Today in History for 28th April 2026

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Historical Events

1920 - Azerbaijan SSR joins USSR (1st time)
1940 - Glenn Miller records the song "Pennsylvania 6-5000" in NYC; tune is named after phone number of the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan
1966 - David Diamond's 5th Symphony premieres with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein; the work was dedicated to the conductor
2019 - Disney says Marvel film "Avengers: Endgame" made estimated $1.2 billion worldwide, first film to make more than 1 billion on opening
2024 - A worse than usual rainy season across East Africa due to El Nino kills at least 155 people in Tanzania and 60 in Kenya with hundreds of thousands displaced

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Famous Birthdays

1757 - Claus Schall, Danish violinist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835)
1927 - Garry Weston, English businessman (Associated British Foods), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
1952 - Chuck Leavell, American session and touring keyboardist (The Allman Brothers Band; Rolling Stones; Sea Level), and forest conservationist (The Tree Man), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1961 - Cathy Gerring, American golfer (3 x LPGA Tour wins; Solheim Cup 1990), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
1978 - Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Famous Deaths

1716 - Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest and saint who preached Mariology (Secret of the Rosary; True Devotion to Mary), dies at 43
1843 - William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies at 74
1955 - Lode Cantens, Flemish playwright (Gnomes of the City), dies at 43
1992 - Francis Bacon, Irish-British abstract painter (Study for a Pope), dies at 82
2025 - Mike Peters, Welsh rock singer (The Alarm - "Rain In the Summertime"; Big Country, 2010-13), dies of blood cancer at 66

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