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, 28,791,360 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 ‘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
- 1066 –William the Bastard (as he was known at the time) invades England beginning the Norman Conquest.
- 1238 –Muslim Valencia surrenders to the besieging King James I of Aragon the Conqueror.
- 1779 –American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
- 1791 –France becomes the first European country to emancipate its Jewish population.
- 1944 –Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Klooga, Estonia.
- 1971 –The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
- 1973 –The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT’s alleged involvement in the September 11, 1973 coup d'état in Chile.
- 1975 –The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
- 2000 –Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
- 2009 –The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, raped, killed and wounded protesters during a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre.
Who were born on September 28?
- 1889 –Jack Fournier, American baseball player (d. 1973)
- 1905 –Max Schmeling, German boxer (d. 2005)
- 1918 –Arnold Stang, American comic actor (d. 2009)
- 1950 –Laurie Lewis, American musician
- 1962 –Dietmar Schacht, German footballer
- 1971 –A. J. Croce, American singer-songwriter and piano player
- 1975 –Lenny Krayzelburg, American swimmer
- 1981 –José Calderón, Spanish basketball player
- 1984 –Melody Thornton, American singer and dancer (Pussycat Dolls)
- 1988 –Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer
Who died on September 28?
- 876 –Louis the German, King of Eastern Francia (b. 804)
- 1582 –George Buchanan, Scottish historian (b. 1506)
- 1618 –Joshua Sylvester, English poet (b. 1563)
- 1687 –Francis Turretin, Swiss theologian (b. 1623)
- 1918 –Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1858)
- 1935 –William Kennedy Dickson, Scottish inventor (b. 1860)
- 1959 –Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (b. 1901)
- 1993 –Alexander A. Drabik, American soldier (b. 1910)
- 1999 –Escott Reid, Canadian diplomat (b. 1905)
- 2009 –Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor (b. 1956)
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