March 28

March 28 is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 278 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).

Events

• 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
• 193 – Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
• 364 – Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
• 1566 – The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
• 1776 – Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
• 1794 – Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
• 1795 – Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
• 1801 – Treaty of Florence is signed.
• 1802 – Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.
• 1809 – Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
• 1814 – War of 1812: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom defeats the United States Navy in the Battle of Valparaíso, Chile.
• 1854 – Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
• 1860 – First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
• 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass – in New Mexico, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26.
• 1871 – The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
• 1883 – Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
• 1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
• 1913 – Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1920 – Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
• 1933 – The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airline lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
• 1939 – Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
• 1941 – World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan – in the Mediterranean, British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers.
• 1942 – World War II: St Nazaire Raid: In occupied France, British naval forces successfully raid the German-occupied port of Saint-Nazaire.
• 1946 – Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
• 1951 – First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
• 1959 – The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
• 1968 – Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship.
• 1969 – Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
• 1970 – Gediz earthquake: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killed 1,086 and injured 1,260.
• 1978 – The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
• 1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
• 1979 – The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government, precipitating a general election.
• 1990 – United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
• 1994 – In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.
• 1999 – Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica.
• 2003 – In a friendly fire incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq; a British soldier, Matty Hull, is killed.
• 2005 – The 8.6 Mw Nias–Simeulue earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
• 2006 – At least one million students, trade union members, and the unemployed take to the streets in France to protest the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.

Births

• 45 – Statius, Roman poet (d. 96)
• 623 – Marwan I, Umayyad general and caliph (d. 685)
• 661 – Muawiya II, Umayyad caliph (d. 684)
• 1097 – Atsiz, Abbasid caliph (d. 1156)
• 1472 – Fra Bartolomeo, Italian painter (d. 1517)
• 1483 – Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)
• 1515 – Teresa of Ávila, Spanish nun and saint (d. 1582)
• 1522 – Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (d. 1557)
• 1569 – Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1622)
• 1592 – John Amos Comenius, Czech bishop and educator (d. 1670)
• 1599 – Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch captain (d. 1658)
• 1613 – Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China (d. 1688)
• 1621 – Heinrich Schwemmer German composer and educator (d. 1696)
• 1638 – Frederik Ruysch, Dutch botanist and anatomist (d. 1731)
• 1652 – Samuel Sewall, English judge (d. 1730)
• 1725 – Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (d. 1795)
• 1727 – Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, (d. 1777)
• 1743 – Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, Russian academic and politician (d. 1810)
• 1750 – Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan general and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 1816)
• 1760 – Thomas Clarkson, English activist (d. 1846)
• 1773 – Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (d. 1844)
• 1793 – Henry Schoolcraft, American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist (d. 1864)
• 1795 – Georg Heinrich Pertz, German historian and author (d. 1876)
• 1806 – Thomas Hare, English lawyer and political scientist (d. 1891)
• 1811 – John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (d. 1860)
• 1815 – Arsène Houssaye, French author and poet (d. 1896)
• 1818 – Wade Hampton III, American general and politician, 77th Governor of South Carolina (d. 1902)
• 1819 – Joseph Bazalgette, English architect and engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge and Battersea Bridge (d. 1891)
• 1828 – Melchior Anderegg, Swiss mountain guide (d. 1914)
• 1836 – Frederick Pabst, German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (d. 1904)
• 1840 – Emin Pasha, Egyptian physician and politician (d. 1892)
• 1842 – William Harvey Carney, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1908)
• 1849 – James Darmesteter, French historian and author (d. 1894)
• 1851 – Bernardino Machado, Portuguese academic and politician, 3rd President of Portugal (d. 1944)
• 1862 – Aristide Briand, French politician, Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
• 1866 – Jimmy Ross, Scottish footballer (d. 1902)
• 1868 – Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1936)
• 1871 – Willem Mengelberg, Dutch-Swiss conductor (d. 1951)
• 1873 – John Geiger, American rower (d. 1956)
• 1878 – Abraham Walkowitz, Russian-American painter (d. 1965)
• 1879 – Terence MacSwiney, Irish author, activist, politician and hunger striker; Lord Mayor of Cork (d. 1920)
• 1880 – Louis Wolheim, American actor (d. 1931)
• 1881 – Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (d. 1918)
• 1886 – Gustave Mesny, French general (d. 1945)
• 1890 – Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1967)
• 1892 – Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
• 1892 – Tom Maguire, Irish general (d. 1993)
• 1893 – Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (d. 1971)
• 1894 – Ernst Lindemann, German captain (d. 1941)
• 1895 – Ángela Ruiz Robles, Spanish teacher, writer and inventor, pioneer of the electronic book (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Christian Herter, American politician, 53rd United States Secretary of State (d. 1966)
• 1895 – Donald Grey Barnhouse, American pastor and theologian (d. 1960)
• 1895 – Spencer W. Kimball, American religious leader, 12th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1985)
• 1897 – Sepp Herberger, German footballer and manager (d. 1977)
• 1897 – Tillie Voss, American football player (d. 1975)
• 1899 – Gussie Busch, American businessman (d. 1989)
• 1899 – Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1973)
• 1899 – Buck Shaw, American football player and coach (d. 1977)
• 1900 – Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (d. 2004)
• 1902 – Flora Robson, English actress (d. 1984)
• 1902 – Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech fiddler and composer (d. 1988)
• 1903 – Rudolf Serkin, Czech-American pianist and educator (d. 1991)
• 1905 – Pandro S. Berman, American production manager and producer (d. 1996)
• 1905 – Marlin Perkins, American zoologist and television host (d. 1986)
• 1906 – Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2002)
• 1907 – Norrey Ford, English author (d. 1985)
• 1907 – Irving Paul Lazar, American lawyer and talent agent (d. 1993)
• 1907 – Lúcia Santos, Portuguese nun (d. 2005)
• 1909 – Nelson Algren, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1981)
• 1910 – Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr., American librarian and art collector (d. 2001)
• 1910 – Jimmie Dodd, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
• 1910 – Ingrid of Sweden (d. 2000)
• 1911 – Consalvo Sanesi, Italian race car driver (d. 1998)
• 1912 – A. Bertram Chandler English-Australian author (d. 1984)
• 1912 – Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943)
• 1914 – Edward Anhalt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2000)
• 1914 – Bohumil Hrabal, Czech author (d. 1997)
• 1914 – Edmund Muskie, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (d. 1996)
• 1914 – Kenneth Richard Norris, Australian entomologist and academic (d. 2003)
• 1914 – Everett Ruess, American explorer, poet, and painter (d. 1934)
• 1915 – Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington, English lawyer
• 1915 – Jay Livingston, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
• 1917 – Claude Bertrand, Canadian neurosurgeon and scholar (d. 2014)
• 1918 – Edward Amy, Canadian soldier (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Jacob Avshalomov, American composer and conductor (d. 2013)
• 1919 – Vic Raschi, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
• 1921 – Harold Agnew, American physicist and academic (d. 2013)
• 1921 – Dirk Bogarde, English actor and author (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Herschel Grynszpan, German assassin of Ernst vom Rath (d. 1960)
• 1921 – Walter Neugebauer, Croatian-German author and illustrator (d. 1992)
• 1922 – Neville Bonner, Australian politician (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Felice Chiusano, Italian singer (d. 1990)
• 1922 – Grace Hartigan, American painter and educator (d. 2008)
• 1922 – Joey Maxim, American boxer and actor (d. 2001)
• 1922 – B. Neminathan, Sri Lankan politician
• 1923 – Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
• 1923 – Thad Jones, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1986)
• 1923 – René Vuaillat, French engineer and inventor
• 1924 – Freddie Bartholomew, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1924 – Byrd Baylor, American author
• 1924 – Fred Flanagan, Australian footballer (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Theo Colborn, American zoologist and academic (d. 2014)
• 1927 – Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish journalist and author (d. 2007)
• 1927 – Vina Mazumdar, Indian academic and activist (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-American political activist and analyst; 10th United States National Security Advisor
• 1928 – Alexander Grothendieck, German-French mathematician and theorist (d. 2014)
• 1929 – Paul England, Australian race car driver and engineer (d. 2014)
• 1930 – Robert Ashley, American soldier and composer (d. 2014)
• 1930 – Elizabeth Bainbridge, English soprano
• 1930 – Jerome Isaac Friedman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1931 – Vaino Väljas, Estonian politician
• 1933 – Tete Montoliu, Spanish pianist (d. 1997)
• 1933 – Frank Murkowski, American soldier, banker, and politician, 8th Governor of Alaska
• 1934 – Lester R. Brown, American environmentalist, founded the Earth Policy Institute and Worldwatch Institute
• 1934 – Laurie Taitt, Guyanese-English hurdler (d. 2006)
• 1935 – Frank Judd, Baron Judd, English politician, Secretary of State for International Development
• 1935 – Michael Parkinson, English journalist and author
• 1935 – Józef Szmidt, Polish triple jumper
• 1936 – Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist, playwright, and essayist Nobel Prize laureate
• 1937 – Liz Trotta, American journalist
• 1938 – Hans-Jürgen Bäsler, German footballer (d. 2002)
• 1939 – Leila Kasra, Iranian-American poet and songwriter (d. 1989)
• 1939 – Edward Pearce, English journalist and author
• 1940 – Yves Bérubé, Canadian engineer and politician (d. 1993)
• 1940 – Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer and coach (d. 2013)
• 1940 – Martin Neary, English organist and conductor
• 1941 – Alf Clausen, American composer and producer
• 1941 – Philip Fang, Hong Kong simultaneous interpretation specialist, United Nations official (d. 2013)
• 1941 – Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, American author and academic
• 1941 – Janet Nelson, English historian and academic
• 1941 – Michael Rawlins, English physician and pharmacologist
• 1941 – Jack Simmons, English cricketer
• 1941 – Jim Turner, American football player and sportscaster
• 1942 – Michel Bissonnet, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1942 – Daniel Dennett, American philosopher and academic
• 1942 – Kitanofuji Katsuaki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 52nd Yokozuna
• 1942 – Neil Kinnock, Welsh politician, Vice-President of the European Commission
• 1942 – Mike Newell, English director and producer
• 1942 – Samuel Ramey, American opera singer
• 1942 – Jerry Sloan, American basketball player and coach
• 1943 – Richard Eyre, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1943 – Conchata Ferrell, American actress
• 1943 – Richard Stilgoe, English pianist and songwriter
• 1944 – Rick Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1944 – Ken Howard, American actor (d. 2016)
• 1945 – Rodrigo Duterte, Filipino politician, 16th President of the Philippines
• 1945 – Johnny Famechon, French-Australian boxer
• 1945 – Björn Hamilton, Swedish engineer and politician
• 1946 – Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (d. 2014)
• 1946 – Henry Paulson, American banker and politician, 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1946 – Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian economist and politician, 48th President of Peru
• 1947 – Peter Hennessy, English historian and academic
• 1947 – Greg Thompson, Canadian educator and politician, 25th Minister of Veterans Affairs
• 1948 – Matthew Corbett, English actor, puppeteer, and screenwriter
• 1948 – John Evan, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1948 – Dianne Wiest, American actress
• 1949 – Frank Kopel, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 1949 – Timothy O'Shea, German-English academic
• 1949 – Ronnie Ray Smith, American sprinter (d. 2013)
• 1950 – Claudio Lolli, Italian singer-songwriter
• 1951 – Karen Kain, Canadian ballerina
• 1952 – Keith Ashfield, Canadian politician
• 1952 – Tony Brise, English race car driver (d. 1975)
• 1953 – Melchior Ndadaye, Burundian banker and politician, 4th President of Burundi (d. 1993)
• 1954 – Donald Brown, American pianist and educator
• 1955 – John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, Northern Irish psychiatrist and politician, 1st Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
• 1955 – Roger Harrabin, English journalist
• 1955 – Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1956 – Susan Ershler, American mountaineer and author
• 1956 – April Margera, American hairdresser and author
• 1957 – Harvey Glance, American sprinter and coach
• 1958 – Edesio Alejandro, Cuban composer
• 1958 – Brickhouse Brown, American wrestler
• 1958 – Bart Conner, American gymnast and sportscaster
• 1958 – Lou Franceschetti, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1958 – Curt Hennig, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2003)
• 1959 – Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica
• 1959 – Joel McNeely, American pianist and composer
• 1959 – Chris Myers, American journalist and sportscaster
• 1960 – Chris Barrie, British actor, comedian and impressionist
• 1960 – José Maria Neves, Cape Verdeian politician, Prime Minister of Cape Verde
• 1960 – Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, French-Belgian author and playwright
• 1961 – Byron Scott, American basketball player and coach
• 1962 – Simon Bazalgette, English businessman
• 1962 – Jure Franko, Slovenian skier
• 1963 – Jan Masiel, Polish politician
• 1964 – Karen Lumley, English politician
• 1966 – Cheryl James, American rapper and actress
• 1967 – John Ziegler, German-American radio host and director
• 1968 – Colin Brazier, English journalist
• 1968 – Iris Chang, American journalist and author (d. 2004)
• 1968 – Nasser Hussain, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster
• 1968 – Tim Lovejoy, English television host
• 1969 – Rodney Atkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1969 – Daniel Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1969 – Brett Ratner, American director and producer
• 1969 – Ilke Wyludda, German discus thrower
• 1970 – Michelle Gildernew, Irish politician
• 1970 – Vince Vaughn, American actor
• 1970 – Jennifer Weiner, American journalist and author
• 1970 – Aiga Zagorska, Latvian-Lithuanian cyclist
• 1971 – Christianne Meneses Jacobs, Nicaraguan-American journalist and educator
• 1971 – Wesley Person, American basketball player
• 1972 – Nick Frost, English actor and screenwriter
• 1972 – Keith Tkachuk, American ice hockey player
• 1973 – Björn Kuipers, Dutch footballer and referee
• 1973 – Matt Nathanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1973 – Morné van der Merwe, South African rugby player (d. 2013)
• 1975 – Fabrizio Gollin, Italian race car driver
• 1975 – Kate Gosselin, American television personality
• 1975 – Sébastien Proulx, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1975 – Iván Helguera, Spanish footballer
• 1975 – Derek Hill, American race car driver
• 1975 – Uno Kanda, Japanese model, actress, entertainer, and fashion designer
• 1975 – Richard Kelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1975 – Matt Reis, American soccer player and coach
• 1975 – Alper Yılmaz, Turkish basketball player
• 1976 – Dave Keuning, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 – Talis Kitsing, Estonian athlete and politician (d. 2009)
• 1976 – Roselle Nava, Filipino politician
• 1977 – Yuriy Fenin, Ukrainian footballer
• 1977 – Erik Rasmussen, American ice hockey player
• 1977 – Lauren Weisberger, American author
• 1978 – Nathan Cayless, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
• 1979 – Benjamin Percy, American novelist and short story writer
• 1980 – David Lee, English footballer
• 1980 – Stiliani Pilatou, Greek long jumper
• 1980 – Rasmus Seebach, Danish singer-songwriter and producer
• 1980 – Luke Walton, American basketball player
• 1981 – Daniel Cardoso, Portuguese keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1981 – Edwar Ramírez, American baseball player
• 1981 – Antonio Rizzo, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Julia Stiles, American actress
• 1983 – Ryan Ashington, English footballer
• 1983 – Ladji Doucouré, French sprinter and hurdler
• 1984 – Yordanos Abay, Ethiopian footballer
• 1984 – Ol Drake, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1984 – Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet, Kenyan runner
• 1984 – Christopher Samba, Congolese footballer
• 1984 – Nikki Sanderson, English model and actress
• 1985 – Ian Axel, American singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Stefano Ferrario, Italian footballer
• 1985 – Stanislas Wawrinka, Swiss tennis player
• 1986 – Abuda, Brazilian footballer
• 1986 – Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress
• 1986 – Yoon Joon-soo, South Korean footballer
• 1986 – Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, Czech tennis player
• 1986 – Denis Matsukevich, Belarusian-Russian tennis player
• 1987 – Yohan Benalouane, French-Tunisian footballer
• 1987 – Lee Hea-kang, South Korean footballer
• 1987 – Simeon Jackson, Canadian soccer player
• 1988 – Patrick Mayer, German footballer
• 1988 – Ryan Kalish, American baseball player
• 1989 – Logan Couture, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – David Goodwillie, Scottish footballer
• 1989 – Lukas Jutkiewicz, English footballer
• 1989 – Mira Leung, Canadian figure skater
• 1989 – Marek Suchý, Czech footballer
• 1990 – Dok2, South Korean rapper
• 1990 – Joe Bennett, English footballer
• 1990 – Ekaterina Bobrova, Russian ice dancer
• 1990 – Zac Clarke, Australian footballer
• 1990 – Luca Marrone, Italian footballer
• 1991 – Hoya, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor
• 1991 – Lisa-Maria Moser, Austrian tennis player
• 1991 – Marie-Philip Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1992 – Sergi Gómez, Spanish footballer

Deaths

• 193 – Pertinax, Roman emperor (b. 126)
• 1072 – Ordulf, Duke of Saxony (b. 1022)
• 1239 – Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (b. 1180)
• 1241 – Valdemar II of Denmark (b. 1170)
• 1285 – Pope Martin IV (b. 1220)
• 1563 – Heinrich Glarean, Swiss poet and theorist (b. 1488)
• 1566 – Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian historian and diplomat (b. 1486)
• 1583 – Magnus, Duke of Holstein (b. 1540)
• 1584 – Ivan the Terrible, Russian king (b. 1530)
• 1687 – Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (b. 1596)
• 1794 – Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1743)
• 1818 – Antonio Capuzzi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1755)
• 1850 – Gerard Brandon, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1788)
• 1865 – Petrus Hofman Peerlkamp, Dutch scholar and critic (b. 1786)
• 1866 – Solomon Foot, American lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
• 1868 – James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1797)
• 1870 – George Henry Thomas, American general (b. 1816)
• 1874 – Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish-German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1795)
• 1881 – Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1839)
• 1893 – Edmund Kirby Smith, American general (b. 1824)
• 1908 – Hermann Clemenz, Estonian chess player (d. 1846)
• 1908 – Stephen D. Lee, American general and academic (b. 1833)
• 1910 – David Josiah Brewer, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1837)
• 1910 – Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor (b. 1838)
• 1917 – Albert Pinkham Ryder, American painter (b. 1847)
• 1923 – Charles Hubbard, American archer (b. 1849)
• 1927 – Joseph-Médard Émard, Canadian archbishop (b. 1853)
• 1928 – Nathan Stubblefield, American farmer and inventor (b. 1860)
• 1929 – Katharine Lee Bates, American poet and songwriter (b. 1859)
• 1929 – Lomer Gouin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Quebec (b. 1861)
• 1934 – Mahmoud Mokhtar, Egyptian sculptor and educator (b. 1891)
• 1937 – Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1939 – Francis Matthew John Baker, Australian politician (b. 1903)
• 1941 – Marcus Hurley, American basketball player and cyclist (b. 1883)
• 1941 – Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian police officer (b. 1877)
• 1941 – Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1882)
• 1942 – Miguel Hernández, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1910)
• 1943 – Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1873)
• 1944 – Stephen Leacock, English-Canadian political scientist and author (b. 1869)
• 1946 – Chick Fullis, American baseball player (b. 1904)
• 1947 – Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (b. 1897)
• 1949 – Grigoraș Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (b. 1889)
• 1953 – Jim Thorpe, American football player and coach (b. 1887)
• 1958 – W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1873)
• 1960 – Russell V. Mack, American publisher and politician (b. 1891)
• 1962 – Hugo Wast, Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1963 – Antonius Bouwens, Dutch target shooter (b. 1876)
• 1965 – Clemence Dane, English author and playwright (b. 1888)
• 1965 – Charles William Train, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1890)
• 1969 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (b. 1890)
• 1969 – Aryeh Levin, Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and educator (b. 1885)
• 1971 – Robert Hunter, American golfer (b. 1886)
• 1974 – Arthur Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1905)
• 1974 – Dorothy Fields, American songwriter (b. 1905)
• 1974 – Françoise Rosay, French actress (b. 1891)
• 1976 – Richard Arlen, American actor (b. 1898)
• 1977 – Eric Shipton, Sri Lankan-English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1907)
• 1979 – Emmett Kelly, American clown and actor (b. 1898)
• 1980 – Dick Haymes, Argentinian-American actor and singer (b. 1918)
• 1982 – William Giauque, Canadian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
• 1984 – Carmen Dragon, American conductor and composer (b. 1914)
• 1985 – Marc Chagall, Russian-French painter and poet (b. 1887)
• 1986 – Virginia Gilmore. American actress (b. 1919)
• 1987 – Patrick Troughton, English actor (b. 1920)
• 1987 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (b. 1905)
• 1992 – Nikolaos Platon, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1909)
• 1993 – Scott Cunningham, American author (b. 1956)
• 1994 – Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and critic (b. 1909)
• 1996 – Shin Kanemaru, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1914)
• 2000 – Anthony Powell, English soldier and author (b. 1905)
• 2001 – Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (b. 1928)
• 2004 – Peter Ustinov, English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 2005 – Moura Lympany, English-Monacan pianist (b. 1916)
• 2005 – Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
• 2006 – Pro Hart, Australian painter (b. 1928)
• 2006 – Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1911)
• 2006 – Charles Schepens, Belgian-American ophthalmologist and author (b. 1912)
• 2006 – Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917)
• 2009 – Maurice Jarre, French-American composer and conductor (b. 1924)
• 2010 – Herb Ellis, American guitarist (b. 1921)
• 2010 – June Havoc, American actress, dancer, and director (b. 1912)
• 2011 – Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress (b. 1917)
• 2012 – John Arden, English author and playwright (b. 1930)
• 2012 – Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian pianist and composer (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Leonard Braithwaite, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Harry Crews, American novelist, playwright, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1935)
• 2012 – William Sampson, Canadian-English author (b. 1959)
• 2012 – Addie L. Wyatt, American pastor and activist (b. 1924)
• 2013 – George E. P. Box, English-American statistician and educator (b. 1919)
• 2013 – Manuel García Ferré, Spanish-Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 2013 – Richard Griffiths, English actor (b. 1947)
• 2013 – Art Malone, American race car driver (b. 1936)
• 2013 – Hugh McCracken, American guitarist, harmonica player, and producer (b. 1942)
• 2013 – Heinz Patzig, German footballer and manager (b. 1929)
• 2013 – Bob Teague, American college football star and television news-reporter (b. 1929)
• 2013 – Gus Triandos, American baseball player and scout (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Robert Zildjian, American businessman, founded Sabian (b. 1923)
• 2014 – Jeremiah Denton, American admiral and politician (b. 1924)
• 2014 – Edwin Kagin, American soldier and lawyer (b. 1940)
• 2014 – Lorenzo Semple, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)
• 2014 – Avraham Yaski, Israeli architect and academic (b. 1927)
• 2015 – Chuck Brayton, American baseball player and coach (b. 1925)
• 2015 – Joseph Cassidy, Canadian-English priest and academic (b. 1954)
• 2015 – Miroslav Ondříček, Czech cinematographer (b. 1934)
• 2015 – Gene Saks, American actor and director (b. 1921)
• 2015 – Walter Schuck, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)
• 2016 – Wally Crouter, Canadian radio broadcaster (b. 1923)
• 2016 – James Noble, American actor (b. 1922)

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  • Stephen Harding
  • Guntram
  • Priscus
  • Pope Sixtus III
  • March 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Commemoration of Sen no Rikyū (Schools of Japanese tea ceremony)
• Serfs Emancipation Day (Tibet)
• Teachers' Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada