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28 June 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2016 - Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others.Terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey
Anniversary
1990 - Paperback Software, a company founded by Adam Osborne, was found guilty of copyright infringement for using Lotus 1-2-3's look-and-feel interface in its own spreadsheet program.Former software company
Anniversary
1989 - President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech at Gazimestan in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development.Yugoslav and Serbian politician (1941–2006)
Anniversary
1978 - In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the U.S. Supreme Court barred quota systems in college admissions but held that affirmative-action programs advantaging minorities were constitutional.1978 United States Supreme Court case
Anniversary
1969 - In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.Gay tavern and monument in New York City
Historical events
History
2016 - A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others.Terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey
History
2012 - The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S.
History
2009 - Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.Country in Central America
History
2004 - Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
History
2001 - Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.Yugoslav and Serbian politician (1941–2006)
History
1997 - Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.Boxing competition
History
1989 - On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.1389 battle between Serbian-led forces and the Ottoman Empire
History
1987 - For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bomb the Iranian town of Sardasht.Chemical warfare agent
History
1982 - Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people.1982 aviation accident
History
1981 - A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.1981 attack on the Islamic Republican Party headquarters in Tehran, Iran
Notable births
Born
2002 - Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis playerUkrainian tennis player (born 2002)
Born
1999 - Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis playerInactive Czech tennis player (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Tadasuke Makino, Japanese racing driverJapanese racing driver (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Wilford Lloyd Baumes, American screenwriter and television producer (born 1939)American screenwriter and producer (1939–2026)
Died
2025 - Aminu Dantata, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1931)Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (1931–2025)
Died
2025 - D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer (born 1935)American horse trainer (1935–2025)
Died
2025 - Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach (born 1951)American baseball player (1951–2025)
Died
2024 - Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1937)Puerto Rican baseball player (1937–2024)
Died
2024 - Mohamed Osman Jawari, Somali attorney and politician, 12th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia (born 1945)Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia from 2012 to 2018 (1945–2024)
Died
2023 - Lowell Weicker, French-American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut (born 1931)American politician (1931–2023)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.9 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
6.56 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
1.65 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.