August 28: Today in History – Historical Events
Early Centuries – August 28 Historic Events – Before the 1700s
- August 28, 0475 – Roman Emperor Julius Nepos was compelled to run away from his capital city of Ravenna by Roman general Orestes
- August 28, 0476 – Pavia seized by Flavius Odoacer, German ruler
- August 28, 0476 – Odoacer and his supporters capture Orestes, father of Emperor Romulus Augustulus, and behead him
- August 28, 0489 – Flavius Odoacer was defeated by Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths at the war of Isonzo, and enters Italy by compulsion
- August 28, 1189 – The supporters commanded by Guy of Lusignan start the blockade of Acre
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- August 28, 1521 – The army under Turkish Sjltan Suleyman, the Magnificent seized Belgrade
- August 28, 1542 – In the war between Turkish and Portuguese at Wofla, Portuguese chief Christovao da Gama was apprehended and beheaded
- August 28, 1565 – St Augustine Florida, the earliest city in the US was founded
- August 28, 1609 – Henry Hudson, an English voyager locates Delaware Bay
- August 28, 1619 – installation of Ferdinand II as Holy Roman King
- August 28, 1632 – appointment of Henry Casimir I as head of Drenthe
- August 28, 1637 – Fort Elmina of West Africa seized by Colonel Hans Koin
- August 28, 1640 – Scottish contract army defeated King Charles I’s English army at the War of Newburn
- August 28, 1655- Jews prohibited from joining defense services by New Amsterdam and Peter Stuyvesant
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18th Century – What Happened on August 28 – The 1700s
- August 28, 1777 – war of Cooch’s army at Newark, Delaware known as the American Revolutionary War
- August 28, 1789 – astronomer William Herschel locates Enceladus, the moon around planet Saturn
19th Century – August 28 This Day That Year – The 1800s
- August 28, 1830 – 1st train “Tom Thumb” in the US travels between Baltimore to Ellicotts Mill
- August 28, 1837 – a fermented mixture labeled as “Worcestershire Sauce” was produced by Chemists and Pharmacists John Lea and William
- August 28, 1840 – nine Jewish inmates get freedom from Damascus prison
- August 28, 1845 – the first edition of the Scientific American Journal released
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- August 28, 1849 – Austrians commanded by Radetsky capture Venice commanded by Daniele
- August 28, 1850 – “Lohengrin” by Richard Wagner released for the first time at Weimar, Germany
- August 28, 1859 – a storm caused by earth’s magnetosphere makes aurora Borealis glow so that it could be visible in many parts of the USA, Europe, and Japan
- August 28, 1861 – war of Fort Hatteras, NC
- August 28, 1862 – war of Thoroughfare Gap, VA
- August 28, 1862 – Belle Boyd gets freedom from Old Capital Jail in Washington, DC
- August 28, 1864 – guidelines for controlling battles were agreed upon by 26 countries at the Geneva Convention
- August 28, 1867 – Midway Islands in the Pacific seized by the United States
- August 28, 1884 – A picture of a cyclone was captured near Howard, SD
- August 28, 1886 – Richard Sears defeats R. Livingston Beckman at the 8th US Men’s National Championship
- August 28, 1888 – Henry Slocum defeats Howard Taylor in the 8th US Men’s National Championship (6-4, 6-1,6-0)
- August 28, 1893 – Robert Wrenn defeats Fred Hovey at the 13th US Men’s National Championship (6-4, 3-6,6-4,6-4)
- August 28, 1898 – Caleb Bradham, manufacturer of effervescent soft soda as “Pepsi Cola”
20th Century – Important Events On This Day August 28 – 1900
- August 28, 1907 – James E Casey establishes his United Parcel Service in Seattle, Washington
- August 28, 1907 – William Larned defeats Robert LeRoy at the 27th S. Men’s National Championship (6-2,6-2,6-4)
- August 28, 1908 – Fred McLeod achieves a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club, Mass at the 14th US Golf Open
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- August 28, 1910 – Nicholas I, who was in power in 1860 declared himself king, after a break by the Turkish administration
- August 28, 1911 – St George, Georgia received a state-record rainfall of 45.7 cm
- August 28, 1913 – The Hague is the venue of Peace Palace established by Queen Wilhelmina
- August 28, 1914 – 1100 army men were killed at the war of Helgoland when the British defeated the German
- August 28, 1914 – Amiens vacated by British General John French
- August 28, 1916 – declaration of battle between Germany and Romania
- August 28, 1916 – declaration of war between Italy and Germany
- August 28, 1917 – ten women activists were detained for protesting in the White House
- August 28, 1918 – Tom Connolly, umpire, was manhandled by Tris Speaker and gets suspended
- August 28, 1919 – installation of General John Smuts as prime minister of South Africa
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- August 28, 1921 – 2nd meeting of the Pan-African Association arranged
- August 28, 1922 – England was defeated by the US at the 1st Walker Cup
- August 28, 1922 – the debut of the musical by Albert von Tilzer and Meville in NYC
- August 28, 19922 – 1st radio marketable transmission in New York by WEAF ($ 100 for 10 min)
- August 28, 1924 – opposition party in Georgia rebels against rebellion in the Soviet Union
- August 28, 1925 – a shooting star descents on Ellemeet, Schouwen, Devil Island
- August 28, 1926 – Indian Emil Leven declared victorious when he achieved a doubleheader
- August 28, 1929 – 100th first-class century achieved by Frank Woolley
- August 28, 1937 – autonomous status for Toyota Motors
- August 28, 1938 – award of honorary gradation to Charlie McCarthy by the North-Western University, a ventriloquist
- August 28, 1938 – A’s achieve a doubleheader at Shibe Park on Connie Mack Day
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- August 28, 1939 – Gen Bernard Montgomery assumes command of the 3rd Army battalions
- August 28, 1939 – Netherlands calls men and women for active service
- August 28, 1939 – the debut of “George White’s Scandals”, a musical by Sammy Fain and Jack Yellen
- August 28, 1940 – Gen De Gaulle gets backing from French settlements like Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville
- August 28, 1941 – Chicago Bears and All-Stars participate in the 8th NFL Chicago All-Star Game and achieve 37 and 13 respectively
- August 28, 1942 – Chicago Bears and stars participate in the 9th NFL Chicago All-Star Game and achieve 21 and 0 respectively
- August 28, 1942 – world’s best created in 3000 m by Gunther Hagg of Sweden (8:01.2)
- August 28, 1942 – transportation of French Jews to Germany starts
- August 28, 1943 – Worldwide attack on Nazi announced by Denmark
- August 28, 1943 – Benito Mussolini shifted to Gran Sasso from La Maddalena Sardinia
- August 28, 1944 – submission of the German army in Marseille and clearance of Toulon
- August 28, 1944 – US bombards Ambon Islands, Dutch East Indies
- August 28, 1949 – USA defeats Australia in the 38th Davis Cut Match (4-1)
- August 28, 1949 – Paul Robeson could not sing near Peekskill given the unrest
- August 28, 1950 – Connie Mack Jr sells 54% of A’s to Earle and Roy Mack
- August 28, 1951 – Johnmy Sain, pitcher, was sold by Braves to Yankees for $55000
- August 28, 1951 – Pirates won against NY Giants,
- August 28, 1952 – agreement reached between Germany and Israel about the retrieval of payments
- August 28, 1952 – Jacob Malik becomes the Foreign Minister in place of Zorine
- August 28, 1953 – “Me and Juliet” released at Majestic Theatre in New York and completes 358 performances
- August 28, 1955 – LPGA Heart of America Golf Tournament achieved by Marilynn Smith
- August 28, 1956 – Jim Laker claims 46 wickets in the series and England preserves the Ashes
- August 28, 1956 – None of the films were awarded the Golden Lion at the 17th Venice Film Festival
- August 28, 1957 – At the US Senate, James Thurmond makes a 24-hour speech to avoid a civil rights bill
- August 28, 1960 – 3 run HR by White Sox Ted Kluzewski was not agreed as the umpire had declared time out
- August 28, 1962 – rainfall of 55.9 cm, a state record, at Hackberry, Louisiana
- August 28, 1962 – The cruel treatment of his wife by Dr.Geza De Kaplany with acid on suspicion of her unfaithfulness
- August 28, 1962 – recording of “Ya Ya (parts 1+2)” by Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers
- August 28, 1963 – protest in Washington, DC, by 200000 for African American rights
- August 28, 1963 – Evergreen Point Floating Bridge interlinking Seattle and Bellevue opens for public
- August 28, 1963 – Martin Luther King, Jr addresses a “dream speech” at the civil rights demonstration at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
- August 28, 1964 – Rebellion in Philadelphia
- August 28, 1964 – atomic test by the US at Nevada Test site
- August 28, 1964 – satellite to collect data on weather, Nimbus-1put in the orbit
- August 28, 1965 – The electric guitar used by Bob Dylan at a music performance in New York was jeered
- August 28, 1966 – 1st LPGA Class City Golf Classic achieved by Sandra Haynie
- August 28, 1966 – Golden Lion awarded to “The Battle of Algiers” guided by Gillo Pontecorvo at the 27th Venice Film Festival
- August 28, 1967 – 190 runs scored on the 9th wicket by the pair Asif Iqbal and Intikhab Allam against England
- August 28, 1968 – quarrel between police and anti-war supporters at the National Meeting of Democrats
- August 28, 1968 – MP Gerry Fitt advocates in the parliament for equal rights to the Northern Ireland citizens as admissible to the same rights in other parts of the United Kingdom
- August 28, 1970 – Phillies Larry Bowa advances to the base to which he was not entitled for the 2nd time in 1970
- August 28, 1972 – Atomic test by USSR at Novaya Zemlya USSR
- August 28, 1973 – an earthquake of magnitude strikes Oaxaca State in Mexico and leaves 527 dead
- August 28, 1973 – atomic test by Frane at Muruora Island
- August 28, 1973 – agreement reached and signed between India and Pakistan on POW
- August 28, 1974 – returning of spaceship Soyuz to Earth
- August 28, 1976 – at the NASL Cup, Cosmos defeated Seattle Sounders 2-1
- August 28, 1976 – Atomic test by USSR at Eastern Kazakh, USSR
- August 28, 1977 – LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic achieved by Bonnie Lauer
- August 28, 1977 – 2nd North American Soccer League Championship achieved by NY Cosmos by vanquishing Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Poland Ore
- August 28, 1978 – Donald Vesco achieved a speed of 318.598 mph using a 21 ft long Kawasaki automobile
- August 28, 1978 – Jaáfaar Shariff-Emami installed prime minister of Iran
- August 28, 1979 – and IRA shell explodes in the Brussels’Great Market
- August 28, 1979 – train accident in Nijmegen leaves 7 dead
- August 28, 1980 – “Atlantic City” and “Gloria” guided by Louis Malle and John Cassavetes respectively were awarded Golden Lion at the 37th Venice Film Festival
- August 28, 1981 – The suspect who tried to murder President Regan, John Hinckley Jr claims that he was not guilty
- August 28, 1981- 1 mile’s best achieved by Sabastian Co of UK
- August 28, 1981 – the frequency of occurrence of pneumocystis and Kaposi’s cancer in homosexuals as per the report released by the National Centres for Disease Control
- August 28, 1982 – closing of the performance of “Sugar Babies” after completing 1208 shows at Mark Hellinger Throater
- August 28, 1982 – Atomic test underground by USSR
- August 28, 1982 – San Francisco hosts the first games of the Gay
- August 28, 1982- Golden award to “The State of Things” guided by Wim Wenders at the 39th Venice Film Festival
- August 28, 1983 – “Mame” closes after 41 shows at Gershwin Theatre NYC
- August 28, 1983 – Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin steps down from office
- August 28, 1983 – Columbia Savings Golf Classic achieved by Pat Bradley
- August 28, 1984 – atomic test underground by the USSR
- August 28, 1986 – a crowd numbering 69300 assembled in Toronto Stadium in Canada to witness the wrestling match
- August 28, 1986 – a US Navy staff Jerry A Whitworth found guilty of spying and awarded a punishment of 1 year
- August 28, 1987 – inauguration of 2nd World Championship in Athletics at Rome, Italy
- August 28, 1988 – Emmy Awards achieved by 30 Something, Wonder Years, and Richard Kiley
- August 28, 1988 – Eric Meeks achieves the 88th US Golf Amateur Championship
- August 28, 1988 – LPGA Ocean State Golf achieved by Patty Jordan
- August 28, 1988 – LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship won by Rosie Jones
- August 28, 1989 – practice session for Cy Young Award Winners
- August 28, 1990 – Alex Volkov defeats Stefan Edberg, No.1 seeded thespian in the 1st round
- August 28, 1990 – a cyclone of Category F5 strikes Plainfield, Illinois, and leaves 29 dead and 353 wounded
- August 28, 1991 – in a train derailing in the subway at Union Square, 5 persons lost their lives
- August 28, 1991 – match between Red Tom Browning and Expo Dennis Martinez – both being fault-less pitchers
- August 28, 1992 – debut performance for Muttiah Muralitharan in a cricket match Vs Australia at Colombo
- August 28, 1993 – 223 died when dam breaches in Qinghai West China
- August 28, 1993 – installation of Teng Cheong, now vice prime minister, as president of Singapore
- August 28, 1994 – Japanese gays conduct a procession
- August 28, 1994 – Martha Nause wins the 22nd du Maurer Golf Classic
- August 28, 1994 – Tiger Woods was victorious at the 94th US Golf Amateur Championship
- August 28, 1994 – valedictory of 15th Commonwealth Plays in Victoria, Canada
- August 28, 1995 – Richie Richardson calls it a day for Test Cricket
- August 28, 1995 – a target for production of oil to 3.5 million containers per day by 2005 published by Kuwaiti Oil Minister Abdul Mohsen al-Medej
- August 28, 1996 – “Neil Jordan” guided by Michael Collins was awarded Golden Lion at the 53rd Venice Film Festival
- August 28, 1996 – Liam Botham achieves 5-67 against top debut Hants against Middlesex
- August 28, 1997 – Participants at a Belgium entertainment park were stranded upside down for 90 minutes
- August 28, 1998 – the effort of the Pakistan government to make “Qur’an and Sunnah” a Law failed in the Senate
21st Century – August 28 This Day In History – The 2000s
- August 28, 2003 – A power failure in England affected 500000 people in East England and many underground railway systems to stop
- August 28, 2003 – awards at the 20th MTV Music Award ceremony to Missy Elliot, Justin Timberlake, and others
- August 28, 2011 – Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber achieve the awards at the 28th MTV Video Music Awards
- August 28, 2012 – Mitt Romney was the presidential hopeful of the United States Republican Party
- August 28, 2013 – The US tabled a motion at the United Nations Security Council for action against Syria’s use of chemical arms, and Russia and Chania boycotted the meeting
- August 28, 2013 – bombardment across Iraq leaves many people dead
- August 28, 2013 – Golden Lion awarded to “Sacro GRA” guided by Gianfranco Rosi at the 70th Venice Film Festival
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