Today is Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Everything happening on July 28, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About July 28
July 28, 2026 falls on a Tuesday, week 31 of 2026. It is day 209 of the year, with 156 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 5 national days and fun holidays on July 28, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on July 28
August 13, 2024
World Hepatitis Day
August 08, 2024
Buffalo Soldiers Day
August 08, 2024
National Waterpark Day
August 08, 2024
National Milk Chocolate Day
August 08, 2024
World Conservation Day
Public Holidays on July 28
- 🌍 Day of the Cantabrian Institutions (Spain)
- 🌍 Día de la Independencia (Peru)
- 🌍 Independence Day (Peru)
- 🌍 วันเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษาพระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรรามาธิบดีศรีสินทรมหาวชิราลงกรณ พระวชิรเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว (Thailand)
On This Day in History — July 28
- 1957 — Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.
- 1945 — A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
- 1943 — World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
- 1942 — World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military...
- 1939 — The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
- 1938 — Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
Notable Births on July 28
Notable Deaths on July 28
- 2016 — Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (b. 1918)
- 2015 — Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (b. 1950)
- 2015 — Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1954)
- 2015 — Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (b. 1949)
- 2014 — Margot Adler, American journalist and author (b. 1946)
- 2014 — Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1925)