1928

Events

• April 12 - Benito Mussolini survives an assassination attempt by bomb in Milan, which kills 17 people.
• August 14 to October 18 - The Coniston Massacre takes place.
• October 1 - Joseph Stalin launches the Soviet Union's first five-year plan.
• October 10 - Chiang Kai-shek reunifies China under the rule of the Kuomintang, and is named Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China.
• Unknown - The Muslim Brotherhood is founded by Hassan al-Banna.

Births

Villain births

• February 26 - Ariel Sharon
• March 10 - James Earl Ray
• March 12 - Leonas Bartosevicius
• June 14 - Che Guevara
• June 17 - Juan María Bordaberry
• June 28 - Cyril Smith
• July 13 - Tommaso Buscetta
• Unknown - Theodore Sindikubwabo

Deaths

Villain deaths

• January 13 - Earle Nelson
• March 6 - Josephine Jewell Dodge
• October 19 - William Hickman
• November 6 - Arnold Rothstein

Victim deaths

• June 3 - Grace Budd