This Day in History
28 Apr 1192
Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I) King of Jerusalem in Tyre two days after his title to the throne confirmed by election. Killing carried out by Hashshashin.
28 Apr 1202
King Philip II expels King John of England (Lackland) from France
28 Apr 1253
Nichiren a Japanese Buddhist monk propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.
28 Apr 1376
English parliament demands supervision of royal spending
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Charles de Gaulle resigns as leader of France
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Benito Mussolini executed
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North Vietnamese press South Vietnamese at Hue and Kontum
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President Nixon approves Cambodian incursion
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Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction
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President James Monroe is born
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Union General Daniel Ullmann, advocate for black troops, is born
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