Historical Events
Tony Awards
2nd Tony Awards: "Mister Roberts" (Play); Henry Fonda (Actor) and Joshua Logan (Director) win
Famous Birthdays
Dianne Wiest (75 years old)
American Academy, Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe Award-winning stage and screen actress (Bullets Over Broadway; Parenthood; Hannah & Her Sisters), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Gerry House, American radio personality (Gerry House and the House Foundation), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- John Evan, British rock keyboardist (Jethro Tull), born in Blackpool, Lancashire
- Matthew Corbett, British actor (The Sooty Show), born in Guiseley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
- Milan Williams, American keyboardist (Commodores - "Three Times a Lady"), born in Okolona, Mississippi (d. 2006)
Famous Weddings
Nat King Cole
Musician Nat King Cole (29) weds jazz singer Maria Hawkins (25) at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York
Famous Deaths
- Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme and Alençon, dies at 77
1948 Highlights
About March 28, 1948
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 75 years, 6 months and 1 day
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aries
