On This Day — August 28

🕰️ Notable Events on August 28

• 1998 — Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — The Galileo spacecraft discovers a moon, later named Dactyl, around 243 Ida, the first known asteroid moon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Ramstein air show disaster: Three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. Seventy-five are killed and 346 seriously injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Rioting takes place in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention, triggering a brutal police crackdown. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — The Philadelphia race riot begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the Senate from voting on Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Black teenager Emmett Till is brutally murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent Civil Rights Movement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Toyota Motors becomes an independent company. Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — France and the Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — World War I: Germany declares war on Romania. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — World War I: Italy declares war on Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms. Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola". Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British. Wikipedia ↗
• 1867 — The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days. Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted. Wikipedia ↗
• 1849 — After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1845 — The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published. Wikipedia ↗
• 1833 — The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent, abolishing slavery through most of the British Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1830 — The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in US railroads. Wikipedia ↗
• 1810 — Battle of Grand Port: The French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet. Wikipedia ↗
• 1789 — William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1709 — Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur. Wikipedia ↗
• 1648 — The Siege of Colchester ends when Royalists Forces surrender to the Parliamentary Forces after eleven weeks, during the Second English Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1640 — Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn. Wikipedia ↗
• 1619 — Election of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1609 — Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay. Wikipedia ↗
• 1565 — Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1542 — Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-57): Battle of Wofla: The Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1524 — The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. Wikipedia ↗
• 1521 — The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade. Wikipedia ↗
• 1189 — Third Crusade: The Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan. Wikipedia ↗
• 663 — Silla-Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang. Wikipedia ↗
• 632 — Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad died, with her cause of death being a controversial topic among the Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims. Wikipedia ↗
• 489 — Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 475 — The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on August 28

• 2003 — Quvenzhané Wallis, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Bobby Andonov, Australian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Manon Arcangioli, French tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Jakub Sokolík, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Gabriela Drăgoi, Romanian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Bismack Biyombo, Congolese basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Max Collins, American-Filipino actress and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Felicio Brown Forbes, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Bojan Krkić, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — César Azpilicueta, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Valtteri Bottas, Finnish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jo Kwon, South Korean singer and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Cassadee Pope, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jeff Green, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Armie Hammer, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Tommy Hanson, American baseball player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Simon Mannering, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier and hostage Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Florence Welch, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Ashley Hansen, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Luke McAlister, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Lilli Schwarzkopf, German heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Thiago Motta, Brazilian-Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — LeAnn Rimes, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Matt Alrich, American lacrosse player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Kezia Dugdale, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Martin Erat, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Raphael Matos, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jake Owen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ahmed Talbi, Moroccan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Antony Hämäläinen, Finnish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jaakko Ojaniemi, Finnish decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Carly Pope, Canadian actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jonathan Reynolds, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Shaila Dúrcal, Spanish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Robert Hoyzer, German footballer and referee Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Kristen Hughes, Australian netball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Markus Pröll, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ruth Riley, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Jess Margera, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jamie Cureton, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Hamish McLachlan, Australian television personality Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Royce Willis, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Johan Andersson, Swedish game designer and programmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Takahito Eguchi, Japanese pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Carsten Jancker, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ravindu Shah, Kenyan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jay Witasick, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Shane Andrews, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Todd Eldredge, American figure skater and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Janet Evans, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Raúl Márquez, Mexican-American boxer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Melina Aslanidou, German-Greek singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Rick Recht, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jack Black, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and Founder of Leanin.org Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Mary McCartney, English photographer and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jason Priestley, Canadian actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Pierre Turgeon, Canadian-American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Billy Boyd, Scottish actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jamie Osborne, English jockey and trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Dan Crowley, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Sonia Kruger, Australian television host and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game developer; created Pokémon Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Shania Twain, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Lee Janzen, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Kaj Leo Johannesen, Faroese footballer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Regina Jacobs, American runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Maria Gheorghiu, Romanian folk singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Paul Allen, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Craig Anton, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — David Fincher, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Kim Appleby, English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Cliff Benson, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Jennifer Coolidge, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Ian Pont, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Brian Thompson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Scott Hamilton, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Greg Clark, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Ivo Josipović, Croatian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 3rd President of Croatia Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Daniel Stern, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Ai Weiwei, Chinese sculptor and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Luis Guzmán, Puerto Rican-American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Steve Whiteman, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Katharine Abraham, American feminist economist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — George M. Church, American geneticist, chemist, and engineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — John Dorahy, Australian rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ravi Kanbur, Indian-English economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ditmar Jakobs, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tõnu Kaljuste, Estonian conductor and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jacques Chagnon, Canadian educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Rita Dove, American poet and essayist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Wendelin Wiedeking, German businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Colin McAdam, Scottish footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Wayne Osmond, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ron Guidry, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Tony Husband, English cartoonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Hugh Cornwell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Vonda N. McIntyre, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Heather Reisman, Canadian publisher and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Danny Seraphine, American drummer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Elizabeth Wilmshurst, English academic and jurist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Emlyn Hughes, English footballer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Bob Segarini, American-Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Surayud Chulanont, Thai general and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Robert Greenwald, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Lou Piniella, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — David Soul, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Jihad Al-Atrash, Lebanese actor and voice actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Wendy Davies, Welsh historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Jorge Urosa, Venezuelan cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Michael Craig-Martin, Irish painter and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Toomas Leius, Estonian tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — John Stanley Marshall, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Paul Plishka, American opera singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — William Cohen, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Defense Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Roger Pingeon, French cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — John Kingman, English mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Maurizio Costanzo, Italian journalist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Paul Martin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Bengt Fahlström, Swedish journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Don Denkinger, American baseball player and umpire Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Warren M. Washington, American atmospheric scientist Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Philip French, English journalist, critic, and producer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Patrick Kalilombe, Malawian bishop and theologian (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Yakir Aharonov, Israeli academic and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Tito Capobianco, Argentinian director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Cristina Deutekom, Dutch soprano and actress (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — John Shirley-Quirk, English actor, singer, and educator (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗

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