Today in History
28 September
272 births · 104 deaths · 58 events recorded
Featured Birthday · Born 1962
Chuck Taylor (music journalist)
American journalist
Notable Births
All 272 ›
Çağla Büyükakçay
b. 1989
Turkish tennis player (born 1989)
Alina Ibragimova
b. 1985
Bashkir violinist (born 1985)
Peter Cambor
b. 1978
American film and television actor
Gregor Fisken
b. 1964
British racing driver and businessman
Sheikh Hasina
b. 1947
Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001; 2009–2024)
Jeffrey Jones
b. 1946
American actor (born 1946)
Marielle Goitschel
b. 1945
French alpine skier
Thomas Crapper
b. 1836
British businessman, plumber (died 1910)
Notable Deaths
All 104 ›
Shimon Peres
d. 2016
Israeli politician (1923–2016)
Brajesh Mishra
d. 2012
Indian Diplomat and First National Security Advisor of India
Ulf Larsson
d. 2009
Swedish actor, comedian, writer and director
K. A. Thangavelu
d. 1994
Indian actor and comedian (1917–1994)
Miles Davis
d. 1991
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer (1926–1991)
Edwin Hubble
d. 1953
American astronomer (1889–1953)
Émile Gaboriau
d. 1873
French writer (1832–1873)
Nikolay Raevsky
d. 1829
Russian general and statesman (1771–1829)
On This Day in History
All 58 ›
2023
The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center.
2023 Rotterdam shootings
2022
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.
Hurricane Ian
2018
The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.
2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
2016
The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas.
2016 South Australian blackout
2014
The 2014 Hong Kong protests begin in response to restrictive political reforms imposed by the NPC in Beijing.
2014 Hong Kong protests
2012
Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.
Battle of Kismayo (2012)
2012
Sita Air Flight 601 crashes in Madhyapur Thimi, Nepal, killing all 19 passengers and crew.
Sita Air Flight 601
2009
The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1,400 people.
2009 Guinean protests