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September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (272nd in Leap Year s). There are 94 days remaining.
Events
- 48 BC - Pompey The Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt (may have occurred September 29 , records unclear).
- Constantius II defeats the Usurper Magnentius .
- 365 - Roman Usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople , and proclaims himself Roman Emperor .
- 935 - Saint Wenceslas is murdered by his brother, Boleslav I Of Bohemia .
- 995 - Members of Slavník's Dynasty - Spytimír, Pobraslav, Pořej and Čáslav are murdered by Boleslaus's son, Boleslaus II The Pious
- begins.
- 1106 - The Battle Of Tinchebrai - Henry I Of England defeats his brother, Robert Curthose .
- 1322 - Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Frederick I Of Austria in the Battle Of Mühldorf .
- 1448 - Christian I is crowned king of Denmark .
- 1542 - Navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives as what is now San Diego , California , United States .
- 1708 - Peter The Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle Of Lesnaya .
- is elected President Of The Continental Congress , succeeding John Jay .
- 1781 - American forces backed by a French fleet begin the Siege Of Yorktown , Virginia , during the American Revolutionary War .
- 1787 - The newly completed United States Constitution is voted on by the U.S. Congress to be sent to the State Legislature s for approval.
- 1820 - The Tomato is publicly proven safe when Robert Johnson eats a bushel (24 kg) of tomatoes in Salem, Massachusetts .
- 1823 - Leo XII is elected Pope .
- 1844 - Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden .
- 1867 - Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario .
- 1867 - The United States takes control of Midway Island .
- 1868 - Battle Of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II Of Spain to flee to France .
- 1871 - Brazil passes law freeing future children of slaves.
- 1928 - UK passed Dangerous Drugs Act (1925) - outlawing Cannabis .
- 1939 - Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland after their invasion during World War II .
- 1939 - Warsaw surrenders to Nazi Germany during World War II .
- 1944 - Battle Of Arnhem - Germans defeat British airborne at Arnhem , Netherlands .
- 1944 - Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga Concentration Camp in Klooga, Estonia .
- 1958 - France ratifies a new Constitution Of France ; the French Fifth Republic is then formed upon the formal adoption of the new Constitution on October 4 . Guinea rejects the new constitution, voting for Independence instead.
- 1961 - A Military Coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic , the union between Egypt and Syria .
- 1962 - Paddington Tram Depot Fire destroys 65 Trams in Brisbane , Australia
- 1971 - UK Misuse Of Drugs Act : medicinal cannabis is banned.
- 1972 - Paul Henderson scores The Goal to win the Canada / USSR ( Ice Hockey ) " Summit Series ".
- 1973 - ITT Building in New York City bombed to protest ITT's involvement in the September 11 1973 Coup D'état in Chile .
- 1976 - R&B singer Stevie Wonder releases the classic double album '' Songs In The Key Of Life .''
- '' airs.
- 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 .
- 2000 - The Al-Aqsa Intifada begins after the visit of Ariel Sharon to the Al-Aqsa Mosque .
Births
- 551 BC - Confucius , Chinese philosopher (d. 479 BC )
- 1493 - Agnolo Firenzuola , Italian poet
- 1573 - Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610 )
- 1605 - Ismael Bullialdus , French astronomer (d. 1694 )
- 1667 - Asano Naganori , Japanese warlord (d. 1701 )
- 1681 - Johann Mattheson , German composer (d. 1764 )
- 1705 - Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland , English statesman (d. 1774 )
- 1746 - Sir William Jones , English philologist (d. 1794 )
- 1803 - Prosper Mérimée , French author (d. 1870 )
- 1823 - Alexandre Cabanel , French painter (d. 1889 )
- 1824 - Francis Turner Palgrave , British critic and poet (d. 1897 )
- 1841 - Georges Clemenceau , French politician (d. 1929 )
- 1852 - Henri Moissan , French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907 )
- 1856 - Kate Douglas Wiggin , American children's author (d. 1923 )
- 1867 - Kiichiro Hiranuma , Prime Minister Of Japan (d. 1952 )
- 1881 - Pedro De Cordoba , American actor (d. 1950 )
- 1887 - Avery Brundage , American athlete and sports official (d. 1975 )
- 1891 - Myrtle Gonzalez , American actress (d. 1918 )
- 1901 - William S. Paley , American raadio and television executive (d. 1990 )
- 1901 - Ed Sullivan , American television show host (d. 1974 )
- 1905 - Max Schmeling , German boxer (d. 2005 )
- 1909 - Al Capp , American cartoonist (d. 1979 )
- 1915 - Ethel Rosenberg , American spy (d. 1953 )
- 1916 - Peter Finch , English-born actor (d. 1977 )
- 1923 - William Windom , American actor
- 1924 - Marcello Mastroianni , Italian actor (d. 1996 )
- 1925 - Seymour Cray , American computer scientist (d. 1996 )
- 1925 - Arnold Stang , American actor
- 1926 - Jerry Clower , American comedian (d. 1998 )
- 1929 - Lata Mangeshkar , Indian playback singer
- 1934 - Brigitte Bardot , French actress
- 1937 - Alice Mahon , English politician and labor leader
- 1937 - Rod Roddy , American television announcer (d. 2003 )
- 1938 - Ben E. King , American singer and songwriter
- 1939 - Stuart Kauffman , American biologist
- 1941 - Edmund Stoiber , German politician
- 1942 - Marshall Bell , American actor
- 1943 - Joel Higgins , American actor
- 1943 - J. T. Walsh , American actor (d. 1998 )
- 1946 - Helen Shapiro , English singer
- 1947 - Bob Carr , Former Premier of New South Wales
- 1947 - Sheikh Hasina , Prime Minister Of Bangladesh
- 1947 - Jeffrey Jones , American actor
- 1950 - John Sayles , American director and screenwriter
- 1950 - Laurie Lewis , American musician
- 1952 - Sylvia Kristel , Dutch actress
- 1954 - Steve Largent , American football player and U.S. Congressman
- 1962 - Grant Fuhr , Canadian hockey player
- 1964 - Janeane Garofalo , American actress and comedian
- 1967 - Mira Sorvino , American actress
- 1967 - Moon Unit Zappa , American singer and actress
- 1968 - Mika Häkkinen , Finnish race car driver
- 1968 - Naomi Watts , English-born actress
- 1972 - Gwyneth Paltrow , American actress
- 1972 - Dita Von Teese , American Burlesque artist
- 1973 - Jori Hulkkonen , Finnish electronic musician
- 1977 - Se Ri Pak , Korean golfer
- 1979 - Bam Margera , American skateboarder
- 1987 - Hilary Duff , American actress and singer
Deaths
- 48 BC - Pompey , Roman general and politician (b. 106 BC )
- 235 - Saint Pontianus , Pope
- 876 - Louis The German , King of Eastern Francia (b. 804 )
- 935 - Wenceslaus I, Duke Of Bohemia (b. 907 )
- 1104 - Pedro I , king of Aragon and Navarre (b. 1068 )
- 1197 - Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1165 )
- 1429 - Cymburgis Of Masovia , wife of Duke Ernest Of Austria
- 1582 - George Buchanan , Scottish historian (b. 1506 )
- 1618 - Joshua Sylvester , English poet (b. 1563 )
- 1687 - Francis Turretin , Swiss theologian (b. 1623 )
- 1702 - Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl Of Sunderland , English statesman (b. 1640 )
- 1742 - Jean Baptiste Massillon , French churchman (b. 1663 )
- 1781 - William Henry Nassau De Zuylestein, 4th Earl Of Rochford , British diplomat and statesman (b. 1717 )
- 1891 - Herman Melville , American novelist (b. 1819 )
- 1895 - Louis Pasteur , French scientist (b. 1822 )
- 1915 - Georgy Tovstonogov , Russian theatre director (d. 1989 )
- 1915 - Saitou Hajime , 3th squad leader of the Shinsengumi died under name of Goro Fujita (b. 1844 )
- 1918 - Georg Simmel , German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1858 )
- 1918 - Freddie Stowers , American soldier (b. 1896 )
- 1935 - W.K. Dickson , Scottish inventor (b. 1860 )
- 1953 - Edwin Hubble , American astronomer (b. 1889 )
- 1964 - Harpo Marx , American comedian and actor (b. 1888 )
- 1966 - André Breton , French poet (b. 1896 )
- 1970 - John Dos Passos , American novelist (b. 1896 )
- 1970 - Gamal Abdal Nasser , first President Of Egypt (b. 1918 )
- 1978 - Pope John Paul I (b. 1912 )
- 1979 - John Herbert Chapman , Canadian physicist (b. 1921 )
- 1981 - Rómulo Betancourt , President Of Venezuela (b. 1908 )
- 1982 - Mabel Albertson , American actress (b. 1901 )
- 1988 - Charles Addams , American cartoonist (b. 1912 )
- 1989 - Ferdinand Marcos , President Of The Philippines (b. 1917 )
- 1991 - Miles Davis , American jazz trumpeter (b. 1926 )
- 1993 - Peter De Vries , American novelist (b. 1910 )
- 1994 - José Francisco Ruiz Massieu , Mexican politician (assassinated) (b. 1946 )
- 2000 - Pierre Elliott Trudeau , fifteenth Prime Minister Of Canada (b. 1919 )
- 2002 - Patsy T. Mink , U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1927 )
- 2003 - Althea Gibson , American tennis player (b. 1927 )
- 2003 - Elia Kazan , Hungarian-born film director (b. 1909 )
- 2003 - George Odlum , West Indian politician (b. 1934 )
- 2004 - Geoffrey Beene , American fashion designer (b. 1927 )
- 2005 - Constance Baker Motley , American judge (b. 1921 )
Holidays and observances
External links
September 27 - September 29 - August 28 - October 28 – Listing Of All Days
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