March 28
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[edit] Events
- 193 - Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
- 845 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
[edit] Births
- 1894 - Ernst Lindemann, German naval officer (d. 1941)
- 1928 - Zbigniew Brzezinski, American foreign policy advisor
[edit] Deaths
- 1969 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (b. 1890)
