Historical Events - May 28

1937 : Volkswagen (VW), a German automobile manufacturer, was founded.

1940 : World War II – Belgium surrendered to Germany.

1952 : Women gained the right to vote in Greece.

1964 : Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed.

1998 : Pakistan conducted five successful nuclear tests in the Chagai area of ​​Balochistan.

2008 : The end of the 240-year-old monarchy in Nepal ended today.

2010 : In West Benga, India, the Jnaneshwari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.

Famous Birthdays  - May 28

1660: George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland.

1883: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, an Indian independence activist and politician.

1903: S. L. Kirloskar, an Indian businessman.

1907: Nanasaheb Purohit, an Indian socialist politician and freedom fighter.

1908: Ian Fleming, a British author, journalist, and naval intelligence officer.

1921: Mahant Avaidyanath, a Hindu preacher and politician. 

1923: N. T. Rama Rao, an Indian actor, producer, director, film editor, and politician.

1946: K. Sachidanandan, a noted Indian poet and critic.

Death Anniversaries - May 28

1787: Leopold Mozart, a German composer, conductor, music teacher, and violinist. 

1849: Anne Bronte, an English novelist, and poet.

1964: Mehboob Khan, a producer-director of Indian cinema.

1999: B. Vittal Acharya, an Indian film director, and producer.

2014: Maya Angelou, an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.