Today in History for 28th May 1940

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Historical Events

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- Belgium surrenders to Germany, King Leopold III gives himself up
- British-French troops capture Narvik Norway
- Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase," premieres in NYC

Famous Birthdays

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- Betty Shabazz, educator/talk show hostess/widow (Malcolm X)
- Hans Dulfer, tenor saxophonist/director (Paradiso)
- Thomas E Petri, (Rep-R-WI, 1979- )

Famous Deaths

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- Friedrich Karl von Hessen (b. 1868)
- Randle Ayrton, actor (Manx Man), dies at 70
- Theodor Streicher, composer, dies at 65
- Walter Connolly, actor (It Happened One Night, Good Earth), dies at 53


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