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On This Day · The 240th day of the year

August 28

From 1542 to 2022, August 28 gathers 480 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Virgo is the sign for August 28 — read more on the Virgo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on August 28?

August 28 is the 240th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1542 and 2022. Famous people born on August 28 include Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Taichang Emperor and Michael Craig-Martin.

Released on August 28

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Destiny: Rising
  • Game Super Robot Wars Y
  • Game The Knightling
  • Movie Food Truck: Stolen Love... and Moo Deng

2024

  • Game Supermoves: World of Parkour

2023

  • Game Sea of Stars

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1542

    Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560)

  2. 1619

    Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

  3. 1640

    Bishops' Wars

  4. 1789

    William Herschel

  5. 1914

    World War I

  6. 1944

    World War II

  7. 1973

    Norrmalmstorg robbery

  8. 1993

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

  9. 1998

    Pakistan

  10. 2022

    2022 Phoenix shooting

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 28

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

b. 1749

Taichang Emperor

b. 1582

Michael Craig-Martin

b. 1941

Ivo Josipović

b. 1957

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

b. 1691

Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

b. 1667

Lilli Schwarzkopf

b. 1983

Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick

b. 1714

Deaths

  • 2008Phil Hill
  • 1955Emmett Till
  • 1149Mu'in ad-Din Unur
  • 1055Emperor Xingzong of Liao
  • 476Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus)
  • 430Augustine of Hippo

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Alexander of Constantinople
  • —Christian feast day: Augustine of Hippo
  • —Christian feast day: Edmund Arrowsmith
  • —Christian feast day: Hermes
  • —Christian feast day: Moses the Black
  • —Christian feast day: August 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —National Grandparents Day (Mexico)

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