 London to Manchester air race
The 1910 London to Manchester air race took place between two aviators, each of whom attempted to win a heavier-than-air powered flight challenge between London and Manchester. The race had first been proposed by the Daily Mail newspaper in 1906. The £10,000 prize was won in April 1910 by Frenchman Louis Paulhan. The first to make the attempt was Claude Grahame-White, an Englishman from Hampshire.
Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in the United Kingdom.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1915 — 1915 Invercargill mayoral election
The 1915 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 28 April 1915 as part of that year's local elections. This was the first election for a biennial term. Incumbent mayor Duncan McFarlane was re-elected with a reduced majority to a third consecutive term.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1915 — First Battle of Krithia
The First Battle of Krithia (Turkish: Birinci Kirte Muharebesi) was the first Allied attempt to advance in the Battle of Gallipoli during the First World War. Starting on 28 April, three days after the Landing at Cape Helles, the defensive power of the Ottoman forces quickly overwhelmed the attack, which suffered from poor leadership and planning, lack of communications, and exhausted and demoralised troops.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1915 — 1915 Auckland City mayoral election
Auckland held its mayoral election on 28 April 1915 as part of the city’s municipal elections. James Gunson won the mayoralty. The contemporary election notices and the following day’s result report place the poll in April, rather than May 1 as given in the retained encyclopedia information box.
The polling date has been corrected to April 28 using contemporary election notices and the April 29 mayoral result report.
New Zealand · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-01
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1916 — Battle of Ashbourne
The Battle of Ashbourne took place, near Ashbourne, County Meath, during the Easter Rising in Ireland in 1916. The Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic. It was the first armed conflict of the Irish revolutionary period.
Ireland · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1918 — Portuguese general election, 1918
General elections were held in Portugal on 28 April 1918, following a coup by Sidónio Pais in December 1917. The elections were boycotted by the Democratic Party, the Evolutionist Party and the Republican Union, who had won over 90% of the seats in the 1915 elections. Although they included the first direct vote election for the position of President, Pais was the only candidate and the vote was uncontested. In the parliamentary elections the result was a victory for the National Republican Party, which won 108 of the 155 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 73 seats in the indirectly elected Senate.
Portugal · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1920 — Battle of Yalama
Battle of Yalama (Azerbaijani: Yalama döyüşü) took place on April 28, 1920, in the territory of Yalama between the Yala garrison of the Quba regiment of the National Army of the Azerbaijan People's Republic and the XI Red Army. At 00:05 on April 28, 1920, the 11th Red Army of 70,000 crossed the bridge over the Samur River, led by the Third International, three more armored trains and a 300-man infantry.
Azerbaijan · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1920 — The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic is founded
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, (abbr. ASSR) also referred to as the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR, Azerbaijani SSR, AzSSR, Soviet Azerbaijan or simply Azerbaijan, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union between 1922 and 1991. Azerbaijan SSR was created on 28 April 1920 following the Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1923 — 1923 FA Cup final
The 1923 FA Cup final was an association football match between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United on 28 April 1923 at the original Wembley Stadium in London. The showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup), it was the first football match to be played at Wembley Stadium.
London, United Kingdom · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1925 — Paris inaugurates the exhibition that gave Art Deco its name
France inaugurated the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts at the Grand Palais. The exhibition showcased modern design, architecture and decorative arts, and its French title later gave Art Deco its name.
Grand Palais, Paris · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1927 — Death of Li Dazhao
Li Dazhao (simplified Chinese: 李大钊; traditional Chinese: 李大釗; pinyin: Lǐ Dàzhāo; Wade–Giles: Li Ta-chao; 29 October 1889 – 28 April 1927) was a Chinese intellectual, revolutionary, and political activist who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Chen Duxiu in 1921. He was one of the first Chinese intellectuals to publicly support Bolshevism and the October Revolution, and his writings and mentorship inspired a generation of young radicals, including Mao Zedong.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1930 — Independence Producers
The Independence Producers were a minor league baseball team based in Independence, Kansas, United States that played from 1921 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1932. From 1921 to 1924, they played in the Southwestern League, and in 1925 they played in the Western Association. They played in the Western Association from 1928 to 1932 as well. Perhaps their most notable alumnus was Cy Blanton. Glenn Wright, another notable Producer, made an unassisted triple play when playing Major League Baseball in 1925. According to an historical marker, the first night game in organized baseball was played in Independence on April 28, 1930, between the Independence Producers and the Muskogee Chiefs.
Kansas, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1934 — 1934 Brisbane City Council election
The 1934 Brisbane City Council election was held on 28 April 1934 to elect the Lord Mayor and councillors for each of the 20 wards of the City of Brisbane, a local government areas (LGA) of Queensland, Australia. The election was held separate to all other LGAs in Queensland, which had held elections a year prior in April 1933.
Brisbane, Australia · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1934 — 1934 FA Cup final
The 1934 FA Cup final was won by Manchester City in a 2–1 win over Portsmouth. The match is most remembered for a young Frank Swift's heroics in goal and the predictions of City forward Fred Tilson. The match was also refereed by future FIFA president Stanley Rous, in his penultimate game as an official.
United Kingdom · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1940 — 1939 Tschammerpokal final
The 1939 Tschammerpokal final decided the winner of the 1939 Tschammerpokal, the 5th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 28 April 1940 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. 1. FC Nürnberg won the match 2–0 against Waldhof Mannheim, to claim their 2nd cup title.
Berlin, Germany · Sport · Checked 2026-09-24
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1941 — 1941 Venezuelan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 28 April 1941 to elect the successor of President of Venezuela Eleazar López Contreras. This presidential election, unlike the elections held since 1947, was indirect, that is, the voters were the deputies and senators of the Congress of Venezuela. The winner on this day was Isaías Medina Angarita with 120 votes, 87.6% of the seats in the Congress.
Venezuela · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1941 — Gudovac massacre
The Gudovac massacre was the mass killing of around 190 Bjelovar Serbs by the Croatian nationalist Ustaše movement on 28 April 1941, during World War II. The massacre occurred shortly after the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia and the establishment of the Ustaše-led Axis puppet state known as the Independent State of Croatia (NDH).
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1944 — Exercise Tiger
Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was one of the rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Held in April 1944 on Slapton Sands in Devon, it proved fraught with difficulties. Coordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire injuries during the exercise, and an Allied convoy preparing for the landing was attacked by E-boats of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, resulting in the deaths of at least 749 American servicemen.
United Kingdom · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1945 — Dachau Uprising
The Dachau Uprising (German: Dachauer Aufstand) was a revolt of Dachau prisoners, citizens of Dachau and deserters on 28 April 1945, aimed at disempowering party officials willing to fight, as well as Schutzstaffel (SS) and Volkssturm units during the last stages of World War II. It also sought to end Nazi rule in the town, prevent the liquidation of the concentration camp and the murder of the surviving prisoners.
Germany · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1945 — Operation Cowboy
Operation Cowboy was fought in the town of Hostau, Sudetenland (now Hostouň in the Czech Republic), on 28 April 1945, in the last days of fighting in the European theater of World War II. It is one of two known incidents during the war in which Americans and Germans of the Wehrmacht fought side by side against the Waffen-SS , the other being the Battle of Castle Itter.
Czechia · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1945 — The White-Haired Girl premieres in Yan’an
The opera The White-Haired Girl premiered in Yan’an. Its score drew on folk music from northern China, and the story was later adapted for film and ballet.
Yan’an, Shaanxi · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1947 — The Kon-Tiki expedition leaves Peru
Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmates left Callao, Peru, on a balsa raft bound for Polynesia. They set out to test whether such a raft could make the Pacific crossing.
Callao, Peru · Exploration · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1948 — Stravinsky and Balanchine’s ballet Orpheus premieres in New York
Ballet Society presented Orpheus at the City Center of Music and Drama in New York. Igor Stravinsky wrote the music, and George Balanchine choreographed the work.
City Center of Music and Drama, New York · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1951 — Australian federal election, 1951
Federal elections were held in Australia on 28 April 1951. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution called after the Senate rejected the Commonwealth Bank Bill. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party led by Arthur Fadden defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Ben Chifley.
Australia · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1951 — 1951 FA Cup final
The 1951 FA Cup final was contested by Newcastle United and Blackpool at Wembley on 28 April 1951. Newcastle won 2–0, with both goals scored by Jackie Milburn. Bill Slater, who played at inside left for losers Blackpool, was the last surviving player to have appeared in the final. He died in December 2018 at the age of 91.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1951 — 1951 Australian House of Representatives election
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1951 federal election.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1952 — Treaty of Taipei
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Chinese: 中日和平條約; Japanese: 日華平和条約), commonly known as the Treaty of Taipei (Chinese: 台北和約), was a peace treaty between Japan and the Republic of China (ROC) signed in Taipei, Taiwan on April 28, 1952 and took effect on August 5 the same year, marking the formal end of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45). This treaty was necessary, because neither the Republic of China nor the People's Republic of China was invited to sign the Treaty of San Francisco due to disagreements by other countries as to which government was the legitimate government of China during and after the Chinese Civil War.
Taiwan · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1952 — Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco, also called the Treaty of Peace with Japan, re-established peaceful relations between Japan and the Allies on behalf of the United Nations by ending the legal state of war, military occupation and providing for redress for hostile actions up to and including World War II. It was signed by 49 nations on September 8, 1951, in San Francisco, United States, at the War Memorial Opera House.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1954 — 1954 British Honduras general election
General elections were held in British Honduras on 28 April 1954, the first held under universal suffrage. The new constitution replaced the Legislative Council with a Legislative Assembly, which had nine elected members, three officials and three appointed members. The result was a decisive victory for the pro-independence People's United Party, which won eight of the nine seats in a coalition with the General Workers' Union.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1959 — 1959 Sioux Falls mayoral election
The 1959 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 28, 1959, following a primary election on April 21, 1959. Incumbent Mayor Fay Wheeldon ran for re-election. While former Governor Joe Foss was viewed as a potential candidate, he ultimately declined to run. Wheeldon placed second in the primary election, winning 33 percent of the vote to real estate agent Wendell Hanson's 42 percent.
South Dakota, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1961 — Port Francqui incident
The Port Francqui incident, also known as the Port Francqui massacre, was an incident during the Congo Crisis where rogue Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (ANC) forces engaged in combat with UN peacekeepers, primarily from Ghana. The fighting resulted in the largest loss of life the Ghanaian Armed Forces have suffered while peacekeeping.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ilebo (formerly Port Francqui) · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-04
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1962 — Taiwan Television is founded
Taiwan Television was founded as a company on April 28, 1962. It started broadcasting later that year.
Taipei, Taiwan · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1963 — Italian Senate election in Lombardy, 1963
Lombardy elected its third delegation to the Italian Senate on April 28, 1963. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1963 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race. The election was won by the centrist Christian Democracy, as it happened at national level. Eight Lombard provinces gave a majority or at least a plurality to the winning party, while the agricultural Province of Pavia preferred the Italian Communist Party.
Lombardy, Italy · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1963 — Italian general election, 1963
General elections were held in Italy on April 28, 1963, to select the Fourth Republican Parliament. It was the first election with a fixed number of MPs to be elected, as decided by the second Constitutional Reform in February 1963. It was also the first election which saw the Secretary of Christian Democracy to refuse the office of Prime Minister after the vote, at least for six months, preferring to provisionally maintain his more influent post at the head of the party: this fact confirmed the transformation of Italian political system into a particracy, the secretaries of the parties having become more powerful than the Parliament and the Government.
Italy · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1963 — Austrian presidential election, 1963
Presidential elections were held in Austria on 28 April 1963.The result was a victory for incumbent President Adolf Schärf of the Social Democratic Party, who received 55.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 95.6%.
Austria · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1964 — 1964 Nyasaland general election
General elections were due to be held for the Legislative Council in Nyasaland on 28 April 1964, and would have been the first in the country under universal suffrage. However, there were no opposition candidates to either the Malawi Congress Party in the general roll seats (the Nyasaland Asian Convention had dissolved itself and declared its support for the MCP), or the Nyasaland Constitutional Party in the special roll seats, resulting in all 53 candidates winning without votes being cast.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1966 — Battle of Sinoia
The Battle of Sinoia, also known as the Battle of Chinhoyi, was a small military engagement fought near Sinoia (modern-day Chinhoyi) between a small unit of Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) guerrillas and the Rhodesian police force on 28 April 1966. The skirmish is generally considered the opening engagement of the Rhodesian Bush War (Second Chimurenga) A team of seven ZANLA cadres engaged with British South Africa Police forces near the northern town of Sinoia.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1968 — 1968 Baden-Württemberg state election
The 1968 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 28 April 1968 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government under Minister-President Hans Filbinger was re-elected.
Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1969 — Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and its puppet state of Vichy France in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy back in France.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1973 — 1973 FA Trophy final
The 1973 FA Trophy Final was a football match between Scarborough and Wigan Athletic on 28 April 1973 at the Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1972–73 FA Trophy, the fourth season of the FA Trophy, The Football Association's cup competition for non-league clubs in the English football league system.
London, United Kingdom · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1974 — 1974 WFA Cup final
The 1974 WFA Cup Final was the fourth final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the fourth final to be held under the direct control of Women's Football Association (WFA). Southampton and Fodens contested the match at the Eyrie, the former home of Bedford Town on 28 April 1974. Fodens won the match 2–1.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1975 — Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base
The Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base occurred on 28 April 1975, just two days before the Fall of Saigon. The bombing operation was carried out by the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) Quyet Thang Squadron, using captured Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) A-37 Dragonfly aircraft flown by VPAF pilots and RVNAF defectors led by Nguyen Thanh Trung who had bombed the Presidential Palace in Saigon on 8 April 1975.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1975 — General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory
Cao Văn Viên (Vietnamese pronunciation: [kaːw˧˧ van˧˧ viən˧˧]; December 21, 1921 – January 22, 2008) was a four-star army general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He rose to the position of Chairman of the South Vietnamese Joint General Staff. Considered one of "the most gifted" of South Vietnam's military leaders, he was previously called an "absolute key figure" and one of "the most important Vietnamese military leaders" in the U.S.-led fighting during the Vietnam War.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1977 — The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder
The Red Army Faction (German: Rote Armee Fraktion, pronounced [ˌʁoːtə ʔaʁˈmeː fʁakˌtsi̯oːn] ; RAF [ˌɛʁʔaːˈʔɛf] ), also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang (German: Baader-Meinhof-Gruppe / Baader-Meinhof-Bande [ˈbaːdɐ ˈmaɪnhɔf ˈɡʁʊpə] ), was a West German far-left militant group founded in 1970, active until 1998, and formally designated a terrorist organisation by the West German government. The RAF described itself as a communist and anti-imperialist urban guerrilla group.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1978 — Saur Revolution
The Saur Revolution, also known as the April Revolution or the April Coup, was a violent coup d'état and uprising staged on 27 and 28 April 1978 by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), which overthrew Afghan president Mohammad Daoud Khan, who had himself taken power in the 1973 Afghan coup d'état and established an autocratic one-party system in the country. Daoud and most of his family were executed at the Arg presidential palace in the capital city of Kabul by Khalqist (a PDPA faction) military officers, after which his supporters were also purged and killed.
Afghanistan · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1983 — The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries
The Hitler Diaries (Hitler-Tagebücher) were a series of sixty volumes of journals purportedly written by Adolf Hitler, but forged by Konrad Kujau between 1981 and 1983. The diaries were purchased in 1983 for 9.3 million Deutsche Marks (£2.3 million or $3.7 million) by the West German news magazine Stern, which sold serialisation rights to several news organisations.
Location not yet verified · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1986 — High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident
On 26 April 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded. With dozens of direct casualties and thousands of health complications stemming from the disaster, it is one of only two nuclear accidents rated at the maximum severity on the International Nuclear Event Scale, the other being the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, which happened in Japan.
Location not yet verified · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1988 — Aloha Airlines Flight 243
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight flown by Aloha Airlines between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. On April 28, 1988, the Boeing 737-200 airplane serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, caused by part of the fuselage breaking due to poor maintenance and metal fatigue. The plane was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui.
Location not yet verified · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1990 — 1990 WFA Cup final
The 1990 WFA Cup Final was the 20th final of the WFA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was played under the auspices of the Women's Football Association (WFA). Doncaster Belles and Friends of Fulham contested the match at the Baseball Ground, the former home stadium of Derby County F.C. on 28 April 1990. Doncaster Belles ended up winning the game 1–0.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1991 — Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, aggregating more spaceflights than any other spacecraft as of December 2024.
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-39, the first unclassified shuttle mission for the United States Department of Defense.
Location not yet verified · Science & discovery · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1992 — Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
The 1992–1996 Afghan Civil War, also known as the Second Afghan Civil War, took place between 28 April 1992 — the date a new interim Afghan government was supposed to replace the Republic of Afghanistan of President Mohammad Najibullah—and the Taliban's occupation of Kabul establishing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on 27 September 1996.
Afghanistan · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1992 — Battle of Kabul (1992–1996)
The Battle of Kabul was a series of intermittent battles and sieges over the city of Kabul during the period of 1992–1996. Throughout the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979 to 1989, and subsequent civil war (1989–1992) the city of Kabul saw little fighting. The collapse of Mohammad Najibullah's regime in April 1992 led to a peace treaty between the Afghan political parties and the establishment of the Islamic State of Afghanistan.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
Afghanistan · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1992 — Taiwan McDonald's bombings
The Taiwan McDonald's bombings (Chinese: 麥當勞爆炸案; pinyin: màidāngláo bàozhà àn; lit. 'McDonald's bombing incidents') occurred on April 28 and 29, 1992. Bombs were planted in or near various McDonald's restaurant franchises in Taiwan. The bombings – part of an extortion attempt – caused the death of a policeman and injuries to four civilians including two young children, and resulted in the temporary closure of certain McDonald's locations in Taiwan.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
Taiwan · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-25
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1995 — Gas explodes at a Daegu subway construction site
Gas from a damaged pipeline reached a subway worksite in Daegu’s Sangin-dong district and exploded during the morning commute. More than 100 people died, including students on their way to school.
Sangin-dong, Daegu, South Korea · Disasters · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1996 — In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies was the seventh In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) that took place on April 28, 1996 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. The event consisted of nine professional wrestling matches, five of which were broadcast live on pay-per-view. The main event of the show saw Shawn Michaels defeat Diesel in a No Holds Barred match to retain the WWF Championship. Other matches on the card included The Bodydonnas retaining the WWF Tag Team Championship by defeating The Godwinns and The Ultimate Warrior defeating WWF Intercontinental Champion Goldust by countout.
Omaha, Nebraska, United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1996 — Port Arthur massacre
The Port Arthur massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on 28 April 1996 at Port Arthur, a tourist town in the Australian state of Tasmania. The perpetrator, Martin Bryant, murdered 35 people and wounded 23 others, in the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in modern Australian history. The attack led to fundamental changes in Australia's gun laws.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1996 — 1996 Cupa României final
The 1996 Cupa României final was the 58th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 28 April 1996 and was contested between Divizia A sides Steaua București and Gloria Bistriţa. The cup was won by Steaua.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1996 — 1996 FA Women's Cup final
The 1996 FA Women's Cup Final was the 27th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the fifth final to be held under the direct control of the Football Association (FA). The match was contested by Liverpool and Croydon Women at The Den, home of Millwall. Future England goalkeeper Rachel Brown played in her first final at 15 years old.
United Kingdom · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2001 — Soyuz TM-32
Soyuz TM-32 was a crewed Soyuz spaceflight which was launched on April 28, 2001, and docked with the International Space Station two days later. It launched the crew of the visiting mission ISS EP-1, which included the first paying space tourist Dennis Tito, as well as two Russian cosmonauts.
Soyuz TM-32 was a crewed Soyuz spaceflight which was launched on April 28, 2001, and docked with the International Space Station two days later.
Location not yet verified · Exploration · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2002 — Malian presidential election, 2002
Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 April 2002, with a run-off on 12 May. The previous president, Alpha Oumar Konaré, stood down after 10 years in office, having been term limited by the Malian constitution to two terms. Amadou Toumani Touré won the election with 65% of the vote in the second round.
Mali · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2002 — The first Liet International song contest takes place
Singers performed in regional and minority languages at De Harmonie in Leeuwarden. Catalan group Pomada won both the jury and audience awards.
Leeuwarden, Netherlands · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2003 — Apple launches the iTunes Music Store
Apple opened an online store where U.S. Mac users could buy and download individual songs, initially for 99 cents each.
Cupertino, California · Technology & industry · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2004 — 2004 Macedonian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Macedonia on 14 April 2004, with a second round on 28 April. They followed the death in an air crash in February of incumbent President Boris Trajkovski. Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski of the Social Democratic Union won the first round. As he failed to cross the 50% threshold, a second round was held in which he defeated Saško Kedev of Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity.
This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2007 — 2007 Ijok by-election
The 2007 Ijok by-election was held on 28 April 2007. The seat of Ijok in the State Legislative Assembly of Selangor, Malaysia, fell vacant after the death of the incumbent, K. Sivalingam, on 4 April 2007 from a heart attack. Sivalingam was a member of the state executive council as well as the deputy chairman of the Selangor state Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2008 — Zibo train collision
The Zibo train collision (Chinese: “4·28”胶济铁路特别重大交通事故) was a major train collision that occurred on the morning of April 28, 2008, near the city of Zibo, in Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The collision occurred on the Jiaoji Railway, which links the important cities of Qingdao and Jinan in Shandong province.
People's Republic of China · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-25
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2008 — 2008 Rome municipal election
Snap municipal elections were held in Rome on 13–14 and 27–28 April 2008 to elect the Mayor of Rome and 60 members of the City Council, as well as the nineteen presidents and more than 400 councillors of the 19 municipi in which the municipality was divided. The first round of the elections occurred on the same dates of the national general election.
This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-19
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2008 — Death of Xu Fang
On 28 April 2008, Xu Fang, a poet and performer, died.
Location not yet verified · Births & deaths · Checked 2026-10-26
Read on Wikipedia
English summary edited from Chinese Wikipedia sources. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors.
2010 — Battle of Tamassi
The Battle of Tamassi took place around the village of Tamassi in Eastern Chad during the Chadian Civil War. This was the last major military engagement fought during the war until a peace deal was reached later that year. Two separate actions took place on 24 and 28 April between Adoum Yacoub Kougou's FPRN (Popular Front for National Renaissance) and government forces.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Chad · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2011 — 2011 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
The 2011 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on April 28, 2011, after a two-day delay due to security concerns. Of the over five political parties contesting, just two were formidable, the PDP and newly formed CPC. The PDP candidate and incumbent governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, defeated Haruna Saeed of CPC and 12 others, polling 52.34% of the total valid votes.
Nigeria · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2011 — 2011 Bauchi State gubernatorial election
The 2011 Bauchi State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Bauchi State. Held on 28 April 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Isa Yuguda won the election, defeating Yusuf Tuggar of the Congress for Progressive Change.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — Brisbane City Council election, 2012
Quadrennial elections for the City of Brisbane, Australia, were held on 28 April 2012. The Lord Mayor of Brisbane was elected by all registered voters in the city, and twenty-six councillors were elected from single-member wards.
Brisbane, Australia · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — 2012 Queensland local elections
The 2012 Queensland local elections were held on 28 April 2012 to elect the mayors and councils of the 73 local government areas in Queensland, Australia.
Australia · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — 2012 Queensland mayoral elections
The 2012 Queensland mayoral elections were held on 28 April 2012 to elect the mayors of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.
Australia · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — 2012 Townsville City Council election
The 2012 Townsville City Council election was held on 28 April 2012 to elect a mayor and 10 councillors to the City of Townsville. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia. Incumbent mayor Les Tyrell chose to retire from politics and did not recontest his position. Councillor Jenny Hill narrowly won the mayoralty with 51.58% of the vote after preferences, however Townsville First won a majority on council.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — 2012 Greek Football Cup final
The 2012 Greek Cup final was the 68th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 28 April 2012 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Atromitos and Olympiacos. It was the second consecutive Greek Cup final for Atromitos in their 89 years of existence and Olympiacos' thirty sixth Greek Cup final of their 87-year history.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — 2012 South Brisbane state by-election
The 2012 South Brisbane state by-election was held on 28 April 2012 to elect the member for South Brisbane in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labor Party MP and former premier Anna Bligh. It was held on the same day as the statewide local government elections. Jackie Trad retained the seat for Labor.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — 2012 Gold Coast City Council election
The 2012 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 28 April 2012 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — 2012 Coupe de France final
The 2012 Coupe de France final was the 94th final of France's most prestigious football cup competition. The final took place on 28 April 2012 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested between Lyon and Quevilly. The winner of the Coupe de France is guaranteed a place in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League with the club's appearance being dependent on whether it qualifies for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — Line 1 is the main east–west line of the Suzhou Metro system, and it started service on April 28, 2012
Line 1 is the main east–west line of the Suzhou Metro system, and it started service on April 28, 2012. Line 1 is the first rapid transit line in Suzhou and this line is operated by Suzhou Rail Transit Co., Ltd.
Location not yet verified · Technology & industry · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — 2013 Haridwar Municipal Corporation election
The 2013 Haridwar Municipal Corporation election was a municipal election to the Haridwar Municipal Corporation, which governs Haridwar in Uttarakhand. It took place on 28 April 2013.
India · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — 2013 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election
The 2013 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election was a municipal election to the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, which governs Dehradun, the largest city in Uttarakhand. It took place on 28 April 2013. Vinod Chamoli of BJP became the mayor. He defeated the Congress candidate Suryakant Shasmana. In 2018, he was criticised for retaining the mayor post after he was elected as an MLA.
India · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — 2013 Uttarakhand local elections
The 2013 Uttarakhand Municipal general elections were held in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on 28 April 2013. The Uttarakhand State Election Commission announced the poll dates on 5 April 2013. The results were declared on 30 April 2013. Elections are not held in the nagar panchayats of Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri due to their status of temporary settlements.
India · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — 2013 Tyrolean state election
The 2013 Tyrolean state election was held on 28 April 2013 to elect the members of the Landtag of Tyrol. The election was contested by a large number of parties and saw a significant shift in support between them. The governing Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), while suffering relatively small losses, each suffered their worst results in history.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2017 — Brave 6: Kazakhstan
Brave 6: Kazakhstan (also known as Brave 6 or 'Brave Kazakhstan') was a mixed martial arts event held live by Brave Combat Federation on Saturday April 28, 2017 at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was broadcast live online and locally through Bahrain TV, ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Combate, Kazakh TV Claro Sports and OSN Sports.
Kazakhstan · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2017 — Hama offensive (March–April 2017)
The Hama offensive (March–April 2017) was a military offensive launched by Syrian rebel groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) north of the city of Hama, as part of the Syrian Civil War. The offensive began on 21 March 2017, and the rebels aimed to recapture areas recaptured by the Syrian Armed Forces in the 2016 Hama offensive, as well as pushing into Hama city.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Syria · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2017 — La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores (2017)
La Copa Junior Nuevos Valores (2017) (Spanish for "The New Values Junior Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament ran from April 14, 2017 to April 28, 2017 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other.
This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.
Mexico · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2019 — April 2019 Spanish general election
A general election was held in Spain on 28 April 2019 to elect the members of the 13th Cortes Generales under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 266 seats in the Senate. It was held concurrently with a regional election in the Valencian Community.
Spain · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2019 — Impact Wrestling Rebellion (2019)
The 2019 Rebellion was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Impact Wrestling. The event took place on April 28, 2019, at The Rebel Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the first event in the Rebellion chronology. Eight matches were contested at the event. In the main event, The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) defeated The Lucha Bros (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) in a Full Metal Mayhem match to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship.
Toronto, Canada · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2019 — 2019 Valencian regional election
A regional election was held in the Valencian Community on 28 April 2019 to elect the 10th Corts of the autonomous community. All 99 seats in the Corts were up for election. It was held concurrently with the April 2019 Spanish general election. This was the first early regional election ever held in the Valencian Community, as well as the first Valencian election to not be held concurrently with any other regional election.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2019 — 2019 Spanish regional elections
Regional elections were held in Spain during 2019 to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community. 814 of 1,208 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election.
This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.
Spain · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2020 — 2020 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election
A special election was held on April 28, 2020, after a February 4, 2020, primary, to fill the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district in the 116th U.S. Congress. Elijah Cummings, the incumbent representative, died in office on October 17, 2019.
Maryland, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2020 — Voting concludes in Ohio’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary
Voting in Ohio’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary concluded on 28 April 2020 following an extension during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voting relied mainly on absentee ballots, with limited in-person voting for eligible voters.
Mailed ballots required a postmark by 27 April and receipt by 8 May. Ballots could also be delivered to county election boards by 7:30 p.m. on 28 April.
Ohio · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-03
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2020 — Voting concludes in Ohio’s 2020 Republican presidential primary
Voting in Ohio’s 2020 Republican presidential primary concluded on 28 April 2020 following an extension during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voting relied mainly on absentee ballots, with limited in-person voting for eligible voters.
Mailed ballots required a postmark by 27 April and receipt by 8 May. Ballots could also be delivered to county election boards by 7:30 p.m. on 28 April.
Ohio · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-03
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2021 — Capture of Aguililla
The Capture of Aguililla was a battle between Mexican troops and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in the town of Aguililla that left 15 dead. Aguililla is the hometown of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes. The CJNG began their assault on Aguililla by making blockades on the highways. Soon after, federal authorities met with the Governor of Michoacán, Silvano Aureoles, to find a peaceful resolution.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Mexico · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2022 — PFL 2 (2022)
The PFL 2 mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on April 28, 2022, at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. This was the second regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Heavyweight and Featherweight divisions.
Arlington, Texas, United States · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2024 — 2024 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary
The 2024 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary was held on April 28, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 55 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated in the open primary, with 5 additional unpledged delegates. Incumbent President Joe Biden won the primary and all delegates ahead of challengers Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips.
Puerto Rico · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2025 — Terrebonne in the 2025 Canadian federal election
As part of the 2025 Canadian federal election on April 28, 2025, an election took place for the federal electoral district of Terrebonne in Quebec. The election was primarily between the incumbent MP, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné of the Bloc Québécois, and Tatiana Auguste, the candidate for the Liberal Party. Those two candidates together received more than three-quarters of the votes cast in the election.
Canada · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2025 — Burnaby Central in the 2025 Canadian federal election
An election occurred in the federal electoral district of Burnaby Central on April 28, 2025, as part of the 2025 Canadian federal election. Liberal Party candidate Wade Chang won the seat while unseating the New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, who ultimately placed third. During the campaign, it was considered to be one of the most-watched races in British Columbia.
Canada · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2025 — 2025 Canadian federal election
The 2025 Canadian federal election was held on April 28, 2025, to elect members to the House of Commons of the 45th Canadian Parliament. Governor General Mary Simon dropped the writs of election on March 23, 2025, after Prime Minister Mark Carney advised her to dissolve Parliament. This was the first election to use a new 343-seat electoral map based on the 2021 census.
Canada · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2025 — Carleton in the 2025 Canadian federal election
An election took place in the federal electoral district of Carleton on April 28, 2025 as part of the 2025 Canadian federal election. Liberal Party candidate Bruce Fanjoy defeated Conservative Party leader and leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre by over 4,300 votes in an upset victory. During the campaign, it became "one of the most-watched races in the country".
Canada · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2025 — The final day of the April 2025 North Waziristan border clashes
Between April 25 and 28, 2025, Pakistani forces fought militants near Hassan Khel in North Waziristan, Pakistan, along the border with Afghanistan. On April 28, the military reported killing 54 militants in the initial engagements and 17 more in an operation overnight on April 27–28, bringing the reported total to 71. It also reported recovering weapons, ammunition and explosives.
This entry records the final day of the reported April 25–28 sequence; casualty figures are attributed to Pakistan's military.
Pakistan: North Waziristan · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-04
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2025 — Results of the 2025 Canadian federal election by riding
The following is a list of results of the 2025 Canadian federal election, by riding. 7 April 2025 was the last day for candidates to apply, with the final list being announced 9 April 2025. There were 343 ridings on the ballot in this election, five more than in 2021. The Longest Ballot Committee targeted the riding of Carleton, held by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.
Canada · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2025 — 2025 Canadian federal election in Quebec
In the 2025 Canadian federal election, there were 78 members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons from the province of Quebec, making up 22.7% of all members of the House.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2025 — Trinidad and Tobago holds a parliamentary election
Voters elected representatives in 41 constituencies. The United National Congress emerged as the largest party.
Trinidad and Tobago · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence