What happened on July 28

48 documented historical events happened on July 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the Second Crusade. On the same day, in another year: King Henry VIII of England had his chief minister Thomas Cromwell executed for treason and heresy. 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 July 28, including Lucy Burns, Marcel Duchamp, Rued Langgaard. 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.

115 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 28, including Theodosius II, Thankmar, Shi Jingtang. 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.

15 observances are celebrated on July 28 around the world: Christian feast day: Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Botvid, Christian feast day: Jaime Hilario Barbal, 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. 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.