August 28 in history
Events on August 28
Notable events that happened on August 28 in past years.
- 2022
Phoenix shooting: A man opens fire on pedestrians outside of a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, resulting in the deaths of three people, including the perpetrator.
Wikipedia article: 2022 Phoenix shooting - 1999
The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 reaches completion, ending nearly 10 years of continuous occupation on the space station Mir as it approaches the end of its life.
Wikipedia article: Soyuz TM-29 - 1993
NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known asteroid moon, in pictures from the flyby and name it Dactyl.
Wikipedia article: NASA - 1990
An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
Wikipedia article: 1990 Plainfield tornado - 1964
The Philadelphia race riot begins.
Wikipedia article: 1964 Philadelphia race riot - 1944
World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1924
The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia article: Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic - 1914
World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
Wikipedia article: World War I - 1890
The strongest storm in Finnish history kills at least three people.
Wikipedia article: August Storm of 1890 - 1861
American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days.
Wikipedia article: American Civil War - 1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent, making the purchase or ownership of slaves illegal in the British Empire with exceptions.
Wikipedia article: Slavery Abolition Act 1833 - 1709
Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
Wikipedia article: Gharib Niwaz (Manipur) - 1565
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
Wikipedia article: Pedro Menéndez de Avilés - 1290
The second treaty of Birgham is ratified in which Margaret, Maid of Norway and granddaughter of king Alexander III of Scotland is to marry the English prince Edward of Caernarfon.
- 475
The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
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