On This Day September 28th

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September 28th is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 94 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

48 BC – Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, at which point he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII.

1542 – Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives in San Diego, California. He is the first European in California.

1787 – The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.

1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.

1871 – The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children born to slaves and all government-owned slaves.

1912 – Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.

1928 – Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became penicillin.

1941 – Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.

1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.

1995 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

2018 – The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a giant tsunami, left 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.


Birthdays

551 BC – Confucius, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (d. 479 BC)

1705 – Johann Peter Kellner, German organist and composer (d. 1772)

1836 – Thomas Crapper, the English plumber, invented the ballcock (d. 1910)

1900 – Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII (d. 1951)

1901 – Ed Sullivan, American television host (d. 1974)

1926 – Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (d. 1998)

1938 – Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

1954 – Steve Largent, American football player and politician

1963 – Johnny Dawkins, American basketball player and coach

1987 – Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress


Holidays and Observance

Gold Lining Day

Gold Lining Day is dedicated to finding the positive aspects in challenging situations. It’s an opportunity to look for the “gold lining” under difficult circumstances and to appreciate the lessons and growth that can come from them. The day is marked by various events and activities encouraging optimism and resilience, such as practicing gratitude, meditation, and self-reflection.


Others Include

Drink Beer Day 

Fish Tank Floorshow Night 

Freedom From Hunger Day 

International Right-to-Know Day 

National Good Neighbor Day 

Read a Child a Book You Like Day 

Remember Me Thursday 

Strawberry Cream Pie Day 

World Maritime Day 

World Rabies Day


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