On This Day: 28 July

28 July in Indian history

• 1995Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.India

28 July in world history

• 2011While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island
• 2005The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland and create a united Ireland.
• 1996The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
• 1984Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.
• 1976An earthquake registering 7.6 Mw, one of the deadliest in history, devastated Tangshan, China, and killed at least 240,000 people.
• 1965Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
• 1942World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in
• 1939During the excavation of a 7th-century ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, archaeologists discovered the Sutton Hoo helmet, widely associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia.
• 1917Anti-lynching movement: The Silent Parade takes place in New York City, in protest against murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
• 1914World War I: In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on the Kingdom of Serbia and begins the Great War.
• 1911The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began with the departure of SY Aurora from London.
• 1899A Category 1 hurricane made landfall in Azua Province in the Dominican Republic, destroying three large schooners at Santo Domingo; only one crew member on the three vessels survived.
• 1868The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
• 1864American Civil War: In the Battle of Ezra Church, Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt under General John Bell Hood to prevent Union forces led by General William T. Sherman from approaching Atlanta, Georgia.
• 1854USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and current museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned.
• 1821Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish Empire.
• 1148Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.

Born on 28 July

• 1954Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2013)
• 1951Santiago Calatrava, Spanish architect and engineer, designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex
• 1946Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist (died 2018)
• 1938Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, President of Peru (died 2024)
• 1902Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (died 1994)
• 1901Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1979)

Died on 28 July

• 2016Mahasweta Devi, Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (born 1926)India
• 1965Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (born 1875)
• 1957Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (born 1876)
• 1946Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (born 1910)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 28 July in history?

2011: While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island. 2005: The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland and create a united Ireland. 1996: The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man. 1995: Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.

What happened on 28 July in Indian history?

1995: Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.

Which famous people were born on 28 July?

Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2013) (1954); Santiago Calatrava, Spanish architect and engineer, designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (1951); Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist (died 2018) (1946); Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, President of Peru (died 2024) (1938).

Which day is observed on 28 July?

World Hepatitis Day & World Nature Conservation Day; Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (Canada); Fiestas Patrias, celebrates the independence of Peru from Spain by General José de San Martín in 1821.; Liberation Day (San Marino); Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands).