What happened on August 28? There are more than 276 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About August 28
August 28 is the 241st day of the year 2024. There are 125 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday. This day falls under the 35th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Au Sable Forks, New York 12912 sunrise will occur at 06:12 AM and sunset will occur at 07:39 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Virgo. The modern birthstone for this month is Peridot while the mystical birthstone is Diamond.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 154 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For August 28
- 475The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
- 489Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
- 663Silla–Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.
- 1189Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
- 1521The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
- 1542Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) – Battle of Wofla: the Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
- 1609Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
- 1619Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1640Second Bishop’s War: King Charles I’s English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
- 1789William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn.
- 1810Battle of Grand Port – the French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
- 1830The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam’s role in US railroading.
- 1833The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives Royal Assent, abolishing slavery through most the British Empire.
- 1845The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
- 1849After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.
- 1859A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far away as Japan.
- 1862American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas.
- 1867The United States takes possession of the, at this point unoccupied, Midway Atoll.
- 1879Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- 1898Caleb Bradham invents the carbonated soft drink that will later be called “Pepsi-Cola”.
- 1901Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country.
- 1909A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
- 1913Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
- 1914World War I: German troops conquer Namur.
- 1914World War I: the Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
- 1916World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
- 1916World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
- 1917Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
- 1924The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
- 1931France and Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression.
- 1937Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
- 1943World War II: in Denmark, a general strike against the Nazi occupation is started.
- 1944World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
- 1953Nippon Television broadcasts Japan’s first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
- 1955Black teenager Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement.
- 1957U.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.
- 1963Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie are murdered in their Manhattan flat, prompting the events that would lead to the passing of the Miranda Rights.
- 1963March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech
- 1964The Philadelphia race riot begins.
- 1968Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention.
- 1979An IRA bomb explodes on the Grand Place in Brussels.
- 1988Ramstein airshow disaster: three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. 75 are killed and 346 seriously injured.
- 1990Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
- 1990The Plainfield Tornado: an F5 tornado hits in Plainfield, Illinois, and Joliet, Illinois, killing 28 people.
- 1991Collapse of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
- 1991Ukraine declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1996Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce.
- 1998Pakistan’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.
- 2003An electricity blackout cuts off power to around 500,000 people living in south east England and brings 60% of London’s underground rail network to a halt.
Who Were Born On August 28?
- 1025Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)
- 1582Taichang Emperor, of the Ming Dynasty of China (d. 1620)
- 1592George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d. 1628)
- 1612Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)
- 1667Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)
- 1691Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)
- 1714Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1774)
- 1749Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and scientist (d. 1832)
- 1774Elizabeth Ann Seton, American-born Catholic saint (d. 1821)
- 1789Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860)
- 1801Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician (d. 1877)
- 1814Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873)
- 1827Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)
- 1828Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (birthdate according to O.S.) (d. 1910)
- 1840Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)
- 1853Vladimir Shukhov, Russian engineer and inventor (d. 1939)
- 1859Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer (d. 1943)
- 1867Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (d. 1948)
- 1878George Whipple, American doctor and Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
- 1884Peter Fraser, former Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1950)
- 1885Vance Palmer, Australian author (d. 1959)
- 1887István Kühár, Slovene (Prekmurian) writer and politician (d. 1922)
- 1894Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor (d. 1981)
- 1898Charlie Grimm, American baseball player (d. 1983)
- 1899Andrei Platonov, Russian writer (d. 1951)
- 1899Charles Boyer, French actor (d. 1978)
- 1903Bruno Bettelheim, American psychologist (d. 1990)
- 1904Secondo Campini, Italian jet engine pioneer (d. 1980)
- 1905Cyril Walters, England cricketer (d. 1992)
- 1906John Betjeman, English poet (d. 1984)
- 1908Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist (d. 1996)
- 1910Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch-born economist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
- 1911Joseph Luns, Dutch politician (d. 2002)
- 1913Boris Pahor, Slovenian writer
- 1913Jack Dreyfus, American entrepreneur (d. 2009)
- 1913Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer (d. 1993)
- 1913Richard Tucker, American tenor (d. 1975)
- 1913Robert Irving, British conductor (d. 1991)
- 1913Robertson Davies, Canadian writer (d. 1995)
- 1913Terence Reese, British bridge player (d. 1996)
- 1915Max Robertson, British sports commentator (d. 2009)
- 1915Tasha Tudor, American illustrator (d. 2008)
- 1916C. Wright Mills American sociologist (d. 1962)
- 1916Hélène Baillargeon, Quebec singer and folklorist (d. 1997)
- 1916Jack Vance, American author
- 1917Jack Kirby, American comic book artist (d. 1994)
- 1919Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, English electrical engineer Nobel Laureate (d. 2004)
- 1921Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, academic and playwright (d. 2007)
- 1921Nancy Kulp, American actress (d. 1991)
- 1924Janet Frame, New Zealand author (d. 2004)
- 1924Peggy Ryan, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1924Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer
- 1925Billy Grammer, American country music singer and guitarist (d. 2011)
- 1925Donald O'Connor, American singer, dancer, and actor (d. 2003)
- 1928F. William Free, American advertising executive (d. 2003)
- 1929István Kertész, Hungarian conductor (d. 1973)
- 1929Ken Gampu, South African actor (d. 2003)
- 1930Ben Gazzara, American actor
- 1930Windsor Davies, British actor
- 1931John Shirley-Quirk, English bass-baritone
- 1931Tito Capobianco, Argentinian stage impresario and director
- 1932Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1935Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (d. 1998)
- 1936Don Denkinger, American baseball umpire
- 1938Maurizio Costanzo, Italian television journalist
- 1938Paul Martin, Canadian politician
- 1940Ken Jenkins, American actor
- 1940Nik Turner, English musician (Hawkwind)
- 1940Roger Pingeon, French cyclist
- 1941Paul Plishka, American opera singer
- 1941Sybille de Selys Longchamps, Belgian aristocrat
- 1942Sterling Morrison, American guitarist (The Velvet Underground) (d. 1995)
- 1943David Soul, American actor
- 1943Lou Piniella, American baseball manager
- 1943Surayud Chulanont, Thai 24th Prime Minister (former)
- 1944Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer
- 1944Melvin Dummar, American claimant to the Howard Hughes estate
- 1945Bob Segarini, American musician
- 1945Robert Greenwald, American film director/producer
- 1947Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress
- 1948Danny Seraphine, American musician (Chicago)
- 1948Heather Reisman, Canadian businesswoman
- 1948Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer
- 1949Hugh Cornwell, British musician (The Stranglers)
- 1949Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach
- 1950Ron Guidry, American baseball player and coach
- 1951Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese composer
- 1951Wayne Osmond, American singer (The Osmonds)
- 1952Guy Nadon, Canadian actor
- 1952Jacques Chagnon, Canadian politician
- 1952Rita Dove, American poet
- 1952Wendelin Wiedeking, German businessman
- 1954George Church, American geneticist
- 1956Luis Guzmán, Puerto Rican actor
- 1956Mark Lutz, Puerto Rican actor
- 1957Daniel Stern, American actor
- 1957Ivo Josipovic, President of Croatia
- 1957Rick Rossovich, American actor
- 1958Scott Hamilton, American figure skater
- 1958Whip Hubley, American actor
- 1959Brian Thompson, American actor
- 1960Dinah Cancer, American singer 45 Grave
- 1960Emma Samms, English actress
- 1961Cliff Benson, American football player
- 1961Kim Appleby, English singer
- 1962Craig Anton, American actor and Comedian
- 1962David Fincher, American music video and film director
- 1962Paul Allen, English footballer
- 1963Jennifer Coolidge, American actress
- 1963Regina Jacobs, American athlete
- 1965Amanda Tapping, Canadian actress, director and producer
- 1965Satoshi Tajiri, founder of Game Freak
- 1965Shania Twain, Canadian singer
- 1966Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician
- 1968Billy Boyd, Scottish actor
- 1969Jack Black, American actor
- 1969Jason Priestley, Canadian-born actor
- 1969Mary McCartney, English photographer
- 1969Pierre Turgeon, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970Rick Recht, Jewish singer
- 1970Sherrié Austin, Australian actress/singer
- 1971Janet Evans, American swimmer
- 1971Raul Marquez, Mexican-born American boxer
- 1971Shane Andrews, American baseball player
- 1971Todd Eldredge, American figure skater
- 1972Jay Witasick, American baseball player
- 1972Ravindu Shah, Kenyan cricketer
- 1973DJ Assault, American musician
- 1973Kirby Morrow, Canadian voice actor
- 1973Matthew John Armstrong, American actor
- 1974Carsten Jancker, German footballer
- 1974Johan Andersson, Swedish game programmer
- 1974Kaori Mizuhashi, Japanese voice actress
- 1974Takahito Eguchi, Japanese composer
- 1975Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer
- 1975Jamie Cureton, English footballer
- 1975Vera Jordanova, Finnish actress and model
- 1976Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer
- 1978Jess Margera, American drummer (CKY)
- 1979Kristen Hughes, Australian netballer
- 1979Markus Pröll, German footballer
- 1979Robert Hoyzer, German football referee
- 1979Ruth Riley, American basketball player
- 1979Shaila Durcal, Spanish singer
- 1980Carly Pope, Canadian actress
- 1980Debra Lafave, American former teacher and convicted sex offender
- 1981Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter
- 1981Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer
- 1981Martin Erat, Czech hockey player
- 1981Matt Alrich, American lacrosse player
- 1981Raphael Matos, Brazilian racing driver
- 1982Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer
- 1982Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer
- 1982LeAnn Rimes, American singer
- 1982Thiago Motta, Brazilian footballer
- 1983Alfonso Herrera, Mexican actor and singer (RBD)
- 1983Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1983Luke McAlister, New Zealand All Black rugby player
- 1984Sarah Roemer, American actress and model
- 1986Florence Welch, British singer (Florence + the Machine)
- 1986Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier
- 1986Jeff Green, American basketball player
- 1986Mohombi, Swedish-Colognese singer
- 1989César Azpilicueta, Spanish footballer
- 1989Cassadee Pope, American Pop Musician (Hey Monday)
- 1989Jokwon, South Korean singer (2AM)
- 1990Bojan Krkic, Spanish footballer
- 1991Andrej Pejic, Australian model
- 1991Kyle Massey, American actor and rapper
- 1999Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Danish royalty
Who Died On August 28?
- 388Magnus Maximus, Roman usurper
- 430Augustine of Hippo, North African saint and theologian (b. 354)
- 1341King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)
- 1481King Afonso V of Portugal (b. 1432)
- 1645Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583)
- 1654Axel Oxenstierna, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (b. 1583)
- 1678John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602)
- 1757David Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)
- 1784Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713)
- 1785Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
- 1793Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, French general (executed) (b. 1740)
- 1805Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)
- 1818Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, founder of Chicago
- 1820Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)
- 1839William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)
- 1900Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (b. 1838)
- 1903Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect (b. 1822)
- 1933Helen Dunbar, American actress (b. 1863)
- 1934Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer (b. 1858)
- 1943Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
- 1947Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917)
- 1955Emmett Till, American civil rights movement icon (b. 1941)
- 1959Bohuslav Martinů, Czech composer (b. 1890)
- 1965Giulio Racah, Israeli physicist (b. 1909)
- 1971Reuvein Margolies, Austrian-Hungarian-born Israeli author and Talmudic scholar (b. 1889)
- 1972Prince William of Gloucester of the British Royal Family (b. 1941)
- 1975Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907)
- 1976Anissa Jones, American actress (b. 1958)
- 1978Robert Shaw, English actor and writer (b. 1927)
- 1981Béla Guttman, Hungarian footballer (b. 1900)
- 1982Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
- 1985Ruth Gordon, American actress (b. 1896)
- 1987John Huston, American movie director (b. 1906)
- 1988Jean Marchand, French Canadian union leader and politician (b. 1918)
- 1990Willy Vandersteen, Belgian cartoonist (b. 1913)
- 1991Alekos Sakellarios, Greek writer and film director (b. 1913)
- 1993William Stafford, American poet (b. 1914)
- 1995Earl Bascom, American rodeo pioneer (b. 1906)
- 1997Masaru Takumi, Japanese yakuza lord (b. 1936)
- 2003Brian Douglas Wells, American criminal (failed) (b. 1956)
- 2005Esther Szekeres, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1910)
- 2005George Szekeres, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1911)
- 2005Jacques Dufilho, French actor (b. 1914)
- 2006Benoît Sauvageau, French Canadian politician (b. 1963)
- 2006Melvin Schwartz, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1932)
- 2007Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (b. 1984)
- 2007Arthur Jones, American inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines (b. 1926)
- 2007Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist, novelist, biographer and essayist (b. 1935)
- 2007Hilly Kristal, American musician (b. 1932)
- 2007Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born American actress (b. 1929)
- 2007Nikola Nobilo, New Zealand winemaker (b. 1913)
- 2007Paul B. MacCready, Jr., American aeronautical engineer (b. 1925)
- 2008Phil Hill, American race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (b. 1927)
- 2009Adam Goldstein, American DJ also known as DJ AM (b. 1973)
- 2009Wayne Tippit, American actor (b. 1932)
- 2010William P. Foster, American band director and educator (b. 1919)
- 2011Bernie Gallacher, British footballer (Aston Villa) (b. 1967)
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