On This Day — September 28

Famous events, births, and deaths from September 28 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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54 events · 230 births · 86 deaths recorded for September 28.

🕰️ Notable Events on September 28

2014 — Hong Kong protests: Benny Tai announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong's government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters. Hong Kong police resort to tear gas to disperse protesters but thousands remain. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
2009 — The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, raped, killed, and wounded protesters during a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre. Wikipedia ↗
2008 — SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit. Wikipedia ↗
2000 — Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Wikipedia ↗
1996 — Former president of Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah is tortured and murdered by the Taliban. Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of the Comoros in a coup. Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Wikipedia ↗
1994 — The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. Wikipedia ↗
1992 — A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A300 crashes in a hill in Kathmandu, Nepal killing all 167 passengers and crew. Wikipedia ↗
1991 — SAC stands down from alert all ICBMs scheduled for deactivation under START I, as well as its strategic bomber force. Wikipedia ↗
1986 — The Democratic Progressive Party was established under the martial law in Taiwan, becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan. Wikipedia ↗
1975 — The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London. Wikipedia ↗
1973 — The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the September 11, 1973 coup d'état in Chile. Wikipedia ↗
1971 — The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 banning the medicinal use of cannabis. Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor. Wikipedia ↗
1961 — A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria. Wikipedia ↗
1958 — France ratifies a new Constitution of France; the French Fifth Republic is then formed upon the formal adoption of the new constitution on October 4. Guinea rejects the new constitution, voting for independence instead. Wikipedia ↗
1951 — CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Klooga, Estonia. Wikipedia ↗
1941 — The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins. Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Ted Williams, playing for the Boston Red Sox in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics on the final day of the season, gets six hits in eight appearances at the plate, resulting in .406 batting average for the year, and became the last major league player to bat .400 in a season. Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland after their invasion during World War II. Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Warsaw surrenders to Nazi Germany during World War II. Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. Wikipedia ↗
1924 — First round-the-world flight completed. Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, US. Wikipedia ↗
1918 — World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins. Wikipedia ↗
1912 — The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Protestant Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill. Wikipedia ↗
1912 — Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash. He and pilot Lt. Lewis C. Rockwell are killed in the crash of an Army Wright Model B at College Park, Maryland. Wikipedia ↗
1901 — Philippine-American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own, in a surprise attack in Balangiga, Eastern Samar. Wikipedia ↗
1892 — The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal. Wikipedia ↗
1889 — The first General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter as the distance between two lines on a standard bar of an alloy of platinum with ten percent iridium, measured at the melting point of ice. Wikipedia ↗
1871 — The Brazilian Parliament passes the Law of the Free Womb, granting freedom to all new children born to slaves, the first major step in the eradication of slavery in Brazil. Wikipedia ↗
1868 — Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France. Wikipedia ↗
1867 — Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796. Wikipedia ↗
1844 — Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden. Wikipedia ↗
1821 — The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is drafted. It will be made public on 13 October. Wikipedia ↗
1791 — France becomes the first country to emancipate its Jewish population. Wikipedia ↗
1787 — The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly-written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval. Wikipedia ↗
1781 — American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War. Wikipedia ↗
1779 — American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay. Wikipedia ↗
1542 — Navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, United States. Wikipedia ↗
1538 — Ottoman-Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza. Wikipedia ↗
1322 — Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Frederick I of Austria in the Battle of Mühldorf. Wikipedia ↗
1238 — Muslim Valencia surrenders to the besieging King James I of Aragon the Conqueror. Wikipedia ↗
1106 — Battle of Tinchebray: Henry I of England defeats his brother, Robert Curthose. Wikipedia ↗
1066 — William the Conqueror invades England beginning the Norman conquest of England. Wikipedia ↗
995 — Members of the Slavník dynasty: Spytimír, Pobraslav, Pořej and Čáslav are murdered by Boleslaus's son, Boleslaus II the Pious. Wikipedia ↗
935 — Duke Wenceslaus I of Bohemia is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I, who succeeds him. Wikipedia ↗
365 — Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself Roman emperor. Wikipedia ↗
351 — Battle of Mursa Major: The Roman emperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. Wikipedia ↗
235 — Pope Pontian resigns. He and Hippolytus, church leader of Rome, are exiled to the mines of Sardinia. Wikipedia ↗
Pompey the Great is assassinated on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 28

1995 — Jason Williams, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Jodie Williams, English sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Khem Birch, Canadian professional basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Kōko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Phoenix Battye, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Çağla Büyükakçay, Turkish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Mark Randall, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Marin Čilić, Croatian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Esmée Denters, Dutch singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Pierre Becken, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Gary Deegan, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Chloë Hanslip, English violinist Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Viktoria Leks, Estonian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Dominic Waters, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Shindong, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Alina Ibragimova, Russian-English violinist Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Jenny Omnichord, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Luke Pomersbach, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Naim Terbunja, Kosovan-Swedish boxer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Melody Thornton, American singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Mathieu Valbuena, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Ryan Zimmerman, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Stefan Moore, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — John Schwalger, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Aleksandr Anyukov, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Abhinav Bindra, Indian target shooter Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Ray Emery, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Nolwenn Leroy, French singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Emeka Okafor, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Dustin Penner, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Aivar Rehemaa, Estonian skier Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — St. Vincent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Greg Anderson, American pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — José Calderón, Spanish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian bass player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Marlon Parmer, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Bam Margera, American skateboarder, actor, and stuntman Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Taki Tsan, American-Greek rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Ben Edmondson, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Ireneusz Marcinkowski, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Pak Se-ri, South Korean golfer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Young Jeezy, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Fedor Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and politician Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Stuart Clark, Australian cricketer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Lenny Krayzelburg, Russian-American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Marco Di Loreto, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Joonas Kolkka, Finnish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Shane Webcke, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Brian Rafalski, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Dita Von Teese, American model and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Joseph Arthur, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1971 — George Eustice, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Braam van Straaten, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Alan Wright, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japanese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Mike DeJean, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Gualter Salles, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Marcel Dost, Dutch decathlete Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Ben Greenman, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Piper Kerman, American author and memoirist Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Éric Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Sascha Maassen, German race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Angus Robertson, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Sean Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor (d 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Rob Moroso, American race car driver (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Mira Sorvino, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Moon Zappa, American actress and author Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Scott Adams, American football player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Claudio Borghi, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Gregor Fisken, Scottish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Janeane Garofalo, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Paul Jewell, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Mārtiņš Roze, Latvian lawyer and politician (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Steve Blackman, American wrestler and martial artist Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Érik Comas, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Greg Weisman, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Grant Fuhr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Laurie Rinker, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Dietmar Schacht, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Chuck Taylor, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Helen Grant, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Gregory Jbara, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Quentin Kawānanakoa, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Gary Ayres, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Tom Byrum, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Frank Hammerschlag, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Gus Logie, Trinidadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Jennifer Rush, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Ron Fellows, Canadian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Martha Isabel Fandiño Pinilla, Colombian-Italian mathematician and author Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Stéphane Dion, Canadian sociologist and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Kenny Kirkland, American pianist (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Steve Largent, American football player and politician Wikipedia ↗
1954 — George Lynch, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1954 — John Scott, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Margot Wallström, Swedish politician and diplomat, 42nd Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Otmar Hasler, Liechtensteiner educator and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Christopher Buckley, American satirical novelist Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Greek basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model and actress (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Andy Ward, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Paul Burgess, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Christina Hoff Sommers, American author and philosopher Wikipedia ↗
1950 — John Sayles, American novelist, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Jim Henshaw, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Bob Carr, Australian journalist and politician, 37th Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Jon Snow, English journalist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Rhonda Hughes, American mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Tom Bower, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Marielle Goitschel, French skier Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Fusako Shigenobu, Japanese activist, founded the Japanese Red Army Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Richie Karl, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Marcia Muller, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Warren Lieberfarb, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
1943 — George W. S. Trow, American novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Nick St. Nicholas, German-Canadian bass player Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Pierre Clémenti, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1941 — David Lewis, American philosopher and academic (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Edmund Stoiber, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Bavaria Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Stuart Kauffman, American biologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Alice Mahon, English trade union leader and politician Wikipedia ↗