History of 28 March
- 1990 – Jesse Owens received the Congressional Gold Medal from U.S. President George H.W. Bush.
- 1990 – In Britain, a joint Anglo-U.S. “sting” operation ended with the seizure of 40 capacitors, which can be used in the trigger mechanism of a nuclear weapon.
- 1991 – The U.S. embassy in Moscow was severely damaged by fire.
- 1994 – Violence between Zulus and African National Congress supporters took the lives of 18 in Johannesburg.
- 1999 – Paraguay’s President Raúl Cubas Grau resigned after protests inspired by the assassination of Vice-President Luis María Argaña on March 23. The nation’s Congress had accused Cubas and his political associate, Gen. Lino César Oviedo, for Cubas’ murder. Senate President Luis González Macchi took office as Paraguay’s new chief executive.
- 2002 – The exhibit “The Italians: Three Centuries of Italian Art” opened at the National Gallery of Australia.
- 2010 – China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. signed a deal to buy Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo car unit.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Lindsay Frimodt, American fashion model
- 1981 – Edwar Ramírez, American baseball player
- 1981 – Julia Stiles, American actress
- 1983 – Ladji Doucouré, French sprinter and hurdler
- 1984 – Shakib Khan, Bangladeshi actor
- 1984 – Christopher Samba, Congolese footballer
- 1984 – Nikki Sanderson, English actress
- 1985 – Stefano Ferrario, Italian footballer
- 1985 – Sauli Koskinen, Finnish TV host, and entertainer
- 1985 – Steve Mandanda, French footballer
- 1985 – Stanislas Wawrinka, a Swiss tennis player
- 1986 – Bowe Bergdahl, American sergeant
- 1986 – Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress
- 1986 – J-Kwon, American rapper
- 1986 – Amaia Salamanca, Spanish actress
- 1986 – Barbora Strýcová, a Czech tennis player
- 1987 – Jean-Paul Adela, Seychellois footballer
- 1987 – Yohan Benalouane, French-Tunisian footballer
- 1987 – Simeon Jackson, Canadian soccer player
- 1987 – Kagney Linn Karter, American pornographic actress
- 1987 – Yotam Solomon, Israeli/American fashion designer
- 1987 – Mary Kate Wiles, American actress
- 1988 – Ryan Kalish, American baseball player
- 1988 – Lacey Turner, English actress
- 1989 – Afrikan Boy, English rapper
- 1989 – David Goodwillie, Scottish footballer
- 1989 – Lukas Jutkiewicz, English footballer
- 1989 – Mira Leung, Canadian figure skater
- 1989 – Marek Suchý, Czech footballer
- 1990 – Zac Clarke, Australian footballer
- 1990 – Zoella (Zoe Sugg), English Youtuber
- 1991 – Amy Bruckner, American actress
- 1991 – Lisa-Maria Moser, an Austrian tennis player
- 1991 – Marie-Philip Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1991 – Ondřej Palát, Czech ice hockey player
- 1992 – Sergi Gómez, Spanish footballer
- 1992 – Lucho Ayala, Filipino actor
- 1994 – Jackson Wang, Hong Kong rapper (GOT7)
- 1995 – Jonathan Drouin, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1996 – Matt Renshaw, English-Australian cricketer