May 28 in history: • 621 – Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty. → go there • 1608 – Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi debuted his second opera L'Arianna, now one of his lost works, at a royal wedding in Mantua. → go there • 1901 – Mozaffar ad-Din, Shah of Persia, granted exclusive rights to prospect for oil in the country to businessman William Knox D'Arcy (pictured). → go there • 1940 – Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium. → go there • 2016 – Harambe was shot and killed after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, drawing widespread criticism and inspiring internet memes. → go there Died 926: Kong Qian Wiki link Born 1676: Jacopo Riccati Wiki link Born 1976: Liam O'Brien Wiki link Born 2000: Risi Pouri-Lane Wiki link Pictured: William Knox D'Arcy.