1603
Politics
Funeral and burial of Elizabeth I at Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth’s funeral procession ended at Westminster Abbey, where she was buried and later commemorated in a tomb shared with Mary I.
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28April
23 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1833
Arts
First Leipzig Gewandhaus performance of a Schumann symphony
Clara played part of a Schumann symphony, a first in Leipzig.
View details1833
Arts
First Gewandhaus performance of part of a Schumann symphony
Clara Wieck performs part of a Robert Schumann symphony at the Leipzig Gewandhaus, the hall’s first Schumann symphonic performance.
View details1854
Science
Hertha Marks Ayrton's Birthday
Hertha Marks Ayrton was born on April 28, 1854, in Portsea, England.
View details1854
Science
Birth of Hertha Marks Ayrton
Hertha Marks (later Ayrton) was born in Portsea, near Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
View details1860
Arts
Public debut as a model: Simeon Solomon's The Mother of Moses exhibited at the Royal Academy
Simeon Solomon's painting The Mother of Moses, believed to feature Fanny Eaton, was exhibited at the Royal Academy on 28 April 1860 — her clearest documented public debut.
View details1868
Science
Birth of Helen Barbey in New York City
Helen Barbey, later Hélène, Comtesse de Pourtalès, was born in New York City, the American-born woman who would become a Swiss Olympic sailor.
View details1868
1912
Science
Born in Amiens, France
Odette Marie Céline Brailly was born in Amiens, France, later becoming one of the most decorated women of the Second World War.
View details1925
Arts
Exposition at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes
Her work was showcased at the defining moment for Art Deco in Paris.
View details1926
Literature
Birth of Harper Lee
Harper Lee is born in Monroeville, Alabama on April 28, 1926.
View details1930
Literature
Published "The Secret of the Old Clock," the first Nancy Drew mystery
Under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, Benson wrote and published the debut Nancy Drew novel, launching one of the most enduring series in children's literature.
View details1953
Science
Patent 2,636,832 for Semiconducting Layers on Glass issued
U.S. patent 2,636,832, “Method of Forming Semiconducting Layers on Glass and Article Formed Thereby,” is issued to Katharine Burr Blodgett.
View details1967
Arts
Sale of Desilu Productions
The sale of Desilu Productions to Gulf+Western was completed, ending Lucille Ball's tenure as head of the studio.
View details1977
Law
Section 504 implementing regulations signed
Under pressure from the sit-in Heumann led, the Carter administration signed regulations enforcing Section 504, the first enforceable U.S. disability civil rights rules.
View details1977
Activism
Concluded longest federal building sit-in in U.S. history
The San Francisco 504 sit-in, led in part by Heumann, ended after roughly 25-28 days—the longest occupation of a federal building in U.S. history.
View details2003
Medicine
Richard Lounsbery Award announcement for Greider
National Academy of Sciences announces Carol W. Greider and Elizabeth Blackburn as 2003 Richard Lounsbery Award recipients.
View details2004
Science
Announcement of Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
Edith M. Flanigen was announced as recipient of the 2004 Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award for her groundbreaking zeolite and molecular sieve innovations.
View details2004
Science
Silicon Valley Inventor of the Year
Radia Perlman recognized again as Silicon Valley's Inventor of the Year for networking advances.
View details2009
Activism
First Black woman honored with a bust in U.S. Capitol
In 2009, Sojourner Truth became the first Black woman honored with a bust in the U.S. Capitol.
View details2014
Science
Election to U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Election of May-Britt and Edvard Moser as Foreign Associates of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for distinguished research.
View details2016
Aviation
First female Blue Angels pilot at Cherry Point Air Show
Katie at MCAS Cherry Point as first female Blue Angels pilot.
View details2022
Literature
St. Louis Literary Award presentation
Saint Louis University Library Associates presented Roy with the 2022 St. Louis Literary Award for lifetime literary and political achievement.
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