About June 28
June 28, 2025 is the 179th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 186 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
You can browse the full year calendar in case you need it.
Are you looking for a day of the week calculator? Try it on any date like anniversaries, birthday of someone you know, or any other date that is special to you. You can even try it on historical dates. For example: June 28
(Sponsored by DayOfTheWeek.org)
Cancer is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 234 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
June 28: More About This Day
In common years it is always in ISO week 26.
This date is the only date each year where both the month and day are different perfect numbers, June 6 being the only date where the month and day are the same perfect number.
What Happened On June 28
- 1098 –Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.
- 1389 –Battle of Kosovo took place, between Serbian and Ottoman army.
- 1859 –The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
- 1880 –The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
- 1894 –Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
- 1914 –Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I.
- 1922 –The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
- 1936 –The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
- 1940 –Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union.
- 1950 –Bodo League massacre: Korean War.
- 1950 –Hangang Bridge bombing: Korean War.
- 1969 –Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
- 1976 –The Angolan court sentenced US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
- 1978 –The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
- 1981 –A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of Islamic Republic Party.
- 1992 –The Constitution of Estonia is signed into law.
- 1997 –Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II – Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece off Holyfield’s ear.
- 2001 –Slobodan Milošević deported to ICTY to stand trial.
- 2004 –Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
- 2005 –War in Afghanistan: Three U.S. Navy SEALs, 16 American Special Operations Forces soldiers, and an unknown number of Taliban insurgents are killed
Is this your birthday? Are you not curious to learn who shares your special day? Find out the June 28 famous birthdays and expand your knowledge today. (Sponsored link)
Share or Link to This Page: