What happened on August 28

65 documented historical events happened on August 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Orestes took control of Ravenna, the capital of the Western Roman Empire, forcing Emperor Julius Nepos to flee. On the same day, in another year: Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts: During the Battle of Wofla, the Portuguese commander Cristóvão da Gama was captured by the Adal Sultanate and executed the next day. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on August 28, including Jack Kirby, Godfrey Hounsfield, Fernando Fernán Gómez. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

106 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 28, including Augustine of Hippo, Fatima, Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

9 observances are celebrated on August 28 around the world: Christian feast day: Alexander of Constantinople, Christian feast day: Augustine of Hippo, Christian feast day: Edmund Arrowsmith, Christian feast day: Florentina, Christian feast day: Hermes, Christian feast day: Joaquina Vedruna de Mas. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.