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On This Day in History — September 28
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Highlights of September 28
- 2023 — The Sycamore Gap tree (pictured) in Northumberland, England, was illegally felled. Read more
- 2012 — War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo. Read more
- 2009 — A protest held by 50,000 people in Conakry, Guinea, was forcefully disrupted by the military junta, resulting in at least 157 deaths and over 1,200 injuries. Read more
- 2006 — Typhoon Xangsane passed Manila on its way to causing more than 300 deaths, mostly in the Phillippines and Vietnam. Read more
- 1978 — Pope John Paul I died only 33 days after his papal election due to an apparent myocardial infarction, resulting in the first year of three popes since 1605. Read more
- 1975 — An attempted robbery of Spaghetti House, a restaurant in Knightsbridge, London, turned into a six-day hostage situation. Read more
- 1972 — Against the backdrop of the Cold War, the Canadian ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in the Summit Series. Read more
- 1963 — Whaam!, now considered one of Roy Lichtenstein's most important works, debuted at an exhibition held at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City. Read more
- 1958 — Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, was killed in an instance of gay bashing. Read more
- 1928 — Scottish biologist and pharmacologist Alexander Fleming (pictured) discovered penicillin when he noticed a bacteria-killing mould growing in his laboratory. Read more
- 1924 — A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world. Read more
- 1901 — Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas killed more than forty American soldiers in a surprise attack on the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar. Read more
- 1821 — The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City. Read more
- 1106 — In the Battle of Tinchebray in Normandy, the invading King Henry I of England captured his brother Robert Curthose. Read more
- 1066 — William the Conqueror and his fleet of around 600 ships landed at Pevensey, Sussex, beginning the Norman conquest of England. Read more
- 351 — The Eastern Roman armies under Constantius II defeated those of the usurper Magnentius at the Battle of Mursa Major. Read more
- 235 — Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position. Read more
- 48 BC — Pompey was killed by Lucius Septimius at Pelusium in Egypt. Read more
Events
- 2023 — The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center. Read more
- 2022 — Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years. Read more
- 2018 — The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured. Read more
- 2016 — The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas. Read more
- 2014 — The 2014 Hong Kong protests begin in response to restrictive political reforms imposed by the NPC in Beijing. Read more
- 2012 — Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants. Read more
- 2012 — Sita Air Flight 601 crashes in Madhyapur Thimi, Nepal, killing all 19 passengers and crew. Read more
- 2009 — The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1,400 people. Read more
- 2008 — Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission. Read more
- 2008 — The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash his car to help bring out the safety car and give Alonso the advantage and win. Read more
- 2006 — Typhoon Xangsane passes over Manila after impacting parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, becoming the strongest to affect the Philippine capital in 11 years. Read more
- 2000 — Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Read more
- 1995 — Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of the Comoros in a coup. Read more
- 1995 — Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Read more
- 1994 — The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. Read more
- 1992 — A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew. Read more
- 1986 — The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan. Read more
- 1983 — John Pat, a 16-year old Aboriginal Australian boy, dies of injuries inflicted by four off-duty police officers in Roebourne, a catalyst to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Read more
- 1975 — The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London. Read more
- 1973 — The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile. Read more
- 1970 — Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Read more
- 1961 — A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria. Read more
- 1958 — Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, dies of injuries sustained in an incident of gay bashing. Read more
- 1951 — CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia. Read more
- 1941 — World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins. Read more
- 1941 — Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better. Read more
- 1939 — World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland. Read more
- 1939 — World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end. Read more
- 1928 — Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. Read more
- 1924 — The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army. Read more
- 1919 — Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Read more
- 1918 — World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins. Read more
- 1912 — The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill. Read more
- 1912 — Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash. Read more
- 1901 — Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own. Read more
- 1892 — The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal. Read more
- 1889 — The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a metre. Read more
- 1871 — The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves. Read more
- 1868 — The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France. Read more
- 1867 — Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796. Read more
- 1844 — Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden. Read more
- 1821 — The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is drafted. It will be made public on 13 October. Read more
- 1787 — The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval. Read more
- 1781 — American Revolutionary War: French and American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown. Read more
- 1779 — American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay. Read more
- 1644 — A Hospitaller galley squadron defeats an Ottoman convoy in the action of 28 September 1644. Read more
- 1542 — Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California. Read more
- 1538 — Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza. Read more
- 1322 — Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Frederick I of Austria in the Battle of Mühldorf. Read more
- 1238 — King James I of Aragon conquers Valencia from the Moors. Shortly thereafter, he proclaims himself king of Valencia. Read more
- 1213 — Queen consort Gertrude of Merania is assassinated by a group of Hungarian lords. Read more
- 1106 — King Henry I of England defeats his brother Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebray. Read more
- 1066 — William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest. Read more
- 995 — Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, kills most members of the rival Slavník dynasty. Read more
- 935 — Duke Wenceslaus I of Bohemia is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I, who succeeds him. Read more
- 365 — Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself emperor. Read more
- 351 — Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. Read more
- 235 — Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome. Read more
- 48 BC — Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII. Read more
Born on September 28
- 2004 — Isack Hadjar, French-Algerian racing driver Read more
- 2000 — Frankie Jonas, American actor, singer, and songwriter Read more
- 1999 — Kayla Day, American tennis player Read more
- 1998 — Panna Udvardy, Hungarian tennis player Read more
- 1996 — Aiden Moffat, British race car driver Read more
- 1995 — Juancho Hernangómez, Spanish basketball player Read more
- 1995 — Caleb Martin, American basketball player Read more
- 1995 — Cody Martin, American basketball player Read more
- 1995 — Jason Williams, English footballer Read more
- 1993 — Jodie Williams, English sprinter Read more
- 1992 — Khem Birch, Canadian basketball player Read more
- 1992 — Keir Gilchrist, Canadian actor and musician Read more
- 1992 — Alex Landi, American actor Read more
- 1992 — Paula Ormaechea, Argentine tennis player Read more
- 1992 — Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer Read more
- 1992 — Kōko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast Read more
- 1991 — Eddie Rosario, Puerto Rican baseball player Read more
- 1991 — Elvyonn Bailey, American sprinter Read more
- 1990 — Phoenix Battye, Australian rugby player Read more
- 1990 — Kirsten Prout, Canadian-American actress Read more
- 1989 — Çağla Büyükakçay, Turkish tennis player Read more
- 1989 — Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player Read more
- 1989 — Mark Randall, English footballer Read more
- 1988 — Marin Čilić, Croatian tennis player Read more
- 1988 — Esmée Denters, Dutch singer-songwriter Read more
- 1988 — Jason Jordan, American wrestler Read more
- 1988 — Olivia Jordan, American actress, model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder Read more
- 1988 — Hana Mae Lee, American actress, model, and fashion designer Read more
- 1988 — Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer Read more
- 1988 — Worakls, French DJ and electronic musician Read more
- 1987 — Pierre Becken, German footballer Read more
- 1987 — Gary Deegan, Irish footballer Read more
- 1987 — Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress Read more
- 1987 — Chloë Hanslip, English violinist Read more
- 1987 — Viktoria Leks, Estonian high jumper Read more
- 1986 — Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer Read more
- 1986 — Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (died 2013) Read more
- 1986 — Daniel Platzman, American musician Read more
- 1986 — Dominic Waters, American basketball player Read more
- 1985 — Shindong, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer Read more
Died on September 28
- 2026 — Siti Hasmah, Malaysian physician and civil servant (born 1926) Read more
- 2024 — Winfield Dunn, American politician, 43rd Governor of Tennessee (born 1927) Read more
- 2024 — Drake Hogestyn, American actor (born 1953) Read more
- 2024 — Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1936) Read more
- 2022 — Coolio, American rapper (born 1963) Read more
- 2019 — José José, Mexican musician and singer (born 1948) Read more
- 2018 — Predrag Ejdus, Serbian actor (born 1947) Read more
- 2017 — Daniel Pe'er, Israeli television host and newsreader (born 1943) Read more
- 2016 — Agnes Nixon, American television writer and director (born 1922) Read more
- 2016 — Gary Glasberg, American television writer and producer (born 1966) Read more
- 2016 — Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli statesman and politician, 9th President of Israel (born 1923) Read more
- 2016 — Gloria Naylor, American novelist (born 1950) Read more
- 2015 — Alexander Faris, Irish composer and conductor (born 1921) Read more
- 2015 — Walter Dale Miller, American rancher and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota (born 1925) Read more
- 2015 — Ignacio Zoco, Spanish footballer (born 1939) Read more
- 2014 — Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (born 1923) Read more
- 2014 — Joseph H. Alexander, American colonel and historian (born 1938) Read more
- 2014 — Sheila Faith, English dentist and politician (born 1928) Read more
- 2014 — Tim Rawlings, English footballer and manager (born 1932) Read more
- 2014 — Petr Skoumal, Czech pianist and composer (born 1938) Read more
- 2013 — James Emanuel, American-French poet and scholar (born 1921) Read more
- 2013 — Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricketer and rugby player (born 1932) Read more
- 2013 — George Amon Webster, American singer and pianist (born 1945) Read more
- 2012 — Avraham Adan, Israeli general (born 1926) Read more
- 2012 — Chris Economaki, American journalist and sportscaster (born 1920) Read more
- 2012 — Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (born 1928) Read more
- 2010 — Kurt Albert, German mountaineer and photographer (born 1954) Read more
- 2010 — Arthur Penn, American director and producer (born 1922) Read more
- 2010 — Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (born 1928) Read more
- 2009 — Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (born 1936) Read more
- 2009 — Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and director (born 1956) Read more
- 2007 — René Desmaison, French mountaineer (born 1930) Read more
- 2007 — Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (born 1913) Read more
- 2005 — Constance Baker Motley, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1921) Read more
- 2004 — Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (born 1924) Read more
- 2003 — Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (born 1927) Read more
- 2003 — Elia Kazan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1909) Read more
- 2003 — George Odlum, Saint Lucian politician and diplomat (born 1934) Read more
- 2002 — Patsy Mink, American lawyer and politician (born 1927) Read more
- 2002 — Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (born 1907) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Aaron of Auxerre; Christian feast day:
Amalia Abad Casasempere; Christian feast day:
Annemund; Christian feast day:
Chariton the Confessor; Christian feast day:
Conval; Christian feast day:
Eustochium; Christian feast day:
Exuperius; Christian feast day:
Faustus of Riez; Christian feast day:
Leoba; Christian feast day:
Lorenzo Ruiz; Christian feast day:
Nykyta Budka; Christian feast day:
Paternus of Auch; Christian feast day:
Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton and Margery Kempe (Episcopal Church (USA)); Christian feast day:
Simón de Rojas; Christian feast day:
Wenceslas; Christian feast day:
September 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).; Czech Statehood Day (Czech Republic); Freedom from Hunger Day; International Day for Universal Access to Information; National Day of Awareness and Unity against Child Pornography (Philippines); Teachers' Day (Taiwan and Chinese-Filipino schools in the Philippines), ceremonies dedicated to Confucius are also observed.; World Rabies Day (International)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “September 28”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.