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HISTORY QUIZ OF THIS DAY (May-28)

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May 28, 2010 :: On this day, 's criminal court approved a warrant for the arrest of Thaksin Shinawatra, a former then living abroad, on charges of aiding and inciting the recent street protests in Bangkok in which almost 100 people were reported to have been killed.


May 28, 2008 :: On this day, the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declared Nepal a , ending the 240-year reign of the .


May 28, 2003 :: ILYA VISCOUNT PRIGOGINE :: Died this day (25 January 1917 – 28 May 2003), he was a Russian-born naturalized physical chemist and Nobel Laureate noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.


May 28, 1998 :: On this day, Pakistan conducted a series of , prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions.


May 28, 1982 :: FALKLANDS :: On this day, British forces defeated the Argentines at the Battle of .


May 28, 1978 :: MATHIAS RUST, a 19 year old young West German boy, landed at the in Moscow in his light Cessna aircraft evading the air defence system of the Soviet Union.


May 28, 1972 :: EDWARD VIII :: Died this day, he was the king of the (b. 1894).


May 28, 1967 :: Francis CHICHESTER :: British aviator and yachtsman. On this day, he completed a of the world in his yacht Gipsy Moth IV.


May 28, 1961 :: is a non-governmental organization that promotes human rights and draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international standards. It was founded on this day in London by Peter Benenson, a British lawyer.


May 28, 1946 :: SATCHIDANANDAN :: Born this day, he is an Indian .


May 28, 1942 :: STANLEY B. PRUSINER :: 1942 – Stanley B. Prusiner, neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate


May 28, 1934 :: Also known as Dionne sisters, all in 5 of them were born this day in Ontario, Canada; They are the first quintuplets known to .

May 28, 1925 :: BULENT ECEWIT :: Born this day, he was the Prime Minister of (d. 2006).


May 28, 1923 :: Born this day, Nandamuri Taraka RAMARAO was an Indian actor turned politician and former Chief Minister of . He was also the founder of the Telugu Desam Party. born this day.

May 28, 1912 :: PATRICK WHITE :: Born this day, he was an writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990).


May 28, 1908 :: Born this day, Ian Lancaster FLEMING was an internationally renowned suspense and fiction novelist and the creator of the world famous ' ' character.


May 28, 1883 :: SAVARKAR :: Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter.Popularly known as Veer Savarkar. Born this day.


May 28, 1759 :: Born this day, William PITT (The Younger) was the youngest ever at the age of 24 years.