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The rising of the Matariki star constellation announces Te tau hou, the Maori New Year.
http://www.matarikifestival.org.nz/

The first year of the first Callippic cycle began at the summer solstice of 330 BC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callippic_cycle

Tau Day
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43625836/tau-day/

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On 28 June 2007, the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano began to erupt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klyuchevskaya_Sopka#2007_eruption

The most devastating earthquake to strike Hungary, hit Komárom on June 28, 1763.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43619208/komrom-earthquake/



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The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treaty_of_Versailles

On 28 June 1941, Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8807
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project#Origins



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On 28 June 1904 SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock, close to Rockall, 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Norge



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Kosmos 1024 was launched on 28 June 1978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_1024

The Nadezhda-M6 satellite was launched on 28 June, 2001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadezhda_(satellite)

USA-184 was launched on the 28th June 2006
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:NROL-22

The TWINS-1 satellite was launched aboard USA-184 on 28 June 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWINS

The Genesis II space habitat was launched on 28 June 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_II

The Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator was launched on the 28th June 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-Density_Supersonic_Decelerator

Astronaut Group 4 (The Scientists) was the fourth group of astronauts selected by NASA in June 1965. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Astronaut_Group_4



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John Michael "Mike" Lounge (June 28, 1946 - March 1, 2011) was a NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Lounge

John Daniel Kraus (June 28, 1910 - July 18, 2004) was an American physicist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Kraus

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (June 28, 1912 - April 28, 2007) was a German physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_von_Weizs%C3%A4cker

Maria Goeppert-Mayer (June 28, 1906 - February 20, 1972) was a German-born American theoretical physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49790007/maria-goeppert-mayer-1906-1972/

Klaus von Klitzing (28 June 1943 in Schroda) is a German physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49790026/klaus-von-klitzing/

Pierre Lemonnier (28 June 1675 - 27 November 1757) was a French astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Lemonnier

Cort Aslakssøn (28 June 1564 - 7 February 1624) was a Norwegian astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cort_Aslakss%C3%B8n

Arthur Beer (June 28 1900 - October 20 1980) was a German astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Beer



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The saxophone was patented by Adolphe Sax in 1846
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophone

Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 science fiction horror film
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_Sea

The Andromeda Breakthrough was a 1962 BBC TV science fiction serial
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49790096/andromeda-breakthrough/

Star Trek: "The Ultimate Computer" was first broadcast on March 8, 1968 and repeated June 28, 1968.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_Computer

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NGC 6209 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 28th June 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57939859/ngc-6209/

NGC 6236 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 28th June 1884.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57939853/ngc-6236/

NGC 6269 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 28th June 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57939845/ngc-6269/

NGC 6337 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 28th June 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t27727889/ngc-6337/

NGC 6496 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 28th June 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53540663/ngc-6496/

NGC 6534 was observed by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 28th June 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57939815/ngc-6534/

NGC 6652 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 28th June 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48580495/ngc-6652/

NGC 6653 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 28th June 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57939780/ngc-6653/



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Kerberos was discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope's Pluto Companion Search Team on June 28, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_(moon)

Asteroid (259) Aletheia was discovered by Christian Peters on June 28, 1886, at Litchfield Observatory, Clinton, New York.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/259_Aletheia

Daytime Beta-Taurids meteor peak in constellation Taurus
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t32238290/beta-taurids/

The Great Meteor of 1941 June 28 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54189758/the-great-meteor-of-1941-june-28/



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Meteorites

The Grosnaja (CV3 chondrite) meteorite fell in Chechenskaya Respublika, Russia, on the 28th June, 1861.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43619609/grosnaja-meteorite/

The Tennasilm (L4 chondrite) meteorite fell in Tennasilm, Estonia, on the 28th June, 1872.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43619593/tennasilm-meteorite/

The Ställdalen (H5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Orebro, Sweden, on the 28th June, 1876.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43619646/stlldalen-meteorite/

The Nakhla Meteorite fell in Egypt in 1911
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3598075/nakhlites/

The Sazovice (L5 chondrite) meteorite fell in Jihomoravsky, Czech Republic, on the 28th June, 1934.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43619304/sazovice-meteorite/



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