May 28, 1936 - Wilfred Bonnin killed 19-year-old Maurice Garvie during an armed holdup of the Union Bank branch at Logan and Sherbrook. He was hanged at the Vaughan Street Jail the following January.
May 28, 1970 - The directors of the Hudson's Bay Company voted to transfer the head office of the company to Winnipeg.
May 28, 1979 - Frank Frederikson died. Born in Winnipeg to Icelandic parents, he was the captain of the Allan Cup and Olympic gold medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons.
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