What Happened on September 28?
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EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 28
History of Toronto
Year:
1867
Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.
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Battle of Alcolea (1868)
Year:
1868
The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
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Oscar I of Sweden
Year:
1844
Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
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Declaration of Independence (Mexico)
Year:
1821
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is drafted. It will be made public on 13 October.
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History of the United States Constitution
Year:
1787
The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.
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Rio Branco Law
Year:
1871
The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.
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Philippine–American War
Year:
1901
Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.
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Omaha race riot of 1919
Year:
1919
Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
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First aerial circumnavigation
Year:
1924
The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
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World War I
Year:
1918
World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.
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BIRTHS ON SEPTEMBER 28
David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick
Year of birth:
1935
David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations
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Bruce Crampton
Year of birth:
1935
Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer
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Ronald Lacey
Year of birth:
1935
Ronald Lacey, English actor (died 1991)
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Brigitte Bardot
Year of birth:
1934
Brigitte Bardot, French actress
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Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Year of birth:
1933
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor and educator (died 2006)
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Joe Benton
Year of birth:
1933
Joe Benton, English soldier and politician
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Robert Wolders
Year of birth:
1936
Robert Wolders, Dutch television actor (died 2018)
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Emmett Chapman
Year of birth:
1936
Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick (died 2021)
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Edmund Stoiber
Year of birth:
1941
Edmund Stoiber, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Bavaria
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David Lewis (philosopher)
Year of birth:
1941
David Lewis, American philosopher and academic (died 2001)
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DEATHS ON SEPTEMBER 28
William Kennedy Dickson
Year of death:
1935
William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer, invented the Kinetoscope (born 1860)
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Charles Duryea
Year of death:
1938
Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (born 1861)
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Marion Miley
Year of death:
1941
Marion Miley, American golfer, ranked No. 1 in the United States (born 1914)
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Filippo Illuminato
Year of death:
1943
Filippo Illuminato, Italian partisan, Gold Medal of Military Valour (born 1930)
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Yu Gwan-sun
Year of death:
1920
Yu Gwan-sun, Korean independence activist (born 1902)
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Georg Simmel
Year of death:
1918
Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1858)
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Lafcadio Hearn
Year of death:
1904
Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese historian and author (born 1850)
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Richard Warren Sears
Year of death:
1914
Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (born 1863)
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Saitō Hajime
Year of death:
1915
Saitō Hajime, Japanese samurai (born 1844)
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Freddie Stowers
Year of death:
1918
Freddie Stowers, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1896)
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HOLIDAYS ON SEPTEMBER 28
Simón de Rojas
Christian feast day: Simón de Rojas
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Richard Rolle
Christian feast day: Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton and Margery Kempe (Episcopal Church (USA))
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World Rabies Day
World Rabies Day (International)
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Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
Christian feast day: Wenceslas
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September 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: September 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
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International Day for Universal Access to Information
International Day for Universal Access to Information
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Freedom from Hunger
Freedom from Hunger Day
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List of Teachers' Days
Teachers' Day (Taiwan and Chinese-Filipino schools in the Philippines), ceremonies dedicated to Confucius are also observed.
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Lorenzo Ruiz
Christian feast day: Lorenzo Ruiz
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Leoba
Christian feast day: Leoba
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