28 June - Mariyappan Thangavelu born in 1995

Mariyappan Thangavelu, an Indian Paralympic high jumper. In March 2016, He qualified for Rio with a jump of 1.78m while the qualification mark was 1.60m. His performance showed that an Olympic medal was not far from his reach. He represented India in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men’s high jump T-42 category, winning the gold medal in the finals. Mariyappan got awarded with the “Padma Shri” and “Arjuna Award” by the Government of India for his contribution towards sports and in the year 2017. He was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year 2020 by the Government of India. He was born on 28 June 1995 in Periavadagampatti, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India.

28 June - Satellite Early Bird (Intelsat I) started a communication service

 

 

Intelsat I (nicknamed Early Bird for the proverb "The early bird catches the worm") was the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit, on April 6, 1965.It was built by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company (later Hughes Space and Communications Company, and now Boeing Satellite Systems) for COMSAT, which activated it on June 28, 1965. It was based on the Syncom series of satellites that Hughes had previously built for NASA to demonstrate that communications via synchronous-orbit satellite were feasible. Its booster was a Thrust Augmented Delta (Delta D). After a series of maneuvers, it reached its geosynchronous orbital position over the Atlantic Ocean at 28° West longitude, where it was put into service.

On 28 June 1965 The first commercial satellite Early Bird (Intelsat I) started a communication service

28 June - P.V Narasimha Rao born 1921

P.V Narasimha Rao (28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004), an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the 9th Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996. Luck played a big role in his becoming the Prime Minister. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 29, 1991. In such a situation, due to the wave of sympathy, Congress certainly got the benefit. The 1991 general elections were held in two phases. The first phase of elections was held before the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and the second phase after his assassination. The performance of Congress in the second phase of elections was better as compared to the first phase. The main reason for this was the wave of sympathy arising out of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. Congress did not get a clear majority in this election but emerged as the single largest party. Congress had won 232 seats. Narasimha Rao was then given the leadership of the Congress Parliamentary Party. In such a situation, he staked a claim to form the government. The government was in a minority, but the Congress gathered enough MPs to prove its majority and the Congress government successfully completed its five-year term. Rao was born on 28 June 1921 in Laknepalli, Narsampet, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India).

 Postal stamp commemorating Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921-2004) was scheduled for issuance in late December 2020.

28 June - Shivprasad Gupta born in 1883

 

Shivprasad Gupta (28 June 1883 – 24 April 1944), the founder of the Hindi newspaper ‘Dainik Aaj’. The revolutionaries who fought for the independence of the country had their support. For his nationalist activities also Shivprasad Gupta served prison sentence several times. He was the founder of ‘Kashi Vidyapeeth’. He also built the ‘Bharat Mata Mandir’ in Banaras. Shivprasad was born on 28 June 1883 in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh.

28 June - Matías Pérez disappeared

 

Matías Pérez (disappeared 28 June 1856) was a Portuguese-born Cuban resident who started a canopy business in Havana in the 19th century. He was fascinated with the ever-increasing popularity of hot-air balloons and became a balloon pilot, ascending at least three times before he disappeared while attempting a balloon ascent from Havana's Campo de Marte on 28 June 1856.

A few days earlier Pérez had made a successful attempt at ascending in a balloon, flying several miles. His second try, however, became part of Cuba's folklore: when somebody or something disappears into thin air, Cubans say: "Voló como Matías Pérez" (flew away like Matías Pérez).