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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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.
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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.
663
Silla–Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.
1619
Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1810
Battle of Grand Port – the French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
1913
Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
1916
World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
1955
Black teenager Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement.
1964
The Philadelphia race riot begins.
1990
The Plainfield Tornado: an F5 tornado hits in Plainfield, Illinois, and Joliet, Illinois, killing 28 people.
2003
An electricity blackout cuts off power to around 500,000 people living in south east England and brings 60% of London’s underground rail network to a halt.
Who were born on August 28?
1582
Taichang Emperor, of the Ming Dynasty of China (d. 1620)
1612
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)
1789
Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860)
1911
Joseph Luns, Dutch politician (d. 2002)
1915
Max Robertson, British sports commentator (d. 2009)
1924
Peggy Ryan, American actress (d. 2004)
1961
Kim Appleby, English singer
1971
Raul Marquez, Mexican-born American boxer
1983
Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer
1991
Andrej Pejic, Australian model
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