1902, 28 April
A punitive expedition is undertaken by the British against Muhammed Abdalah Hassan (known to the British as the 'Mad Mullah') in Somalia.
1912, 28 April
Louis-Herbert Lyautey is appointed as the first Resident-General of Morocco, with a particular instruction to suppress anti-French opposition in the new French protectorate.
1936, 28 April
Faud dies and his 16-year-old son, Farouk, becomes King of Egypt.
