About August 28
August 28, 2024 is the 241st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 125 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
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Virgo is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 154 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On August 28
- 475 –The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
- 1619 –Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1810 –Battle of Grand Port – the French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
- 1845 –The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
- 1849 –After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.
- 1859 –A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far away as Japan.
- 1879 –Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- 1901 –Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country.
- 1909 –A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
- 1914 –World War I: German troops conquer Namur.
- 1916 –World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
- 1916 –World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
- 1937 –Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
- 1943 –World War II: in Denmark, a general strike against the Nazi occupation is started.
- 1944 –World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
- 1953 –Nippon Television broadcasts Japan’s first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
- 1968 –Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention.
- 1988 –Ramstein airshow disaster: three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. 75 are killed and 346 seriously injured.
- 1990 –The Plainfield Tornado: an F5 tornado hits in Plainfield, Illinois, and Joliet, Illinois, killing 28 people.
- 1996 –Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce.
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