September 28 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Sukkot III (CH’’M) סוכות ג׳ (חוה״מ) holiday

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2014 — Hong Kong protests: Benny Tai announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong's government headquarters is being occupied by... ↗
• 2012 — Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port city of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants. ↗
• 2009 — The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, raped, killed, and wounded protesters during a protest rally... ↗
• 2008 — SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit. ↗
• 2000 — Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1995 — Jason Williams, English footballer
• 1993 — Jodie Williams, English sprinter
• 1992 — Khem Birch, Canadian professional basketball player
• 1992 — Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer
• 1992 — Kōko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast