Wednesday August 28, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

August 28: Day of the Week

August 28, 2024 is the 241st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 125 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

August 28 Historical Event(s)

475
The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
1189
Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
1609
Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
1789
William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn.
1849
After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.
1862
American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas.
1953
Nippon Television broadcasts Japan’s first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
1955
Black teenager Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement.
1963
Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie are murdered in their Manhattan flat, prompting the events that would lead to the passing of the Miranda Rights.
1996
Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce.

Who were born on August 28?

1859
Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer (d. 1943)
1899
Andrei Platonov, Russian writer (d. 1951)
1911
Joseph Luns, Dutch politician (d. 2002)
1913
Richard Tucker, American tenor (d. 1975)
1921
Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, academic and playwright (d. 2007)
1935
Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (d. 1998)
1943
David Soul, American actor
1971
Janet Evans, American swimmer
1971
Raul Marquez, Mexican-born American boxer
1971
Shane Andrews, American baseball player

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