Summary of the Day ✨ 28 July (28/07)
Eastern Kentucky faced devastating floods that killed 45 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, while two separate aviation disasters occurred with Asiana Flight 991 crashing into the sea near Jeju island and Airblue Flight 202 hitting the Margalla Hills in Pakistan, killing all 152 passengers in what became the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan’s history. In political news, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Pakistan’s Supreme Court on corruption charges, making history as Australian Wendy Tuck became the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
Historical Events 📜
- 2022: Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses.
- 2018: Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
- 2017: Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
- 2011: While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board.
- 2010: Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321.
- 2005: The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.
- 2002: Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
- 2002: Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board.
- 2001: Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
- 1996: The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
- 1984: Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.
- 1976: The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People’s Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
- 1974: Spetsgruppa A, Russia’s elite special force, was formed.
- 1973: Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
- 1965: Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
Famous Births 👶
- 2003: Malik Nabers, American football player
- 2000: Emile Smith Rowe, English footballer
- 1999: GloRilla, American rapper
- 1996: Harriet Dart, British tennis player
- 1994: Walker Buehler, American baseball player
- 1994: Hyojung, South Korean singer
- 1993: Harry Kane, English footballer
- 1993: Evan Rodrigues, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1993: Cher Lloyd, English singer
- 1992: Spencer Boldman, American actor
- 1990: Soulja Boy, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1990: Simone Pizzuti, Italian footballer
- 1988: Gunnar Nelson, Icelandic professional fighter and mixed martial artist
- 1987: Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian-Greek footballer
- 1987: Pedro, Spanish footballer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2025: Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete, Olympic champion (born 1993)
- 2024: John Anderson, Scottish television personality, teacher and coach (born 1931)
- 2024: Doug Creek, American baseball player (born 1969)
- 2024: Reyes Moronta, Dominican baseball player (born 1993)
- 2024: Francine Pascal, American author (born 1932)
- 2022: Bernard Cribbins, British actor (born 1928)
- 2021: Dusty Hill, American musician (born 1949)
- 2020: Junrey Balawing, Filipino record holder (born 1993)
- 2018: Wanny van Gils, Dutch footballer (born 1959)
- 2016: Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (born 1918)
- 2016: Mahasweta Devi, Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (born 1926)
- 2015: Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (born 1950)
- 2015: Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (born 1954)
- 2015: Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (born 1949)
- 2014: Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1925)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Christian feast day:
Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church) - Christian feast day:
Botvid - Christian feast day:
Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, Henry Purcell (Episcopal Church commemoration) - Christian feast day:
Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Schütz, George Frederick Handel (Lutheran commemoration) - Christian feast day:
Nazarius and Celsus - Christian feast day:
Pedro Poveda Castroverde - Christian feast day:
Pope Innocent I - Christian feast day:
Pope Victor I - Christian feast day:
Samson of Dol - Christian feast day:
July 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (Canada)
- Fiestas Patrias, celebrates the independence of Peru from Spain by General José de San Martín in 1821.
- Liberation Day (San Marino)
- Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands)
- World Hepatitis Day