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| May 28th, 2008 (May 28 2008) | Event | The first meet of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a Federal Democratic Republic ending the reign of 450 year old Shah Dynasty that ruled the Unified Nepal for 240 years. | |
| May 28th, 2008 (May 28 2008) | Death | David Mitton, Scottish-born director (born in 1938) | |
| May 28th, 2008 (May 28 2008) | Death | Robert Justman, American television producer (born in 1926) | |
| May 28th, 1998 (May 28 1998) | Event | Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of Indian nuclear tests with five of its own, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. | |
| May 28th, 1998 (May 28 1998) | Death | Phil Hartman, Canadian actor, comedian (born in 1948) | |
| May 28th, 1988 (May 28 1988) | Birth | David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| May 28th, 1988 (May 28 1988) | Death | Sy Oliver, Jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader (born in 1910) | |
| May 28th, 1978 (May 28 1978) | Event | Second round of the presidential elections in Upper Volta. The election is won by incumbent Sangoule Lamizana. | |
| May 28th, 1978 (May 28 1978) | Death | Arthur Brough, English actor (born in 1905) | |
| May 28th, 1968 (May 28 1968) | Birth | Kylie Minogue, Australian actress and singer | |
| May 28th, 1968 (May 28 1968) | Death | Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov, Yakut-born Soviet sniper (born in 1908) | |
| May 28th, 1948 (May 28 1948) | Death | Unity Mitford, English fascist sympathizer (born in 1914) | |
| May 28th, 1938 (May 28 1938) | Birth | Jerry West, American basketball player | |
| May 28th, 1938 (May 28 1938) | Birth | Prince Buster, Jamaican musician | |
| May 28th, 1918 (May 28 1918) | Event | The Democratic Republic of Armenia declares its independence. | |
| May 28th, 1918 (May 28 1918) | Event | The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic declares its independence | |
| May 28th, 1918 (May 28 1918) | Birth | Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster) (died in 1990) | |
| May 28th, 1908 (May 28 1908) | Birth | Ian Fleming, English author (died in 1964) | |
| May 28th, 1888 (May 28 1888) | Birth | Jim Thorpe, American athlete (died in 1953) | |
| May 28th, 1888 (May 28 1888) | Birth | Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian Prime Minister (died in 1942) | |
| May 28th, 1878 (May 28 1878) | Birth | Paul Pelliot, French sinologist (died in 1945) | |
| May 28th, 1878 (May 28 1878) | Death | John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born in 1792) | John Russell Quotes |
| May 28th, 1858 (May 28 1858) | Birth | Carl Rickard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (died in 1939) | |
| May 28th, 1828 (May 28 1828) | Death | Daikokuya Kodayu, Japanese castaway (born in 1751) | |
| May 28th, 1818 (May 28 1818) | Birth | Pierre Beauregard, American Confederate general (died in 1893) | |
| May 28th, 1808 (May 28 1808) | Death | Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (born in 1720) | |
| May 28th, 1738 (May 28 1738) | Birth | Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (d.1814) | |
| May 28th, 1588 (May 28 1588) | Event | The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port). | |
| May 28th, 1588 (May 28 1588) | Birth | Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (died in 1672) | |
