Historical Events for 28th March 2023

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1738 - Parliament sends an address to the king requesting that he demand redress from Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear)
1796 - Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is 1st US-African church
1890 - 52nd Grand National: Arthur Nightingall wins aboard 4/1 favourite Ilex
1953 - "Stock exchanges open, dikes closed" raises 5,200,000 guilders
1970 - 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages in Gediz Turkey
1977 - Morarji Desai forms a government in India
1985 - STS 51-D vehicle moves to launch pad
1990 - Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient
1994 - Italy's right-wing alliance under Silvio Berlusconi wins election
1995 - Queensland beat S Aust to win 1st ever cricket Sheffield Shield

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