All Events

Historical Events on September 28

  • Samuel Huntington (statesman)

    1779

    American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

  • Toronto

    1867

    Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.

  • Balangiga massacre

    1901

    Philippine-American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own, in a surprise attack in Balangiga, Eastern Samar.

  • Fifth Battle of Ypres

    1918

    World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.

  • German-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Demarcation

    1939

    Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland after their invasion during World War II.

  • Warsaw

    1939

    Warsaw surrenders to Nazi Germany during World War II.

  • Gamal Abdel Nasser

    1970

    Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.

  • Falcon 1

    2008

    SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.

  • 2014 Hong Kong protests

    2014

    Hong Kong protests: Benny Tai announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong's government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters. Hong Kong police resort to tear gas to disperse protesters but thousands remain.