On this day: 28 August

Selected events and births on 28 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 475 – Orestes took control of Ravenna, the capital of the Western Roman Empire, forcing Emperor Julius Nepos to flee. Read more: Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus) Ravenna Western Roman Empire
• 1619 – Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was unanimously elected Holy Roman Emperor. Read more: Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Kingdom of Bohemia Kingdom of Hungary
• 1789 – With the first use of his 1.2-metre (3.9 ft) telescope, then the largest in the world, William Herschel discovered a new moon of Saturn, later named Enceladus. Read more: William Herschel Moons of Saturn Enceladus
• 1830 – Tom Thumb (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland. Read more: Tom Thumb (locomotive) Steam locomotive Maryland
• 1950 – American tennis player Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships. Read more: Althea Gibson US Open (tennis)
• 1963 – American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. Read more: Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream March on Washington
• 1993 – The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured). Read more: Galileo (spacecraft) 243 Ida Minor-planet moon
• 1993 – The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon. Read more: Galileo (spacecraft) 243 Ida Minor-planet moon
• 2021 – The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened for service. Read more: Thomson–East Coast Line

Born on this day

• 1938 – Paul Martin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Canada Read more: Paul Martin Prime Minister of Canada
• 1940 – William Cohen, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Defense Read more: William Cohen United States Secretary of Defense
• 1943 – Surayud Chulanont, Thai general and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand Read more: Surayud Chulanont Prime Minister of Thailand
• 1957 – Greg Clark, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Read more: Greg Clark Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
• 1957 – Ivo Josipović, Croatian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 3rd President of Croatia Read more: Ivo Josipović President of Croatia
• 1964 – Kaj Leo Johannesen, Faroese footballer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands Read more: Kaj Leo Johannesen List of lawmen and prime ministers of the Faroe Islands
• 1965 – Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game developer; created Pokémon Read more: Satoshi Tajiri Pokémon
• 1998 – Weston McKennie, American soccer player Read more: Weston McKennie
• 2000 – Marissa Bode, American actress Read more: Marissa Bode
• 2001 – Kamilla Rakhimova, Russian tennis player Read more: Kamilla Rakhimova
• 2003 – Quvenzhané Wallis, American actress Read more: Quvenzhané Wallis
• 2004 – Kano Fujihira, Japanese entertainer Read more: Kano Fujihira

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / August 28 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.