Gustavo Gutiérrez-Merino Díaz was a Peruvian Catholic philosopher, theologian, and Dominican priest who was one of the founders of Latin American liberation theology. His 1971 book A Theology of Liberation is considered pivotal to the formation of liberation theology at large. He held the John Cardinal O'Hara Professorship of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and was a visiting professor at universities in North America and Europe.

1928Mimi Mariani, Indonesian actress, model, and singer (died 1971)^[†]

Sumiarto Suharto, better known by the stage name Mimi Mariani, was an Indonesian actress, model, and singer of classical Indonesian cinema. Known as the first actress to portray the character Sri Asih, she was one of the best-known lead actresses in Indonesia in the 1950s. Mariani was ranked third on the list of the best Indonesian pasindhèn.

1928J. R. P. Suriyapperuma, Sri Lankan politician (died 2025)^[†]

J. R. P. Suriyapperuma was a Sri Lankan politician who was a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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1928Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Beijing, whose name is changed to Beiping ("Northern Peace").^[†]

The Northern Expedition was a military campaign launched by the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Kuomintang (KMT) against the Beiyang government and other regional warlords in 1926. The purpose of the campaign was to reunify China, which had become fragmented in the aftermath of the 1911 Revolution. The expedition was led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and was divided into two phases. The first phase ended in a 1927 political split between two factions of the KMT: the right-leaning Nanjing faction, led by Chiang, and the left-leaning faction in Wuhan, led by Wang Jingwei. The split was partially motivated by Chiang's Shanghai Massacre of Communists within the KMT, which marked the end of the First United Front. In an effort to mend this schism, Chiang Kai-shek stepped down as the commander of the NRA in August 1927, and went into exile in Japan.

Headlines from June 8, 1928

Rival Woman Fliers Still Held By Bad Weather on Atlantic

Pullman Porters' Strike Averted by Green; White Men Apply for Jobs on Sleeping Cars

Belmont Hotel to Become Office Building; Will Close Oct. 1 for Year's Remodeling

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