May 28
People born on this day are Gemini.
- 1998
Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.
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In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display.
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The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.
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Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
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The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government.
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The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
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In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.
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Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.
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The Arkankergen massacre in Kazakhstan's Alakol District kills 15 people.
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Start of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey.
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Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes.
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Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from the race with an engine issue in his first entry of the event.
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2000Phil Foden, English footballer
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2000Risi Pouri-Lane, New Zealand rugby sevens player
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1999Cameron Boyce, American actor (died 2019)
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1999Jodie Burrage, British tennis player
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1998Kim Dahyun, South Korean rapper and singer
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1998De'Anthony Melton, American basketball player
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1995Lukas Gage, American actor
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1994Alec Benjamin, American singer and songwriter
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1994John Stones, English footballer
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1993Daniel Alvaro, Australian rugby league player
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1993Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player
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1991Danielle Lao, American tennis player
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