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What Happened On September 28

Q: What happened on September 28?

235: Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position. 1542: Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California. 235: Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome. 2012: War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo. 1924: A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world. 2022: Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years. 2008: Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission. 1986: The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan. 1951: CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. 1941: Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.

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235 First ever
Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position.
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1542 First ever
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
235 Oddly true
Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Oddly true
War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1924 First ever
A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2022 Oddly true
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2008 First ever
Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1986 First ever
The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1951 First ever
CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1941 Oddly true
Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2023The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center. Wikipedia →
2022Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years. Wikipedia →
2018The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured. Wikipedia →
2016The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas. Wikipedia →
2014The 2014 Hong Kong protests begin in response to restrictive political reforms imposed by the NPC in Beijing. Wikipedia →
2012Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants. Wikipedia →
2012Sita Air Flight 601 crashes in Madhyapur Thimi, Nepal, killing all 19 passengers and crew. Wikipedia →
2009The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1,400 people. Wikipedia →
2008Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission. Wikipedia →
2008The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash his car to help bring out the safety car and give Alonso the advantage and win. Wikipedia →
2006Typhoon Xangsane passes over Manila after impacting parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, becoming the strongest to affect the Philippine capital in 11 years. Wikipedia →
2000Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Wikipedia →
1995Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of the Comoros in a coup. Wikipedia →
1995Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Wikipedia →
1994The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. Wikipedia →
1992A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew. Wikipedia →
1986The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan. Wikipedia →
1983John Pat, a 16-year old Aboriginal Australian boy, dies of injuries inflicted by four off-duty police officers in Roebourne, a catalyst to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Wikipedia →
1975The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London. Wikipedia →
1973The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile. Wikipedia →
1970Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Wikipedia →
1961A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria. Wikipedia →
1958Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, dies of injuries sustained in an incident of gay bashing. Wikipedia →
1951CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia. Wikipedia →
1941World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins. Wikipedia →
1941Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better. Wikipedia →
1939World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland. Wikipedia →
1939World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end. Wikipedia →
1928Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. Wikipedia →
1924The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army. Wikipedia →
1919Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Wikipedia →
1918World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins. Wikipedia →
1912The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill. Wikipedia →
1912Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash. Wikipedia →
1901Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own. Wikipedia →
1892The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal. Wikipedia →
1889The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a metre. Wikipedia →
1871The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves. Wikipedia →
1868The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France. Wikipedia →
1867Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796. Wikipedia →
1844Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden. Wikipedia →
1821The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is drafted. It will be made public on 13 October. Wikipedia →
1787The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval. Wikipedia →
1781American Revolutionary War: French and American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown. Wikipedia →
1779American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay. Wikipedia →
1644A Hospitaller galley squadron defeats an Ottoman convoy in the action of 28 September 1644. Wikipedia →
1542Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California. Wikipedia →
1538Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza. Wikipedia →
1322Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Frederick I of Austria in the Battle of Mühldorf. Wikipedia →
1238King James I of Aragon conquers Valencia from the Moors. Shortly thereafter, he proclaims himself king of Valencia. Wikipedia →
1213Queen consort Gertrude of Merania is assassinated by a group of Hungarian lords. Wikipedia →
1106King Henry I of England defeats his brother Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebray. Wikipedia →
1066William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest. Wikipedia →
995Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, kills most members of the rival Slavník dynasty. Wikipedia →
935Duke Wenceslaus I of Bohemia is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I, who succeeds him. Wikipedia →
365Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself emperor. Wikipedia →
351Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. Wikipedia →
235Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome. Wikipedia →
48 BCPompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2025The Guardian
Isle of Wight festival increases profits despite fall in attendance
Festival made £3.4m profit in 2024, generating £2.6m dividend for its parent company, part of Live Nation
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2020The Guardian
Covid impact on NHS capacity in England to last 'several years'
Government urged to ‘manage public expectations’ about situation as NHS faces ‘triple whammy’ of pandemic pressures
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1939The New York Times
ASK STEEL PRICES FOR FIRST QUARTER
Consumers of steel are bringing pressure on the large steel companies to make an early announcement of prices for the…
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