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 271st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 94 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 15, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,316,960 minutes 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 ‘dihectaheptacontahenagon’ day.
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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 142 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 4,664 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 28 Historical Events
- 48 BC –Pompey the Great is assassinated on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.
- 351 –Battle of Mursa Major: the Roman Emperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius.
- 1106 –The Battle of Tinchebrai – Henry I of England defeats his brother, Robert Curthose.
- 1542 –Navigator João Rodrigues Cabrilho of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California, United States.
- 1867 –The United States takes control of Midway Island.
- 1867 –Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario.
- 1928 –The U.K. Parliament passes the Dangerous Drugs Act outlawing cannabis.
- 1950 –Indonesia joins the United Nations.
- 1962 –The Paddington tram depot fire destroys 65 trams in Brisbane, Australia.
- 2008 –SpaceX launches the first ever private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.
Who were born on September 28?
- 1836 –Thomas Crapper, English inventor (d. 1910)
- 1841 –Georges Clemenceau, French politician (d. 1929)
- 1900 –Joe Falcon, Cajun accordion player (d. 1965)
- 1939 –Stuart Kauffman, American biologist
- 1946 –Jeffrey Jones, American actor
- 1950 –Laurie Lewis, American musician
- 1954 –George Lynch, American musician (Dokken)
- 1966 –Ginger Fish, American musician (Marilyn Manson)
- 1968 –Naomi Watts, English-born Australian actress
- 1971 –Alan Wright, English footballer
Who died on September 28?
- 1694 –Gabriel Mouton, French scientist (b. 1618)
- 1891 –Herman Melville, American novelist (b. 1819)
- 1918 –Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1858)
- 1938 –Charles Duryea, American automobile manufacturer (b. 1861)
- 1949 –Chrysanthus, Greek orthodox Archbishop of Athens (b. 1881)
- 1993 –Peter De Vries, American novelist (b. 1910)
- 2000 –Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1919)
- 2002 –Patsy Mink, American politician (b. 1927)
- 2003 –Elia Kazan, Greek-born American film director (b. 1909)
- 2003 –George Odlum, Saint Lucian politician (b. 1934)
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