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National Government formed under the leadership of Neville Chamberlain.
May 28, 1937
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Birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th US president, in Brookline, Mass
May 28, 1917
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Construction of the Kings Theatre in Edinburgh commences.
May 28, 1905
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73 miners were killed in a firedamp explosion at Udston Colliery, Lanarkshire.
May 28, 1887
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Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd are married
May 28, 1884
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Seven church ministers of the Presbytery of Strathbogie were removed from their posts
May 28, 1841
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In the first Battle of Enniscorthy, the rebels take the town
May 28, 1798
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Father Murphy of Boolavogue, leads Wexford insurgents during the 1798 Rebellion to a major victory
May 28, 1798
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Thoams Moore, Irish poet and composer, born.
May 28, 1779
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Poet and songwriter, Thomas Moore, is born in Dublin
May 28, 1779
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Birth of James Fitzgerald, 20th Earl of Kildare; Duke of Leinster; politician and Lord Justice
May 28, 1722
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William Molyneux, the fourteen-year old son of Sir Thomas Molyneux, is killed
May 28, 1713
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The Act of Uniformity
May 28, 1666
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Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, agrees to abandon further attempts at extending his territory in the north
May 28, 1590
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Papal Bull signed by Pope Alexander VI confirming the marriage of King James IV and Margaret Tudor
May 28, 1503