Summary of the Day ✨ 28 June (28/06)
On this day, global events ranged from devastating terrorist violence in Turkey to landmark legal decisions in the United States, while political upheavals reshaped nations as Honduras experienced a military coup and Iraq transitioned to self-rule. The day also saw international accountability advance with the extradition of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević to face justice at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Historical Events 📜
- 2016: A terrorist attack in Turkey’s Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others.
- 2012: The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.
- 2009: Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.
- 2004: Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
- 2001: Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.
- 1997: Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield’s ear.
- 1989: On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.
- 1987: For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.
- 1982: Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people.
- 1981: A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.
- 1978: The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
- 1976: The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
- 1973: Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.
- 1969: Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
- 1964: Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
Famous Births 👶
- 2005: Tom Bischof, German footballer
- 2005: Pio Esposito, Italian footballer
- 2002: Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player
- 1999: Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player
- 1997: Tadasuke Makino, Japanese racing driver
- 1997: Shakur Stevenson, American boxer
- 1996: Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player
- 1996: Larissa Werbicki, Canadian rower
- 1994: Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
- 1993: Bradley Beal, American basketball player
- 1992: Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer
- 1992: Elaine Thompson, Jamaican sprinter
- 1991: Seohyun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
- 1991: Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian footballer
- 1991: Kang Min-hyuk, South Korean singer, drummer, and actor
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2025: Aminu Dantata, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1931)
- 2025: D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer (born 1935)
- 2025: Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach (born 1951)
- 2024: Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1937)
- 2024: Audrey Flack, American artist (born 1931)
- 2024: Mohamed Osman Jawari, Somali attorney and politician, 12th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia (born 1945)
- 2023: Lowell Weicker, French-American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut (born 1931)
- 2018: Harlan Ellison, American writer (born 1934)
- 2016: Scotty Moore, American guitarist (born 1931)
- 2016: Pat Summitt, American women’s college basketball head coach (born 1952)
- 2016: Buddy Ryan, American football coach (born 1931)
- 2015: Jack Carter, American actor and comedian (born 1922)
- 2015: Jope Seniloli, Fijian politician, Vice-President of Fiji (born 1939)
- 2015: Wally Stanowski, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1919)
- 2014: Seymour Barab, American cellist and composer (born 1921)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- International LGBTQ Pride Day, marking the anniversary of Stonewall riots.
- Christian feast day:
Basilides and Potamiana - Christian feast day:
Irenaeus of Lyon (Western Christianity) - Christian feast day:
Heimerad - Christian feast day:
Blessed Maria Pia Mastena - Christian feast day:
Paulus I - Christian feast day:
Vincenza Gerosa - Christian feast day:
June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Constitution Day (Ukraine)
- Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland)
- Vidovdan, celebrating St. Vitus and an important day in Serbian history. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Tau Day