August 28 in history — What Happened Today in History
August 28 in history is full of turning points. This page walks you through what happened on August 28 in history, who was born on August 28 and who passed away on August 28, so nothing about this day slips past you.
On this page, August 28 in history is arranged as a timeline of major events in reverse order, with birthdays and deaths in their own sections, plus a short FAQ about August 28 in history at the bottom.
Major Events on August 28 in History 40
- 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.
- 2017
China–India border standoff: China and India both pull their troops out of Doklam, putting an end to a two-month-long stalemate over China's construction of a road in disputed territory.
- 2016
The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System is successfully conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
- 2009
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-128.
- 2003
In "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes in the annals of the FBI", Brian Wells dies after becoming involved in a complex plot involving a bank robbery, a scavenger hunt, and a homemade explosive device.
- 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.
- 1998
Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
- 1998
Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa.
- 1996
Chicago Seven defendant David Dellinger, antiwar activist Bradford Lyttle, Civil Rights Movement historian Randy Kryn, and eight others are arrested by the Federal Protective Service while protesting in a demonstration at the Kluczynski Federal Building in downtown Chicago during that year's Democratic National Convention.
- 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.
- 1993
Singaporean presidential election: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong is elected President of Singapore. Although it is the first presidential election to be determined by popular vote, the allowed candidates consist only of Ong and a reluctant whom the government had asked to run to confer upon the election the semblance of an opposition.
- 1993
The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia in Bosnia and Herzegovina is transformed into the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.
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- 1993
A Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes during takeoff from Khorog Airport in Tajikistan, killing 82.
- 1990
Gulf War: Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
- 1990
An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
- 1988
Ramstein air show disaster: Three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. Seventy are killed and 346 seriously injured.
- 1973
Norrmalmstorg robbery: Stockholm police secure the surrenders of hostage-takers Jan-Erik Olsson and Clark Olofsson, defusing the Norrmalmstorg hostage crisis. The behaviours of the hostages later give rise to the term Stockholm syndrome.
- 1968
Police and protesters clash during 1968 Democratic National Convention protests as protesters chant "The whole world is watching".
- 1964
The Philadelphia race riot begins.
- 1963
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech.
- 1957
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later. This would remain the longest speech ever conducted by a single Senator until Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and five minutes, beginning on March 31, 2025.
- 1955
Black teenager Emmett Till is lynched in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman, galvanizing the nascent civil rights movement.
- 1946
The Workers' Party of North Korea, predecessor of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, is founded at a congress held in Pyongyang, North Korea.
- 1944
World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
- 1943
Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark.
- 1937
Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
- 1936
Nazi Germany begins its mass arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses, who are interned in concentration camps.
- 1924
The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
- 1921
Russian Civil War: The Red Army dissolves the Makhnovshchina after driving the Revolutionary Insurgent Army out of Ukraine.
- 1917
Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing the White House in favor of women's suffrage in the United States.
- 1916
World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
- 1916
World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
- 1914
World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
- 1913
Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
- 1909
A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
- 1901
Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
- 1898
Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
- 1890
The strongest storm in Finnish history kills at least three people.
- 1879
Anglo-Zulu War: Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- 1867
The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
Famous Birthdays on August 28 in History 25
- 2004
Kano Fujihira, Japanese entertainer
- 2003
Quvenzhané Wallis, American actress
- 2001
Kamilla Rakhimova, Russian tennis player
- 2000
Marissa Bode, American actress
- 1998
Weston McKennie, American soccer player
- 1996
Kim Se-jeong, South Korean actress and singer
- 1994
Manon Arcangioli, French tennis player
- 1994
Ons Jabeur, Tunisian tennis player
- 1993
Jakub Sokolík, Czech footballer
- 1992
Bismack Biyombo, Congolese basketball player
- 1992
Max Collins, American-Filipino actress and model
- 1992
Gabriela Drăgoi, Romanian gymnast
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- 1991
Felicio Brown Forbes, German footballer
- 1991
Andreja Pejić, Bosnian model
- 1990
Bojan Krkić, Spanish footballer
- 1989
César Azpilicueta, Spanish footballer
- 1989
Valtteri Bottas, Finnish race car driver
- 1989
Jo Kwon, South Korean singer and dancer
- 1988
Rosie MacLennan, Canadian trampoline gymnast
- 1987
Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer (died 2013)
- 1986
Jeff Green, American basketball player
- 1986
Tommy Hanson, American baseball player (died 2015)
- 1986
Simon Mannering, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1985
Kjetil Jansrud, Norwegian skier
- 1984
Will Harris, American baseball player
Notable Deaths on August 28 in History 25
- 2026
Harald V of Norway (born 1937)
- 2024
Obi Ndefo, American actor (born 1972)
- 2024
Steve Silberman, American writer and journalist (born 1957)
- 2020
Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (born 1976)
- 2017
Mireille Darc, French actress and model (born 1938)
- 2016
Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter (born 1950)
- 2016
Mr. Fuji, American professional wrestler and manager (born 1934)
- 2015
Al Arbour, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1932)
- 2015
Mark Krasniqi, Kosovan ethnographer, poet, and translator (born 1920)
- 2015
Nelson Shanks, American painter and educator (born 1937)
- 2014
Glenn Cornick, English bass guitarist (born 1947)
- 2014
Hal Finney, American cryptographer and programmer (born 1956)
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- 2014
John Anthony Walker, American soldier and spy (born 1937)
- 2013
John Bellany, Scottish painter and academic (born 1942)
- 2013
Lorella Cedroni, Italian political scientist and philosopher (born 1961)
- 2013
Edmund B. Fitzgerald, American businessman (born 1926)
- 2013
Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire (born 1935)
- 2013
Barry Stobart, English footballer (born 1938)
- 2013
Rafael Díaz Ycaza, Ecuadorian journalist, author, and poet (born 1925)
- 2012
Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (born 1925)
- 2012
Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author (born 1945)
- 2012
Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1928)
- 2012
Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic (born 1933)
- 2012
Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer (born 1938)
- 2011
Bernie Gallacher, English footballer (born 1967)
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What happened on August 28 in history?
The biggest event on August 28 in history is: 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.. In total, 40 major events are recorded for this day.
Who was born on August 28?
25 famous people were born on August 28 in history, the best known being 2004 — Kano Fujihira, Japanese entertainer.
Who died on August 28?
25 notable people died on August 28 in history, including 2026 — Harald V of Norway (born 1937).
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