Historical Events
- -29] 234 RAF bombers attack Lubeck
- 4th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Dartmouth, 53-38; Cardinal forward Howie Dallmar is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
- British naval forces raid Nazi occupied French port of St Nazaire
- St. Nazaire Raid (Operation Chariot): obsolete British destroyer HMS Campbeltown, rigged with explosives and flying German flags, rams gates of German occupied St Nazaire port in France, and self detonates; kills 360 Germans, and disables the dry dock for duration of the war
Famous Birthdays
- Conrad Schumann, East German border guard, born in Zschochau, Saxony, Nazi Germany (d. 1998)
- Daniel Dennett, American philosopher, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jerry Sloan, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Utah Jazz 1988-2011) and shooting guard (NBA All-Star 1967, 69; Chicago Bulls), born in McLeansboro, Illinois (d. 2020)
- Neil Kinnock, Leader of the British opposition (Labour Party), born in Tredegar, Wales
- Samuel Ramey, American operatic bass (La Scala, 1981- ; Metropolitan, 1984-), born in Colby, Kansas
Famous Deaths
- Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27), dies at 67
- Miguel Hernadez Gilabert, Spanish poet (Viento del Pueblo), dies at 31
About March 28, 1942
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 81 years, 2 months and 2 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Aries
