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What happened in history on this day: September 28?
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- 1066 - William the Conqueror lands in England.
- 1542 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay.
- 1573 - Birth of Caravaggio Italy, painter.
- 1641 - Spanish galleon Mestra Señora de la pura y Limpia Concepción sails from Havana with a treasure fleet for Spain.
- 1781 - American and French forces complete the encirclement of Yorktown.
- 1787 - US Congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval.
- 1824 - Birth of Francis Turner Palgrave in England; poet (Golden Treasury), professor (Oxford).
- 1833 - Lemuel Haynes, US Revolutionary War veteran, dies at age 88.
- 1839 - Birth of Frances Willard; founded Women's Christian Temperance Union.
- 1841 - Birth of Georges Clemenceau in France; statesman/Prime Minister (defended Dreyfuss).
- 1849 - Birth of Dudley Allen Sargent; US physician/educator (Harvard University gymnasium).
- 1850 - Flogging in US Navy and on merchant vessels is abolished.
- 1852 - Birth of Henri Moissan in France; chemist, isolated fluorine (Nobel Prize 1906).
- 1856 - Birth of Edward Thompson; US archeologist who explored Mayan ruins.
- 1856 - Birth of Kate Douglas Wiggins; author (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm).
- 1858 - Donati's comet is the first to be photographed.
- 1867 - Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, Canada.
- 1868 - Battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
- 1868 - Opelousas Massacre at Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana (200 blacks killed).
- 1870 - Birth of Florent Schmitt in Blâmont, France; composer (Frédégonde).
- 1879 - Sydney, Australia, innaugurates steam motor tram route.
- 1880 - Birth of Ralph Edward Flanders in Barnet, Vermont, USA; politician (Senator-Vermont).
- 1882 - Birth of Jack Fournier; second baseman (1917-18 New York Yankees).
- 1885 - Birth of Wilbur 'Lefty' Good; pitcher (New York Yankees, 1905).
- 1887 - Birth of Avery Brundage; Amateur Athletic Union and International Olympic Committee president.
- 1889 - The first General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a metre as the distance between two lines on a standard bar of an alloy of platinum with ten percent iridium, measured at the melting point of ice.
- 1893 - An act of US Congress establishes Cascade Range Forest Reserve.
- 1895 - Birth of Lawton Whitey Witt; outfielder (New York Yankees, 1922-25).
- 1901 - Birth of Ed Sullivan; TV variety show host/gossip columnist (The Ed Sullivan Show).
- 1901 - Birth of William S Paley; founder and chairman (CBS).
- 1905 - Birth of Max Schmeling in Germany; world heavyweight boxing champion (1930-32).
- 1905 - Birth of William Northam in Austria; yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 1906 - US troops reoccupy Cuba, stay until 1909.
- 1907 - Birth of Glen (Turk) Edwards; NFL tackle (Boston/Washington Redskins).
- 1907 - Birth of Heikki Savolainen in Finland; pommel horse gymnast (Olympic-gold-1948).
- 1909 - Birth of Al Capp in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; cartoonist (Li'l Abner).
- 1910 - Birth of Fran Lee in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Ms Wong - Major Dell Conway).
- 1911 - Birth of Henry Ellsworth Vines Junior; tennis player (US Open 1931,32), golf player.
- 1912 - Kiche Maru ship sinks off Japan, killing 1,000.
- 1913 - Birth of Alice Marble; tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40).
- 1913 - Birth of Vivian Fine in Chicago, Illinois, USA; composer (Women in the Garden).
- 1914 - Birth of Harold Taylor in Canada; educator (Art and the Future).
- 1914 - German forces move into Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1916 - Birth of Peter Finch; actor (Network, Windom's Way, Raid on Entebbe).
- 1917 - Birth of Michael Somes in England; ballet dancer (Royal Ballet in London).
- 1919 - Birth of Thomas Harmon; football player/sportscaster (Heisman winner).
- 1919 - Fastest Major League Baseball game (51 minutes), New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 6-1.
- 1920 - Eight Chicago White Sox players are indicted, they threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal).
- 1922 - Birth of Joe Silver in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Mr I Magination, Fay).
- 1922 - Benito Mussolini marches on Rome, Italy.
- 1923 - Birth of Fred Robbins in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; DJ (Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest).
- 1923 - Birth of William Windom in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Farmer's Daughter, Murder She Wrote).
- 1923 - New York Yankees slaughter Boston Red Sox 24-4.
- 1924 - Two US Army planes end around-world flight, Seattle to Seattle, 57 stops.
- 1924 - Birth of Marcello Mastroianni; actor (8 1/2, La Dolce Vita).
- 1925 - Birth of Arnold Stang in Massachusetts, USA; comedian/actor (Broadside, Milton Berle, Top Cat).
- 1925 - Birth of Seymour Cray; inventor (Cray I computer).
- 1926 - Birth of Jerry Clower in Amite County, Mississippi, USA; country comedian (Nashville on Road).
- 1928 - Juan de la Cierva makes first helicopter flight over English Channel.
- 1928 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #6.
- 1930 - Lou Gehrig's errorless baseball streak ends at 885 consecutive games.
- 1933 - Birth of Madeleine M Kunin in Switzerland; American politician (Governor-Democrat-Vermont).
- 1934 - Birth of Brigitte Bardot in Paris, France; actress (And God Created Woman).
- 1934 - Over California, USA, a pilot escapes a fireball shower.
- 1936 - Birth of Robert Hogan in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Peyton Place, Operation Petticoat).
- 1936 - Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Redskins play a penalty-free NFL game.
- 1937 - US President Franklin Roosevelt dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon).
- 1938 - Birth of Ben E King in North Carolina, USA; singer ("Stand by Me").
- 1939 - In Moscow, a Pact of Mutual Assistance is signed between the Soviet Union and Estonia, allowing Soviet military bases in Estonia, and Soviet control of naval bases and airports.
- 1939 - Germany and Russia conclude the Treaty of Frontier Regulation and Friendship, to regulate the partition of Poland. The agreement is signed in Leningrad by German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs Vyadieslav Molotov. Russia gains control of Lithuania, in exchange for extension of the German area of Poland.
- 1940 - Birth of Alexander S Ivanchenkov; cosmonaut (Soyuz 29, T-6).
- 1940 - Michigan's Tom Harmon runs 72, 86 and 94 yard touchdowns.
- 1941 - Birth of Charley Taylor; NFL wide receiver/running back (Washington Redskins).
- 1941 - Philadelphia Phillies lose club record 111th game.
- 1941 - Major League Baseball player Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hits a batting average of .406 (and is the last player with a batting average of .400 or better).
- 1942 - Birth of Grant Jackson; pitcher (1972 New York Yankees).
- 1942 - New York Americans NHL team folds.
- 1943 - Birth of Gertrud "Traudl" Hecher in Austria; downhill skier (Olympic-bronze-1960).
- 1943 - Birth of Joel Higgins in Bloomington, Illinois, USA; actor (Salvage 1, Silver Spoons).
- 1944 - First TV musical comedy (The Boys from Boise).
- 1944 - Battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands.
- 1946 - Birth of Fiona Lewis in Westcliff, England; actress (Stunts, Lisztomania).
- 1946 - Birth of Herbert Jefferson Junior in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actor (Battlestar Galactica).
- 1946 - Birth of Larry Breeding in Winchester, Illinois, USA; actor (Who's Watching the Kids?).
- 1948 - Birth of Helen Shapiro in London, England; rocker (Straighten Up).
- 1948 - Birth of Marielle Goitschel in France; slalom (Olympic-gold-1968).
- 1948 - Birth of Phil Hartman; comedian (Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons).
- 1951 - Allie Reynolds' second no-hitter of 1951; New York Yankees clinch pennant #18.
- 1951 - Birth of Christian Marlowe in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Bram - Highcliffe Manor).
- 1951 - Birth of Dave Rajsich; pitcher (New York Yankees).
- 1951 - Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams passes for NFL-record 554 yards.
- 1952 - Birth of Sylvia Kristel in Holland; actress (Emmanuelle, Private School for Girls).
- 1953 - Edwin P Hubble, astronomer, designer of telescopes, dies at age 63.
- 1953 - At the General Motors Proving Grounds near Milford, Chevrolet officially unveils the Corvette to automotive press journalists. The Corvette features Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission, Polo White exterior paint, Sportsman Red interior, black canvas top, in-line six-cylinder engine, AM radio, and heater. The engine features overhead valves, cast-iron block, 235.5 cubic inch displacement, 150 horsepower, and three one-barrel carburetors.
- 1953 - In New York, Roy Disney meets with ABC-TV's Leonard Goldenson, to seek financing for Disneyland Park. Goldenson eagerly agrees to participate. The final agreement includes a US$500,000 investment from ABC-Paramount, guarantee for US$4.5 million line of credit, in return for 35 percent interest in Disneyland Park, and a weekly one-hour TV program with Disney films and production for TV.
- 1954 - Bert Lytell, actor (Henry - One Man's Family), dies at age 69.
- 1954 - Birth of Steve Largent; wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1957 - Albert Ascoli, Italian who developed anti-tuberculosis vaccine, dies.
- 1957 - NBC-TV debuts The Gisele MacKenzie Show.
- 1958 - Birth of Lory Del Santo in Verona, Italy; Miss Italy-1980.
- 1958 - Guinea votes for independence from France.
- 1959 - CBS-TV debuts TV show Hennesey, starring Jackie Cooper.
- 1959 - Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around the Earth.
- 1960 - Ted Williams hits his final homer, number 521.
- 1960 - CBS-TV airs the last Millionaire TV show after a five-year run.
- 1961 - NBC-TV airs the first episode of TV sitcom show Hazel, starring Shirley Booth.
- 1961 - Birth of Anne White in Charleston, West Virginia, USA; tennis (wore spandex in 1985 Wimbledon).
- 1961 - NBC debuts medical drama Dr. Kildare, starring Richard Chamberlain.
- 1961 - Michael Shepley, actor (Dick and the Duchess), dies at age 54.
- 1961 - Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic.
- 1962 - Birth of Luis Enrique; spanish singer (Luces del Alma).
- 1962 - ABC-TV debuts the sitcom I'm Dickens, He's Fenster.
- 1963 - Italian Giuseppe Cantarella roller-skates a record 41.5 kph for 440 yards.
- 1963 - NBC-TV airs the last episode of The Shari Lewis Show.
- 1964 - Australia beats US in first clay court Davis Cup.
- 1964 - Harpo Marx, comedian (The Marx Brothers), dies at age 75.
- 1965 - Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal, Phillipines).
- 1966 - Eric Fleming, actor (Gil - Rawhide), dies at age 41.
- 1967 - Birth of Moon Unit Zappa, daughter of Frank Zappa; rocker ("Valley Girl").
- 1967 - Walter Washington elected first mayor of Washington, DC.
- 1968 - Alberto Giolani of Italy roller skates record 23.133 miles in one hour.
- 1968 - Atlanta Chiefs beat San Diego Toros 3-0 for NASL championship.
- 1968 - The Beatles' "Hey Jude" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks.
- 1968 - Birth of Carré Otis in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Wild Orchid).
- 1968 - Chuck Hixson (Southern Methodist) completes 37 of record 69 passes.
- 1969 - Parliamentary elections are held in Federal Republic of Germany. The CDU/CSU gets 46.1 percent of the vote, the SPD 42.7 percent and the FDP 5.8 percent. The FDP joins the SPD in a coalition and Willy Brandt becomes the first SPD chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- 1969 - In Murchison, Victoria, Australia, 1/2 ton fragments of a carbonaceous chondrite meteorites (type CM2) fall.
- 1969 - Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for seven touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (52-14).
- 1970 - Intrepid (US) beats Gretel II (Australia) in 22nd America's Cup.
- 1970 - Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack at age 52.
- 1972 - Japan and Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations.
- 1973 - Norma Crane, actress (Rayola - Mr Peepers), dies at age 42.
- 1974 - California Angels' Nolan Ryan third no-hitter, beats Minnesota Twins, 4-0.
- 1975 - Oakland Athletics' Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Linblad, and Rollie Fingers no-hit California Angels 5-0.
- 1975 - Sidney Fields, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at age 77.
- 1976 - Rhythm and blues singer Stevie Wonder releases the double album Songs in the Key of Life.
- 1976 - Muhammad Ali retains heavyweight boxing championship in a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium.
- 1976 - CBS airs the 100th episode of TV show M*A*S*H.
- 1978 - Pope John Paul I dies at age 65 after only 33 days as Pope (born 1912).
- 1978 - Israeli Knesset endorses Camp David accord.
- 1979 - Larry Holmes (retaining championship) knocks out Earnie Shavers in 11 rounds.
- 1980 - PBS premoeres Carl Sagan's 13-part TV series Cosmos.
- 1980 - Jaromir Wagner is first to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing.
- 1981 - Death of Sir Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth, British Conservative cabinet minister (born 1923).
- 1981 - Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing two black joggers in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 1982 - Larry Breeding, American actor (Who's Watching the Kids?) dies on 36th birthday.
- 1982 - NASA launches Intelsat V.
- 1984 - Birth of Melody Thornton; singer (The Pussycat Dolls).
- 1985 - Birth of Shindong; Korean singer (Super Junior).
- 1985 - The shooting of Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce by the Metropolitan Police sparks race riots in Brixton, an area of South London, England.
- 1985 - NASA launches Intelsat VA.
- 1986 - Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City).
- 1987 - Star Trek: The Next Generation debuts on syndicated TV. First episode is "Encounter at Farpoint".
- 1988 - Bronx Museum for the Arts opens in New York.
- 1988 - Charles Addams, American cartoonist (Addams Family), dies at age 76 of heart attack (born 1912).
- 1989 - Death of Ferdinand Marcos, deposed President of the Philippines (born 1917).
- 1990 - Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame.
- 1991 - New York Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game.
- 1991 - ABC-TV debuts TV series The Commish.
- 1994 - (near midnight) In a storm on the Baltic Sea, the bow door of the ferry Estonia is torn off and the ship sinks. 137 survive, 852 die. The death of 551 Swedes is the largest single loss of Swedish life in modern history.
- 1994 - Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican politician, is assassinated.
- 1995 - CBS debuts TV show NY News starring Mary Tyler Moore.
- 1996 - Jockey Frankie Dettori finishes first for the seventh time of the day at Ascot racetrack on racehorse Fujiyama Crest, making racing history. Darren Yates, on a bet of 67.58 pounds, wins 550,823.54 pounds. The William Hill betting agency loses 8 million pounds; total payout on this win is 40 million pounds.
- 1997 - The ABC TV network begins airing The Wonderful World of Disney TV show.
- 2000 - Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount, protected by a several-hundred-strong Israeli police force. Palestinian riots erupt, leading into a full-fledged armed uprising (called the Al-Aqsa Intifada by sympathizers and the Oslo War by opponents).
- 2000 - Death of Pierre Trudeau at age 80; Prime Minister of Canada (born 1919).
- 2003 - A power failure affects all of Italy except Sardinia, cutting service to more than 56 million people.
- 2005 - American politician Tom DeLay is indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy by a Texas grand jury.
- 2006 - After 40 years of development, Suvarnabhumi Airport opens in Bangkok, Thailand replacing Don Mueang International Airport as Bangkok's primary airport for commercial flights.
- 2006 - Sony issues a global recall of bad lithium-ion batteries.
- 2007 - Death of Wally Parks, American founder of the National Hot Rod Association (born 1913).
- 2008 - Election in Austria: Social Democratic Party 30 percent, People's Party 26 percent, Freedom Party 18 percent, Alliance for Austria's Future 11 percent.
- 2008 - Election in Belarus, all 110 seats won by candidates loyal to President Alyaksandr Lukashenko.
- 2008 - China's Shenzhou VII space capsule returns to Earth after a successful mission orbiting the planet. The astronauts conducted experiments, and Zhia Zhigang made China's first space walk.
- 2008 - Space X launches the Falcon 1 rocket into orbit, the first privately-developed liquid-fuel rocket into space, at a cost of under US$10 million.
- 2008 - Ecuadorians vote 64 percent to approve new constitution.
- 2009 - At least 157 demonstrators are killed in a clash with the Guinean military.
- 2009 - Death of Guillermo Endara, President of Panama, 1989-1994 (born 1936).
- 2010 - Price of an ounce of gold passes US$1300 for the first time, closing at $1306.60 an ounce in New York.
- 2010 - Seven people are reported to have been killed and around 100 are missing after a landslide in Oaxaca, Mexico.
- 2015 - NASA announces that liquid water has been found on Mars.
- 2016 - Global CO2 levels exceed 400 ppm at the time of year normally associated with minimum levels. A 400 ppm level is believed to be higher than anything experienced in human history.
- 2016 - International investigators conclude that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a Buk missile that came from an area controlled by pro-Russian rebels.
- 2018 - A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia, causing a tsunami that kills at least 2,256 people and injures more than 10,679 others.
- 2022 - Death of Coolio AKA Artis Leon Ivey at age 59 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, USA; hip-hop rapper ("Gangsta's Paradise" song (1995), Grammy award winner (Best Rap Solo Performance, 1996)), reality star (Celebrity Big Brother, Celebrity Boot Camp), author (Cookin' With Coolio).
- 2023 - Death of Dianne Feinstein AKA Dianne Goldman at age 90 at home in Washington, D.C.; US politician (San Francisco Mayor, US Senator for California).
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