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June 28th - holidays
- Christian Feast Day:
- Soviet Occupation Day (Moldova)
June 28th - events
- 2006 - The Republic of Montenegro is admitted as the 192nd Member of the United Nations by General Assembly.
- 2005 - War in Afghanistan: Three U.S. Navy SEALs and 16 American Special Operations Forces soldiers are killed during Operation Red Wing, a failed counter-insurgent mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan.
- 2004 - Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
- 1997 - Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield II – Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece off Holyfield's ear.
- 1996 - The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law.
- 1994 - Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan; 7 persons are killed, 660 injured.
- 1992 - The Constitution of Estonia is signed into law.
- 1990 - Paperback Software International Ltd. is found liable by a U.S. court for copyright violation for copying the appearance and menu system of Lotus 1-2-3 in its competing spreadsheet program.
- 1983 - The Mianus River Bridge collapses over the Mianus River in Connecticut, killing 3 drivers in their vehicles.
- 1981 - A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of Islamic Republic 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 sentenced 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.
- 1967 - Israel annexes East Jerusalem.
- 1964 - Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
- 1950 - Seoul is captured by North Korean troops.
- 1948 - The Cominform circulates the "Resolution on the situation in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia"; Yugoslavia is expelled from the Communist bloc.
- 1948 - Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
- 1940 - Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union.
- 1936 - The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
- 1922 - The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
- 1919 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, formally ending World War I between Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, the United States and allies on the one side and Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other side.
- 1914 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I.
- 1904 - The SS Norge runs aground and sinks
- 1902 - The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
- 1896 - An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston City, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- 1895 - El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Greater Republic of Central America.
- 1894 - Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
- 1883 - In Milan in Italy inaugurated the first central European electricity power station.
- 1882 - The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
- 1881 - Secret treaty between Austria and Serbia.
- 1880 - The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
- 1865 - The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
- 1859 - The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
- 1841 - The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier
- 1838 - Coronation of Victoria of the United Kingdom.
- 1807 - Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelock lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals.
- 1778 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Monmouth is fought between the American Continental Army under George Washington and the British Army led by Sir Henry Clinton.
- 1776 - American Revolutionary War: Fort Moultrie is attacked during the Battle of Sullivan's Island; this event is commemorated in Carolina Day.
- 1776 - American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.
- 1763 - A massive earthquake occurs on the same day in Komárom in Hungary, in Komárno in Slovakia and in Zsámbék in Hungary.
- 1651 - The Battle of Beresteczko between Poland and Ukraine starts.
- 1635 - Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
- 1519 - Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1461 - Edward IV is crowned King of England.
- 1389 - The Ottomans defeat the Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe (see Vidovdan).
- 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.
June 28th - births
- 1995 - Kĺre Hedebrant, Swedish actor
- 1994 - Madeline Duggan, English actress
- 1994 - Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah II, Prince of Jordan
- 1991 - Seohyun, South Korean singer and dancer (Girls' Generation)
- 1990 - Nick Purcell, American actor
- 1990 - Jasmine Richards, Canadian actress
- 1988 - Lacey Schwimmer, American dancer
- 1987 - Terrence Williams, American basketball player
- 1986 - Kellie Pickler, American singer
- 1986 - Shadia Simmons, Canadian actress
- 1985 - Phil Bardsley, English footballer
- 1984 - Imran Khan, Pakistani-Dutch Musician, singer and composer
- 1983 - Maui Taylor, Filipino model and singer
- 1981 - Michael Crafter, Australian vocalist and bassist (I Killed the Prom Queen)
- 1981 - Brandon Phillips, American baseball player
- 1979 - Felicia Day, American actress, writer, director, violinist, and singer
- 1979 - Ha Ji-won, South Korean actress and singer
- 1979 - Jeanette Aw, Singaporean actress
- 1979 - Randy McMichael, American football player
- 1979 - Florian Zeller, French novelist and playwright
- 1978 - Simon Larose, Canadian professional tennis player
- 1977 - Mark Stoermer, American bass player (The Killers)
- 1977 - Chris Spurling, American baseball player
- 1977 - Harun Tekin, Turkish singer, guitarist and pianist (Mor ve Ötesi)
- 1976 - Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player
- 1976 - Seth Wescott, American snowboarder
- 1975 - Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish guitarist and vocalist (Dissection) (d. 2006)
- 1974 - Rob Dyrdek, American professional skateboarder
- 1973 - Adrián Annus, Hungarian athlete
- 1972 - Jon Heidenreich, American professional wrestler
- 1972 - Alessandro Nivola, American actor
- 1971 - Louise Bagshawe, British novelist and politician
- 1971 - Fabien Barthez, French footballer
- 1971 - Kenny Cunningham, Irish footballer
- 1971 - Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality
- 1971 - Bobby Hurley, American basketball player
- 1971 - Ron Mahay, American baseball player
- 1971 - Aileen Quinn, American actress
- 1971 - Tichina Arnold, American actress and singer
- 1970 - Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer
- 1970 - Steve Burton, American actor
- 1970 - Tom Merritt, American technology journalist
- 1970 - Mike White, American filmmaker and actor
- 1969 - Danielle Brisebois, American actress
- 1969 - Ayelet Zurer, Israeli actress
- 1968 - Adam Woodyatt, English actor
- 1968 - Chayanne, Puerto Rican singer
- 1967 - Gil Bellows, Canadian actor
- 1967 - Lars Riedel, German discus thrower
- 1966 - John Cusack, American actor
- 1966 - Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress
- 1965 - Jessica Hecht, American actress
- 1965 - Sonny Strait, American voice actor
- 1964 - Mark Grace, American baseball player
- 1964 - Sanjeev Bhaskar, British actor and comedian
- 1963 - Charlie Clouser, American keyboard, synth and theremin player (Nine Inch Nails)
- 1963 - Beverley Craven, English singer-songwriter
- 1963 - Wisit Sasanatieng, Thai film director
- 1962 - Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer
- 1961 - Jeff Malone, American basketball player
- 1960 - John Elway, American football player
- 1958 - Félix Gray, French singer and songwriter
- 1957 - Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
- 1957 - Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria
- 1957 - Mike Skinner, American racecar driver
- 1957 - Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player and TV personality
- 1956 - Noel Mugavin, Australian Rules Football player
- 1955 - Shirley Cheriton, English actress
- 1955 - Eric Gates, English footballer
- 1955 - Steven M. Greer, American ufologist and author
- 1955 - Thomas Hampson, American baritone
- 1954 - A. A. Gill, British writer and columnist
- 1954 - Alice Krige, South African actress
- 1952 - Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter
- 1950 - Mauricio Rojas, Swedish politician
- 1950 - David Lanz, American New Age pianist
- 1948 - Kathy Bates, American actress
- 1947 - Robert Bondi, American politician
- 1947 - Mark Clark, American black power activist (d. 1969)
- 1947 - Clarissa Dickson Wright, English celebrity chef
- 1947 - Anny Duperey, French film and television actress
- 1947 - Mark Helprin, American writer
- 1946 - Bruce Davison, American actor
- 1946 - Gilda Radner, American comedienne (d. 1989)
- 1946 - Jaime Guzmán, Chilean politician
- 1945 - David Knights, English bassist (Procol Harum)
- 1943 - Jens Birkemose, Danish painter
- 1943 - Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1943 - Donald Johanson, American paleoanthropologist
- 1942 - Chris Hani, South African politician, leader of the South African Communist Party (d. 1993)
- 1942 - David Miner, American guitarist and record producer
- 1942 - Frank Zane, American bodybuilder
- 1941 - Al Downing, American baseball player
- 1941 - Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist (d. 2006)
- 1940 - Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, economist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1940 - Roderick Wright, Scottish Catholic bishop (d. 2005)
- 1938 - John Byner, American comedian
- 1938 - Leon Panetta, American Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1937 - Richard Bright, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1937 - George Knudson, Canadian golfer (d. 1989)
- 1937 - Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (d. 1995)
- 1937 - Tom Magliozzi, American radio personality, cohost of Car Talk
- 1936 - Chuck Howley, American football player
- 1935 - John Inman, English actor (d. 2007)
- 1934 - Carl Levin, United States Senator from Michigan
- 1933 - Gusty Spence, Northern Irish loyalist politician
- 1932 - Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1931 - Junior Johnson, American NASCAR driver
- 1931 - Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (d. 1995)
- 1930 - Itamar Franco, President of Brazil
- 1928 - Hans Blix, Swedish diplomat and politician
- 1928 - Harold Evans, English journalist and writer; editor of The Sunday Times
- 1927 - Corelli Barnett, British military historian
- 1927 - Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1926 - Mel Brooks, American filmmaker
- 1923 - Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentine racing driver
- 1922 - Michael Vale, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1921 - P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (d. 2004)
- 1920 - A. E. Hotchner, American editor, novelist and playwright
- 1918 - Willie Whitelaw, British politician, Deputy Prime Minister (d. 1999)
- 1917 - Katherine Rawls, American swimming champion (d. 1982)
- 1914 - Aribert Heim, Austrian physician (d. 1992)
- 1913 - Franz Antel, Austrian filmmaker (d. 2007)
- 1913 - Walter Oesau, German pilot (d. 1944)
- 1912 - Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor (d. 1996)
- 1912 - Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007)
- 1909 - Eric Ambler, English writer (d. 1998)
- 1906 - Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1972)
- 1902 - Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)
- 1900 - Bob Taggart, Scottish centenarian (d. 2009)
- 1891 - Carl Panzram, American serial killer (d. 1930)
- 1891 - Esther Forbes, American writer (d. 1968)
- 1891 - Carl Spaatz, American Air Force general (d. 1974)
- 1884 - Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leone politician and nationalist (d. 1964)
- 1883 - Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)
- 1875 - Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician (d. 1941)
- 1873 - Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1944)
- 1867 - Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
- 1831 - Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist (d. 1907)
- 1824 - Paul Broca, French physician (d. 1880)
- 1806 - Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (d. 1883)
- 1719 - Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French statesman (d. 1785)
- 1712 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (d. 1778)
- 1703 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)
- 1641 - Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, French-born queen consort of Poland, wife of King John III Sobieski (d. 1716)
- 1577 - Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter (d. 1640)
- 1547 - (baptism) – Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer (d. 1599)
- 1503 - Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)
- 1491 - King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
- 1490 - Albert of Mainz, bishop and elector of Mainz (d. 1545)
- 1476 - Pope Paul IV (d. 1559)