June 28

Today in History
• 1245 - 1st Council of Lyon (13th ecumenical council) opens
• 1635 - French colony of Guadeloupe established in the Caribbean
• 1675 - King Philip's War: Colonial militia destroys Wampanoag settlement at Mount Hope
• 1748 - Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed
• 1762 - 1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston)
• 1770 - Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia
• 1776 - Charleston, South Carolina repulses British sea attack
• 1776 - Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to Continental Congress


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
• Hari Raya Haji
• Sacrifice Feast Eve
• St. Vitus Day
• Stonewall Riots Anniversary
• Ukraine Constitution Day
• Vietnamese Family Day
• Waqfat Arafat Day

Birthdays
• 1367 - Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia
• 1476 - Paul IV, Giampietro Caraffa, inquisition/Pope, 1555-59
• 1491 - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47)
• 1641 - Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien, queen of Poland (1676-96)
• 1703 - John Wesley, English Christian theologian and co-founder of the Methodist movement
• 1787 - Harry Smith, English military commander of British-Indian forces (Battle of Aliwal)
• 1824 - Paul Broca, French brain surgeon and anthropologist (located speech center)
• 1883 - Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France (1931-32 and 1935-36)