Famous Events For August 28 – Today In History

August 28: Today in History – Historical Events

Early Centuries – August 28 Historic Events – Before the 1700s

1. August 28, 0475 – Roman Emperor Julius Nepos was compelled to run away from his capital city of Ravenna by Roman general Orestes
2. August 28, 0476 – Pavia seized by Flavius Odoacer, German ruler
3. August 28, 0476 – Odoacer and his supporters capture Orestes, father of Emperor Romulus Augustulus, and behead him
4. August 28, 0489 – Flavius Odoacer was defeated by Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths at the war of Isonzo, and enters Italy by compulsion
5. August 28, 1189 – The supporters commanded by Guy of Lusignan start the blockade of Acre
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6. August 28, 1521 – The army under Turkish Sjltan Suleyman, the Magnificent seized Belgrade
7. August 28, 1542 – In the war between Turkish and Portuguese at Wofla, Portuguese chief Christovao da Gama was apprehended and beheaded
8. August 28, 1565 – St Augustine Florida, the earliest city in the US was founded
9. August 28, 1609 – Henry Hudson, an English voyager locates Delaware Bay
10. August 28, 1619 – installation of Ferdinand II as Holy Roman King
11. August 28, 1632 – appointment of Henry Casimir I as head of Drenthe
12. August 28, 1637 – Fort Elmina of West Africa seized by Colonel Hans Koin
13. August 28, 1640 – Scottish contract army defeated King Charles I’s English army at the War of Newburn
14. August 28, 1655- Jews prohibited from joining defense services by New Amsterdam and Peter Stuyvesant
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15. 18th Century – What Happened on August 28 – The 1700s

16. August 28, 1777 – war of Cooch’s army at Newark, Delaware known as the American Revolutionary War
17. August 28, 1789 – astronomer William Herschel locates Enceladus, the moon around planet Saturn
    

    19th Century – August 28 This Day That Year – The 1800s

18. August 28, 1830 – 1^st train “Tom Thumb” in the US travels between Baltimore to Ellicotts Mill
19. August 28, 1837 – a fermented mixture labeled as “Worcestershire Sauce” was produced by Chemists and Pharmacists John Lea and William
20. August 28, 1840 – nine Jewish inmates get freedom from Damascus prison
21. August 28, 1845 – the first edition of the Scientific American Journal released
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22. August 28, 1849 – Austrians commanded by Radetsky capture Venice commanded by Daniele
23. August 28, 1850 – “Lohengrin” by Richard Wagner released for the first time at Weimar, Germany
24. 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
25. August 28, 1861 – war of Fort Hatteras, NC
26. August 28, 1862 – war of Thoroughfare Gap, VA
27. August 28, 1862 – Belle Boyd gets freedom from Old Capital Jail in Washington, DC
28. August 28, 1864 – guidelines for controlling battles were agreed upon by 26 countries at the Geneva Convention
29. August 28, 1867 – Midway Islands in the Pacific seized by the United States
30. August 28, 1884 – A picture of a cyclone was captured near Howard, SD
31. August 28, 1886 – Richard Sears defeats R. Livingston Beckman at the 8^th US Men’s National Championship
32. August 28, 1888 – Henry Slocum defeats Howard Taylor in the 8^th US Men’s National Championship (6-4, 6-1,6-0)

33. August 28, 1893 – Robert Wrenn defeats Fred Hovey at the 13^th US Men’s National Championship (6-4, 3-6,6-4,6-4)
34. August 28, 1898 – Caleb Bradham, manufacturer of effervescent soft soda as “Pepsi Cola”
    

    20th Century – Important Events On This Day August 28 – 1900

35. August 28, 1907 – James E Casey establishes his United Parcel Service in Seattle, Washington
36. August 28, 1907 – William Larned defeats Robert LeRoy at the 27^th S. Men’s National Championship (6-2,6-2,6-4)
37. August 28, 1908 – Fred McLeod achieves a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club, Mass at the 14^th US Golf Open
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38. August 28, 1910 – Nicholas I, who was in power in 1860 declared himself king, after a break by the Turkish administration
39. August 28, 1911 – St George, Georgia received a state-record rainfall of 45.7 cm
40. August 28, 1913 – The Hague is the venue of Peace Palace established by Queen Wilhelmina
41. August 28, 1914 – 1100 army men were killed at the war of Helgoland when the British defeated the German
42. August 28, 1914 – Amiens vacated by British General John French
43. August 28, 1916 – declaration of battle between Germany and Romania
44. August 28, 1916 – declaration of war between Italy and Germany
45. August 28, 1917 – ten women activists were detained for protesting in the White House
46. August 28, 1918 – Tom Connolly, umpire, was manhandled by Tris Speaker and gets suspended
47. August 28, 1919 – installation of General John Smuts as prime minister of South Africa
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48. August 28, 1921 – 2^nd meeting of the Pan-African Association arranged
49. August 28, 1922 – England was defeated by the US at the 1^st Walker Cup
50. August 28, 1922 – the debut of the musical by Albert von Tilzer and Meville in NYC
51. August 28, 19922 – 1^st radio marketable transmission in New York by WEAF ($ 100 for 10 min)
52. August 28, 1924 – opposition party in Georgia rebels against rebellion in the Soviet Union
53. August 28, 1925 – a shooting star descents on Ellemeet, Schouwen, Devil Island
54. August 28, 1926 – Indian Emil Leven declared victorious when he achieved a doubleheader
55. August 28, 1929 – 100^th first-class century achieved by Frank Woolley
56. August 28, 1937 – autonomous status for Toyota Motors
57. August 28, 1938 – award of honorary gradation to Charlie McCarthy by the North-Western University, a ventriloquist
58. August 28, 1938 – A’s achieve a doubleheader at Shibe Park on Connie Mack Day
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59. August 28, 1939 – Gen Bernard Montgomery assumes command of the 3^rd Army battalions
60. August 28, 1939 – Netherlands calls men and women for active service
61. August 28, 1939 – the debut of “George White’s Scandals”, a musical by Sammy Fain and Jack Yellen
62. August 28, 1940 – Gen De Gaulle gets backing from French settlements like Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville
63. August 28, 1941 – Chicago Bears and All-Stars participate in the 8^th NFL Chicago All-Star Game and achieve 37 and 13 respectively
64. August 28, 1942 – Chicago Bears and stars participate in the 9^th NFL Chicago All-Star Game and achieve 21 and 0 respectively
65. August 28, 1942 – world’s best created in 3000 m by Gunther Hagg of Sweden (8:01.2)
66. August 28, 1942 – transportation of French Jews to Germany starts
67. August 28, 1943 – Worldwide attack on Nazi announced by Denmark

68. August 28, 1943 – Benito Mussolini shifted to Gran Sasso from La Maddalena Sardinia
69. August 28, 1944 – submission of the German army in Marseille and clearance of Toulon
70. August 28, 1944 – US bombards Ambon Islands, Dutch East Indies
71. August 28, 1949 – USA defeats Australia in the 38^th Davis Cut Match (4-1)
72. August 28, 1949 – Paul Robeson could not sing near Peekskill given the unrest
73. August 28, 1950 – Connie Mack Jr sells 54% of A’s to Earle and Roy Mack
74. August 28, 1951 – Johnmy Sain, pitcher, was sold by Braves to Yankees for $55000
75. August 28, 1951 – Pirates won against NY Giants,
76. August 28, 1952 – agreement reached between Germany and Israel about the retrieval of payments
77. August 28, 1952 – Jacob Malik becomes the Foreign Minister in place of Zorine
78. August 28, 1953 – “Me and Juliet” released at Majestic Theatre in New York and completes 358 performances
79. August 28, 1955 – LPGA Heart of America Golf Tournament achieved by Marilynn Smith
80. August 28, 1956 – Jim Laker claims 46 wickets in the series and England preserves the Ashes
81. August 28, 1956 – None of the films were awarded the Golden Lion at the 17^th Venice Film Festival
82. August 28, 1957 – At the US Senate, James Thurmond makes a 24-hour speech to avoid a civil rights bill
83. August 28, 1960 – 3 run HR by White Sox Ted Kluzewski was not agreed as the umpire had declared time out
84. August 28, 1962 – rainfall of 55.9 cm, a state record, at Hackberry, Louisiana

85. August 28, 1962 – The cruel treatment of his wife by Dr.Geza De Kaplany with acid on suspicion of her unfaithfulness
86. August 28, 1962 – recording of “Ya Ya (parts 1+2)” by Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers
87. August 28, 1963 – protest in Washington, DC, by 200000 for African American rights
88. August 28, 1963 – Evergreen Point Floating Bridge interlinking Seattle and Bellevue opens for public
89. August 28, 1963 – Martin Luther King, Jr addresses a “dream speech” at the civil rights demonstration at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
90. August 28, 1964 – Rebellion in Philadelphia
91. August 28, 1964 – atomic test by the US at Nevada Test site
92. August 28, 1964 – satellite to collect data on weather, Nimbus-1put in the orbit
93. August 28, 1965 – The electric guitar used by Bob Dylan at a music performance in New York was jeered
94. August 28, 1966 – 1^st LPGA Class City Golf Classic achieved by Sandra Haynie
95. August 28, 1966 – Golden Lion awarded to “The Battle of Algiers” guided by Gillo Pontecorvo at the 27^th Venice Film Festival
96. August 28, 1967 – 190 runs scored on the 9^th wicket by the pair Asif Iqbal and Intikhab Allam against England
97. August 28, 1968 – quarrel between police and anti-war supporters at the National Meeting of Democrats
98. 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
99. August 28, 1970 – Phillies Larry Bowa advances to the base to which he was not entitled for the 2^nd time in 1970
100. August 28, 1972 – Atomic test by USSR at Novaya Zemlya USSR
101. August 28, 1973 – an earthquake of magnitude strikes Oaxaca State in Mexico and leaves 527 dead
102. August 28, 1973 – atomic test by Frane at Muruora Island
103. August 28, 1973 – agreement reached and signed between India and Pakistan on POW
104. August 28, 1974 – returning of spaceship Soyuz to Earth
105. August 28, 1976 – at the NASL Cup, Cosmos defeated Seattle Sounders 2-1
106. August 28, 1976 – Atomic test by USSR at Eastern Kazakh, USSR
107. August 28, 1977 – LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic achieved by Bonnie Lauer
108. August 28, 1977 – 2^nd North American Soccer League Championship achieved by NY Cosmos by vanquishing Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Poland Ore
109. August 28, 1978 – Donald Vesco achieved a speed of 318.598 mph using a 21 ft long Kawasaki automobile
110. August 28, 1978 – Jaáfaar Shariff-Emami installed prime minister of Iran
111. August 28, 1979 – and IRA shell explodes in the Brussels’Great Market
112. August 28, 1979 – train accident in Nijmegen leaves 7 dead
113. August 28, 1980 – “Atlantic City” and “Gloria” guided by Louis Malle and John Cassavetes respectively were awarded Golden Lion at the 37^th Venice Film Festival
114. August 28, 1981 – The suspect who tried to murder President Regan, John Hinckley Jr claims that he was not guilty
115. August 28, 1981- 1 mile’s best achieved by Sabastian Co of UK
116. 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
117. August 28, 1982 – closing of the performance of “Sugar Babies” after completing 1208 shows at Mark Hellinger Throater
118. August 28, 1982 – Atomic test underground by USSR
119. August 28, 1982 – San Francisco hosts the first games of the Gay

120. August 28, 1982- Golden award to “The State of Things” guided by Wim Wenders at the 39^th Venice Film Festival
121. August 28, 1983 – “Mame” closes after 41 shows at Gershwin Theatre NYC
122. August 28, 1983 – Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin steps down from office
123. August 28, 1983 – Columbia Savings Golf Classic achieved by Pat Bradley
124. August 28, 1984 – atomic test underground by the USSR
125. August 28, 1986 – a crowd numbering 69300 assembled in Toronto Stadium in Canada to witness the wrestling match
126. August 28, 1986 – a US Navy staff Jerry A Whitworth found guilty of spying and awarded a punishment of 1 year
127. August 28, 1987 – inauguration of 2^nd World Championship in Athletics at Rome, Italy
128. August 28, 1988 – Emmy Awards achieved by 30 Something, Wonder Years, and Richard Kiley
129. August 28, 1988 – Eric Meeks achieves the 88^th US Golf Amateur Championship
130. August 28, 1988 – LPGA Ocean State Golf achieved by Patty Jordan
131. August 28, 1988 – LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship won by Rosie Jones
132. August 28, 1989 – practice session for Cy Young Award Winners
133. August 28, 1990 – Alex Volkov defeats Stefan Edberg, No.1 seeded thespian in the 1^st round
134. August 28, 1990 – a cyclone of Category F5 strikes Plainfield, Illinois, and leaves 29 dead and 353 wounded
135. August 28, 1991 – in a train derailing in the subway at Union Square, 5 persons lost their lives
136. August 28, 1991 – match between Red Tom Browning and Expo Dennis Martinez – both being fault-less pitchers
137. August 28, 1992 – debut performance for Muttiah Muralitharan in a cricket match Vs Australia at Colombo
138. August 28, 1993 – 223 died when dam breaches in Qinghai West China
139. August 28, 1993 – installation of Teng Cheong, now vice prime minister, as president of Singapore
140. August 28, 1994 – Japanese gays conduct a procession
141. August 28, 1994 – Martha Nause wins the 22^nd du Maurer Golf Classic
142. August 28, 1994 – Tiger Woods was victorious at the 94^th US Golf Amateur Championship
143. August 28, 1994 – valedictory of 15^th Commonwealth Plays in Victoria, Canada
144. August 28, 1995 – Richie Richardson calls it a day for Test Cricket
145. 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
146. August 28, 1996 – “Neil Jordan” guided by Michael Collins was awarded Golden Lion at the 53^rd Venice Film Festival
147. August 28, 1996 – Liam Botham achieves 5-67 against top debut Hants against Middlesex
148. August 28, 1997 – Participants at a Belgium entertainment park were stranded upside down for 90 minutes
149. 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

150. August 28, 2003 – A power failure in England affected 500000 people in East England and many underground railway systems to stop
151. August 28, 2003 – awards at the 20^th MTV Music Award ceremony to Missy Elliot, Justin Timberlake, and others
152. August 28, 2011 – Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber achieve the awards at the 28^th MTV Video Music Awards
153. August 28, 2012 – Mitt Romney was the presidential hopeful of the United States Republican Party
154. 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
155. August 28, 2013 – bombardment across Iraq leaves many people dead
156. August 28, 2013 – Golden Lion awarded to “Sacro GRA” guided by Gianfranco Rosi at the 70^th Venice Film Festival

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