deaths
March 28, 1992
Nikolaos Platon, Greek archaeologist (born 1909)
Nikolaos Platon
Nikolaos Platon was a Greek archaeologist. He discovered the Minoan palace of Zakros on Crete. In 1936, after excavations near Staphylos village in Skopelos Greece, he also discovered a Minoan pit tomb which proved that it belonged to king Staphylos. This finding is considered one of the most important art specimens in the Mycenaean and Minoan period.
March 28
March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 278 days remain until the end of the year.