Today in History
28 August
253 births · 105 deaths · 64 events recorded
Notable Births
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Quvenzhané Wallis
b. 2003
American actress (born 2003)
Kamilla Rakhimova
b. 2001
Uzbekistani tennis player (born 2001)
Armie Hammer
b. 1986
American actor (born 1986)
Ian Pont
b. 1961
Liza Wang
b. 1947
Hong Kong actress and singer
Lindsay Hassett
b. 1913
Australian cricketer (1913–1993)
Vittorio Sella
b. 1859
Italian photographer and mountaineer (1859–1943)
John Lynch (1740–1820)
b. 1740
American founder of Lynchburg (1740–1820)
Notable Deaths
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Obi Ndefo
d. 2024
American actor (1972–2024)
Steve Silberman
d. 2024
American writer and journalist (1957–2024)
Chadwick Boseman
d. 2020
American actor (1976–2020)
Mireille Darc
d. 2017
French model and actress (1938-2017)
Juan Gabriel
d. 2016
Mexican singer and songwriter (1950–2016)
Mr. Fuji
d. 2016
American professional wrestler and manager (1934–2016)
Al Arbour
d. 2015
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive (1932-2015)
Augustine of Hippo
d. 430
Christian theologian and philosopher (354–430)
On This Day in History
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2022
Phoenix shooting: A man opens fire on pedestrians outside of a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, resulting in the deaths of three people, including the perpetrator.
2022 Phoenix shooting
2017
China–India border standoff: China and India both pull their troops out of Doklam, putting an end to a two-month-long stalemate over China's construction of a road in disputed territory.
2017 China–India border standoff
2016
The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System is successfully conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
ISRO
2009
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-128.
Space Shuttle Discovery
2003
In "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes in the annals of the FBI", Brian Wells dies after becoming involved in a complex plot involving a bank robbery, a scavenger hunt, and a homemade explosive device.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
1999
The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 reaches completion, ending nearly 10 years of continuous occupation on the space station Mir as it approaches the end of its life.
Soyuz TM-29
1998
Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
Pakistan
1998
Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa.
Second Congo War