April 28

What happened on April 28 in history

3 events fall on April 28, from 1789 to 1947. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on April 28

  1. 1789

    The mutiny on the Bounty

    Fletcher Christian sets Captain Bligh adrift in the Pacific with eighteen men.

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  2. 1945

    Mussolini is executed

    Partisans shoot him near Lake Como and hang the body in Milan.

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  3. 1947

    Kon-Tiki sets sail

    Thor Heyerdahl leaves Peru on a balsa raft to cross the Pacific.

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