On This Day: 28 September

28 September in world history

• 2023The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center.
• 2022Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.
• 2012War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo.
• 2009A protest held by 50,000 people in Conakry, Guinea, was forcefully disrupted by the military junta, resulting in at least 157 deaths and over 1,200 injuries.
• 2008The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash his car to help bring out the safety car and
• 2006Typhoon Xangsane passes over Manila after impacting parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, becoming the strongest to affect the Philippine capital in 11 years.
• 2000Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
• 1994The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.
• 1978Pope John Paul I died only 33 days after his papal election due to an apparent myocardial infarction, resulting in the first year of three popes since 1605.
• 1972Against the backdrop of the Cold War, the Canadian ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in the Summit Series.
• 1958Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, was killed in an instance of gay bashing.
• 1939World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
• 1924A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.
• 1901Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas killed more than forty American soldiers in a surprise attack on the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar.
• 1889The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a metre.
• 1871The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.
• 1781American Revolutionary War: French and American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
• 1066William the Conqueror and his fleet of around 600 ships landed at Pevensey, Sussex, beginning the Norman conquest of England.

Born on 28 September

• 1975Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (died 2013)
• 1966Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriterIndia
• 1946Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketerIndia
• 1925Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company (died 1996)
• 1907Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (died 1931)India
• 1803Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author (died 1870)

Died on 28 September

• 2016Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli statesman and politician, 9th President of Israel (born 1923)
• 2012Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (born 1928)India
• 2003Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (born 1927)
• 1994K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (born 1917)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 28 September in history?

2023: The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center. 2022: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years. 2012: War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo. 2009: A protest held by 50,000 people in Conakry, Guinea, was forcefully disrupted by the military junta, resulting in at least 157 deaths and over 1,200 injuries.

Which famous people were born on 28 September?

Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (died 2013) (1975); Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (1966); Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketer (1946); Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company (died 1996) (1925).

Which day is observed on 28 September?

Bhagat Singh Jayanti; Czech Statehood Day (Czech Republic); Freedom from Hunger Day; International Day for Universal Access to Information; National Day of Awareness and Unity against Child Pornography (Philippines).