In context
- When
- Tuesday, May 28 199135 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Danielle Lao
At a glance
Born 1991-05-28.
Known as: tennis player. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Danielle Marie Lao is an inactive American tennis player.
Early life
Educated at: University of Southern California and Jerome I. Case High School.
Path and career
Career Junior and college years Lao won the 2008 USTA National Open. [ 1 ] She competed for the USC Trojans where she was a two-time All-American and team captain. [ 2 ] Professional career Lao plays primarily on the ITF Women's Circuit . Her best performance came at the Stockton Challenger when she reached the final of the $60k tournament, before losing in two close sets to fellow American Madison Brengle . ^ "Danielle Lao Bio - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site" .
Why this date
Danielle Lao appears on our May 28 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
May 28 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1991Danielle Lao
- 2003Peter Hollingworth
- 2004Iraqi Governing Council
- 2008Nepal
- 2010West Bengal
- 2010Jnaneswari Express train derailment
- 2011Malta
- 2012Arkankergen massacre
- 2013Gezi Park protests
- 2016Harambe
- 2017Formula One
Also in 1991
- September 9TajikistanTajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- September 11Continental Express Flight 2574Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.
- March 14EscondidaEscondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.
- September 12Space Shuttle DiscoveryNASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
- September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
- September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
- September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
- October 201991 Uttarkashi earthquakeAn earthquake struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.
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May 28 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Tuesday.
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