Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: August 28
August 28, 2024 is the 241st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 125 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Virgo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 28
- 663 –Silla–Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.
- 1609 –Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
- 1789 –William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn.
- 1833 –The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives Royal Assent, abolishing slavery through most the British Empire.
- 1898 –Caleb Bradham invents the carbonated soft drink that will later be called “Pepsi-Cola”.
- 1916 –World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
- 1953 –Nippon Television broadcasts Japan’s first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
- 1968 –Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention.
- 1979 –An IRA bomb explodes on the Grand Place in Brussels.
- 1991 –Collapse of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
Who were born on August 28?
- 1592 –George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d. 1628)
- 1938 –Paul Martin, Canadian politician
- 1943 –Surayud Chulanont, Thai 24th Prime Minister (former)
- 1945 –Bob Segarini, American musician
- 1948 –Heather Reisman, Canadian businesswoman
- 1954 –George Church, American geneticist
- 1957 –Ivo Josipovic, President of Croatia
- 1971 –Shane Andrews, American baseball player
- 1974 –Johan Andersson, Swedish game programmer
- 1981 –Matt Alrich, American lacrosse player
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