March 28 in History

Historical Events on March 28

1814 War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength.

1862 American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.

1871 The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.

1939 Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.

1941 World War II: Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina.

1946 Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.

1978 The US Supreme Court hands down 5-3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.

1990 United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.

1999 Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica.

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Famous Birthdays on March 28

1945 Rodrigo Duterte

1955 Reba McEntire

1984 Christopher Samba

1986 Lady Gaga

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Famous Deaths on March 28

1941 Virginia Woolf

1943 Sergei Rachmaninoff

1969 Dwight D. Eisenhower

1985 Marc Chagall

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