Tukuk-OS📅 July 28
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 28? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2010 — In the deadliest air accident in Pakistan's history, Airblue Flight 202 crashed into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, killing all 152 aboard.
- 2005 — Britain's costliest tornado struck Birmingham, injuring 39 people and causing £40 million of damage across the city.
- 2005 — The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland and create a united Ireland.
Provisional Irish Republican ArmyProvisional Irish Republican Army campaignNorthern Ireland
- 2001 — At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single FINA world championship.
- 1995 — Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.
- 1976 — An earthquake registering 7.6 Mw, one of the deadliest in history, devastated Tangshan, China, and killed at least 240,000 people.
- 1945 — A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people and causing an estimated $1 million in damage.
North American B-25 Mitchell1945 Empire State Building B-25 crashEmpire State Building
- 1940 — At the Salzburg Conference, Adolf Hitler demanded the replacement of much of Slovakia's cabinet.
- 1939 — During the excavation of a 7th-century ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, archaeologists discovered the Sutton Hoo helmet (pictured), widely associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia.
- 1917 — In New York City, the NAACP and church and community leaders organized a silent march of at least 8,000 people to protest violence directed towards African Americans.
- 1915 — U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince to begin a nineteen-year occupation of Haiti.
United States Marine CorpsPort-au-PrinceUnited States occupation of Haiti
- 1911 — The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began with the departure of SY Aurora from London.
- 1899 — A Category 1 hurricane (map pictured) made landfall in Azua Province in the Dominican Republic, destroying three large schooners at Santo Domingo; only one crew member on the three vessels survived.
- 1866 — Aged 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a United States government commission for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln currently in the Capitol rotunda.
- 1821 — Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish Empire.
Peruvian War of IndependenceJosé de San MartínSpanish Empire
- 1540 — King Henry VIII of England had his chief minister Thomas Cromwell executed for treason and heresy.
- 1148 — Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.
Births
- 2003 — Malik Nabers, American football player
- 2000 — Emile Smith Rowe, English footballer
- 1999 — GloRilla, American rapper
- 1996 — Harriet Dart, British tennis player
- 1994 — Walker Buehler, American baseball player
- 1994 — Hyojung, South Korean singer
- 1993 — Harry Kane, English footballer
- 1993 — Evan Rodrigues, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1993 — Cher Lloyd, English singer
- 1992 — Spencer Boldman, American actor
- 1990 — Soulja Boy, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1990 — Simone Pizzuti, Italian footballer
Deaths
- 2025 — Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete, Olympic champion (born 1993)
- 2024 — John Anderson, Scottish television personality, teacher and coach (born 1931)
- 2024 — Doug Creek, American baseball player (born 1969)
- 2024 — Reyes Moronta, Dominican baseball player (born 1993)
- 2024 — Francine Pascal, American author (born 1932)
- 2022 — Bernard Cribbins, British actor (born 1928)
- 2021 — Dusty Hill, American musician (born 1949)
- 2020 — Junrey Balawing, Filipino record holder (born 1993)
- 2018 — Wanny van Gils, Dutch footballer (born 1959)
- 2016 — Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (born 1918)
- 2016 — Mahasweta Devi, Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (born 1926)
- 2015 — Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (born 1950)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Botvid
- Christian feast day: Jaime Hilario Barbal
- Christian feast day: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, Henry Purcell (Episcopal Church commemoration)
- Christian feast day: Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Schütz, George Frederick Handel (Lutheran commemoration)
- Christian feast day: Nazarius and Celsus
- Christian feast day: Pedro Poveda Castroverde
- Christian feast day: Pope Victor I
- Christian feast day: Samson of Dol
- Christian feast day: July 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (Canada)
- Fiestas Patrias, celebrates the independence of Peru from Spain by General José de San Martín in 1821.
- Liberation Day (San Marino)
- Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands)
- World Hepatitis Day
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