March 28
The Hebrew anniversary of a passing drifts against the civil calendar; these fall on March 28 this year.
- Miriam HaNeviahd. 1274 BCE
Prophetess; sister of Moshe and Aharon
- 193 CEGraeco-Roman · died
The reform-minded emperor Pertinax was killed by the Praetorian Guard in Rome after a reign of under three months, triggering the chaotic Year of the Five Emperors.
- 1787 CEMesopotamian · born
Claudius James Rich, the British resident at Baghdad whose survey of Babylon's ruins is often called the starting point of Mesopotamian archaeology, was born.
- 1899 CEHindu · died
Swami Yogananda, a direct monastic disciple of Ramakrishna and first vice-president of the Ramakrishna Mission, died — the first of the disciples to pass away.
- 1994 CEHindu · died
Shivabalayogi Maharaj, a yogi known for twelve years of tapas who later led public meditation programs in India and abroad, died in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.