September 28 in History

Historical Events on September 28

48 BC Pompey the Great is assassinated on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.

1779 American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

1867 Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.

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.

1918 World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.

1939 Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland after their invasion during World War II.

1939 Warsaw surrenders to Nazi Germany during World War II.

2008 SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.

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.

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Famous Birthdays on September 28

1955 Stéphane Dion

1968 Mika Häkkinen

1976 Fedor Emelianenko

1987 Hilary Duff

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Famous Deaths on September 28

48 BC Pompey

1970 Gamal Abdel Nasser

1989 Ferdinand Marcos

2000 Pierre Trudeau

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