March 28HMSCampbeltown during the StNazaire Raid1802 German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid to be identified, but at the time considered to be a planet.1935 The Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin.1942 Second World War: The port of Saint-Nazaire in German-occupied France was disabled by British naval forces (ship pictured).1946 The US Department of State released the AchesonLilienthal Report, a proposal for the international control of nuclear weapons.1979 British prime minister James Callaghan was defeated by one vote in a vote of no confidence after his government struggled to cope with widespread strikes during the Winter of Discontent.1999 Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.Ernst Lindemann (b.1894)Nasser Hussain (b.1968)Lady Gaga (b.1986)Charles Schepens (d.2006)More anniversaries: March 27March 28March 29ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout