Today in History for 28th March 2025
Historical Events
1953 – “New Faces (of 1952)” closes at Royale Theater NYC after 365 performances
1969 – Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece
1992 – 6th American Comedy Award: Cathy Ladman, Judy Watkins, Billy Crystal
1993 – Type II supernova detected in M81 (NGC 3031)
2023 – Chris Sharma completes the first redpoint of Sleeping Lion in Siurana, Spain, a 9b+ (5.15c) route
2024 – Bus crash kills 45 Easter pilgrims from Botswana in South Africa, with one child surviving a 50 meter drop off the Mmamatlakala bridge, near Mokopane
Famous Birthdays
1741 – Johann Andre, German composer, born in Offenbach, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
1907 – Irving “Swifty” Lazar, American talent agent, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1993)
1919 – Tom Brooks, Australian cricket umpire (23 Tests 1970-78), born in Paddington, Australia (d. 2007)
1926 – Polly Umrigar, Indian cricket all-rounder and captain (59 Tests, 12 x 100, HS 223, 35 wickets; Bombay, Gujarat), born in Solapur, India (d. 2006)
1945 – Hans Brunhart, Leader of Liechtenstein (1978-93), born in Balzers, Liechtenstein
1973 – Umaga [Edward Fatu], Samoan-American professional wrestler, born in American Samoa (d.2009)
Famous Deaths
1847 – Mariano Rodríguez de Ledesma, Spanish composer, dies at 67
1865 – Albert G Bilders, Dutch landscape painter, dies at 26
1941 – Virginia Woolf, British author (Jacob’s Room, To the Lighthouse), commits suicide at 59
1984 – Benjamin Mays, African-American educator (Morehouse, Howard University) and civil rights leader, dies at 89
1991 – Carlos Montalbán, Mexican-American character actor (Bananas), dies at 86
1992 – Josef Matej, Czech composer, dies at 70
