On This Day for June 28 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Peter Paul Rubens is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. June 28 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Peter Paul Rubens READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2007: The bald eagle was removed from the U.S. list of endangered and threatened species. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about birds.] 1997: In a boxing match for the heavyweight title, Mike Tyson was disqualified after he twice bit Evander Holyfield's ears; as a result of the infraction, he temporarily lost his boxing license. [ Test your knowledge of sports.] 1969: A series of violent confrontations between police and gay rights activists began outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City; the riots helped launch an international gay rights movement. [ Read more about this and nine other riots in U.S. history.] 1867: Italian playwright, novelist, and short-story writer Luigi Pirandello, recipient of the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born. [Test your knowledge of Nobel laureates in literature.] 1519: Charles V—who, as Charles I, was already king of Spain—was elected Holy Roman emperor; his struggles to hold the empire together led to his abdication in 1556. [ Test your knowledge of kings and emperors.] 1919: The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Palace of Versailles in France, signifying the end of World War I. [Sort fact from fiction in our World War I quiz.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1971 Elon Musk American entrepreneur 1491 Henry VIII king of England 1926 Mel Brooks American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor 1712 Jean-Jacques Rousseau Swiss-born French philosopher 1948 Kathy Bates American actress 1960 John Elway American football player SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help