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SEPTEMBER 28, 2006
Typhoon Xangsane passed Manila on its way to causing more than 300 deaths, mostly in the Phillippines and Vietnam.
Typhoon Xangsane, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Milenyo, was a typhoon that affected the Philippines, and Indochina during the 2006 Pacific Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1066
William the Conqueror and his fleet of around 600 ships landed at Pevensey, Sussex, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
William the Conqueror, sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death. A Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1106
In the Battle of Tinchebray in Normandy, the invading King Henry I of England captured his brother Robert Curthose.
The Battle of Tinchebray took place on 28 September 1106, in Tinchebray, Normandy, between an invading force led by King Henry I Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 48 BC
Pompey was killed by Lucius Septimius at Pelusium in Egypt.
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic. He Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 351
The Eastern Roman armies under Constantius II defeated those of the usurper Magnentius at the Battle of Mursa Major.
Constantius II was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 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.
The 2009 Guinean protests were an opposition rally in Conakry, Guinea on 28 September 2009, with about 50,000 participants protesting against the Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1901
Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas killed more than forty American soldiers in a surprise attack on the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar.
The Philippine–American War, known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, or Tagalog Insurgency, emerged following the conclusion of the Spanish–American War Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1975
An attempted robbery of Spaghetti House, a restaurant in Knightsbridge, London, turned into a six-day hostage situation.
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1542
Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (pictured), the first European to travel along the coast of California, landed at what is now the city of San Diego.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was a Portuguese maritime explorer best known for investigations of the west coast of North America, undertaken on behalf Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1978
Pope 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.
Pope John Paul I was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 26 August 1978 until Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 235
Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position; he was reportedly beaten to death with sticks weeks later.
Pope Pontian was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 230 to 28 September 235. In 235, during the persecution of Christians Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1821
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City.
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is the document by which the Mexican Empire declared independence from the Spanish Empire. Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1924
A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.
The United States Army Air Service (USAAS) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1918 and 1926 Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1972
Against the backdrop of the Cold War, the Canadian ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in the Summit Series.
The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1958
Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, was killed in an instance of gay bashing.
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 1928
Scottish biologist and pharmacologist Alexander Fleming (pictured) discovered penicillin when he noticed a bacteria-killing mould growing in his laboratory.
Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he Read More
SEPTEMBER 28, 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.
The Somali Civil War (2009–present) is the ongoing phase of the Somali Civil War which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. Read More

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