What happened this day in history September 28

What are the important events that happened on September 28? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 28: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 28 is the 272nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 94 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 15, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,727,481,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaheptacontadigon’ day.

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 123 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,299 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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September 28 Historical Events

  • 365
    Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself Roman emperor.
  • 1106
    The Battle of Tinchebrai – Henry I of England defeats his brother, Robert Curthose.
  • 1867
    The United States takes control of Midway Island.
  • 1912
    The Ulster Covenant is signed by half a million Ultonians in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.
  • 1919
    Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, US.
  • 1939
    Warsaw surrenders to Nazi Germany during World War II.
  • 1960
    Mali and Senegal join the United Nations.
  • 1994
    The car ferry MS Estonia sinks in Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.
  • 1995
    Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of Comoros in a coup.
  • 1995
    Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Who were born on September 28?

  • 1821
    Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (d. 1874)
  • 1887
    Avery Brundage, American athlete and sports official (d. 1975)
  • 1905
    Max Schmeling, German boxer (d. 2005)
  • 1910
    Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino politician and resistance leader (d. 1942)
  • 1947
    Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician
  • 1959
    Steve Hytner, American actor
  • 1976
    Fedor Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist
  • 1977
    Se Ri Pak, Korean golfer
  • 1981
    Gül Gölge, Turkish model and actress
  • 1984
    Ryan Zimmerman, American baseball player

Who died on September 28?

  • 935
    Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (b. 907)
  • 1104
    Pedro I, king of Aragon and Navarre (b. 1068)
  • 1891
    Herman Melville, American novelist (b. 1819)
  • 1918
    Freddie Stowers, American soldier (b. 1896)
  • 1982
    Mabel Albertson, American actress (b. 1901)
  • 1993
    Alexander A. Drabik, American soldier (b. 1910)
  • 1993
    Fraser MacPherson, Canadian jazz saxophonist (b. 1928)
  • 1994
    Urmas Alender, Estonian singer and musician (b. 1953)
  • 2004
    Scott Muni, American disc jockey (b. 1930)
  • 2007
    René Desmaison, French mountaineer (b. 1930)

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