What happend on 28th March

27.03
29.03
1941

World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan

1939

Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid

1930

Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara.

1920

Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford marry.

1913

Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

1910

Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.

1862

American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass

1860

First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.

1854

Crimean War: United Kingdom and France declare war on Russia.

1834

The United States Senate censures President Andrew Jackson for his actions in defunding the Second Bank of the United States.