August 28

August 28 is the 240th day of the Gregorian Calendar ( 241st in leap years), so another 125 days remaining until the end of the year.

  • 2.1 Before the 19th century
  • 2.2 19th century
  • 2.3 20th century 2.3.1 1901-1950
  • 2.3.2 1951-2000
  • 3.1 Before the 20th century
  • 3.2 20th century
  • 3.3 21st century

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • 0476: Odoacer, the Germanic officer in Roman service, defeated and killed the Roman army master Orestes; few days later, he reported at his son Romulus from the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, which ends this realm.
  • 0489: The Ostrogoths under Theodoric the Great defeated Odoacer's troops in the Battle of the Isonzo.
  • 0876: After the death of Louis the German govern his three sons, the eastern kingdom in their part of the rich: Carloman of Bavaria, Ludwig III. the Younger in Franconia, Saxony and Thuringia as well as Charles III. the thickness in Alemannia ( Swabia).
  • 1189: During the Third Crusade, the siege of Acre begins by a Crusader army under Guy of Lusignan.
  • 1481: After the death of his father Alfonso V John II ascended the Portuguese throne.

Economy

Science and Technology

Culture

Society

Disasters

Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.

Sports

Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics.

Born

Before the 19th century

19th century

20th century

1901-1950

1951-2000

Died

Before the 20th century

K'inich Janaab ' Pakal I. († 683 )

Alfonso V of Portugal († 1481 )

Hugo Grotius († 1645)

  • 0388: Magnus Maximus, Emperor of the Roman Empire in the West
  • 0407: Moses the Ethiopian, North African hermit, priest and martyr
  • 0430: Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of the Church
  • 0476: Flavius ​​Orestes, Roman general, father of the last Western Roman Emperor
  • 0683: K'inich Janaab ' Pakal I, the most important ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque
  • 0770: Koken, 46th and 48th Tenno of Japan
  • 0876: Louis the German, King of Franconia
  • 0995: Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, called " the Brawler "
  • 1065: Frederick II, Duke of Lower Lorraine
  • 1478: Donato Acciaiuoli, Italian scholar
  • 1481: Alfonso V, King of Portugal from the House of Avis
  • 1580: Anton Brus of Müglitz, Bishop of Vienna and Archbishop of Prague
  • 1593: Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg
  • 1612: John Smyth, a British priest, Baptist
  • 1629: Christoph Crinesius, German orientalist, linguist and philologist
  • 1638: Matsukura Katsuie, Japanese province of Prince of Shimabara
  • 1645: Hugo Grotius, Dutch - German natural law philosopher

Adam Philippe de Custine († 1793)

Friedrich Joseph Haass († 1853)

Eilhard Mitscherlich († 1863)

20th century

21st Century

  • 2001: Remy A. Presas, Filipino martial arts trainer
  • 2003: Peter Hacks, German playwright and writer
  • 2004: Sigi Feigel, Swiss lawyer
  • 2005: Hans Clarin, German actor
  • 2005: Christoph Lindert, German actor
  • 2005: Heinz Werner Hübner, German journalist
  • 2006: Ed Benedict, American animator
  • 2007: Anacleto Angelini, Italian - Chilean entrepreneurs ( billionaire )
  • 2007: Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer
  • 2008: Phil Hill, American racing driver, Formula 1 World Champion
  • 2009: Günter Kiessling, German General
  • 2009: Adam Goldstein, American musician, disc jockey and music producer
  • 2012: Alfred Schmidt, German philosopher
  • 2012: Eva Figes, British writer, social critic and activist against the traditional realist literature

Holidays and observances

  • Religious observances St. Augustine of Hippo, Numidian church father and philosopher, bishop and patron saint (Protestant, Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox )
  • St. Moses the Ethiopian, North African hermit, priest and martyr ( Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant: ELCA )
  • St. Hermes, Roman Martyrs ( Catholic)
  • St. Julian of Brioude, Roman Martyrs ( Catholic)
  • National holidays North Korea: Day of Youth
  • Name Days Adelinde, Alina, Augustin, Elmar

More entries contains the list of commemorative and Action days.

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