28 September

Notable Births

Isack Hadjar

b. 2004

French and Algerian racing driver (born 2004)

Frankie Jonas

b. 2000

American singer and actor (born 2000)

Kayla Day

b. 1999

American tennis player (born 1999)

Panna Udvardy

b. 1998

Hungarian tennis player (born 1998)

Aiden Moffat

b. 1996

British racing driver (born 1996)

Juancho Hernangómez

b. 1995

Spanish basketball player (born 1995)

Caleb Martin (basketball)

b. 1995

American basketball player (born 1995)

Cody Martin (basketball)

b. 1995

American basketball player (born 1995)

Jason Williams (footballer, born 1995)

b. 1995

English footballer

Jodie Williams

b. 1993

British sprinter

Khem Birch

b. 1992

Canadian basketball player (born 1992)

Keir Gilchrist

b. 1992

Canadian actor

Paula Ormaechea

b. 1992

Argentine tennis player

Adam Thompson (footballer)

b. 1992

English football player (born 1992)

Kōko Tsurumi

b. 1992

Japanese artistic gymnast

Eddie Rosario

b. 1991

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1991)

Çağla Büyükakçay

b. 1989

Turkish tennis player (born 1989)

Darius Johnson-Odom

b. 1989

American basketball player (born 1989)

Mark Randall (footballer)

b. 1989

English footballer (born 1989)

Marin Čilić

b. 1988

Croatian tennis player (born 1988)

Notable Deaths

Winfield Dunn

d. 2024

American politician (1927–2024)

Drake Hogestyn

d. 2024

American actor (1953–2024)

Kris Kristofferson

d. 2024

American singer and actor (1936–2024)

Coolio

d. 2022

American rapper (1963–2022)

José José

d. 2019

Mexican singer (1948–2019)

Predrag Ejdus

d. 2018

Serbian actor (1947–2018)

Daniel Pe'er

d. 2017

Israeli television host and newsreader

Agnes Nixon

d. 2016

American soap opera screenwriter (1922–2016)

Shimon Peres

d. 2016

Israeli politician (1923–2016)

Gloria Naylor

d. 2016

American novelist (1950–2016)

Alexander Faris

d. 2015

Northern Irish composer and conductor (1921–2015)

Walter Dale Miller

d. 2015

American politician

Ignacio Zoco

d. 2015

Spanish footballer (1939–2015)

Dannie Abse

d. 2014

Welsh poet and physician (1923–2014)

Petr Skoumal

d. 2014

Czech musician and composer (1938–2014)

Jonathan Fellows-Smith

d. 2013

South African cricketer and rugby union player

Avraham Adan

d. 2012

Israeli military officer and author

Chris Economaki

d. 2012

American journalist (1920–2012)

Brajesh Mishra

d. 2012

Indian Diplomat and First National Security Advisor of India

Miles Davis

d. 1991

American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer (1926–1991)

On This Day in History

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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

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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

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2009

The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1,400 people.

2009 Guinean protests

2008

Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission.

Falcon 1

2008

The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash his car to help bring out the safety car and give Alonso the advantage and win.

2008 Singapore Grand Prix

2006

Typhoon Xangsane passes over Manila after impacting parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, becoming the strongest to affect the Philippine capital in 11 years.

Typhoon Xangsane