| History By Day |
| September 28th |
| History by Day - Copyright 2009 - 2011 |
| About September 28th is the 271st day of the year (272nd day during leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 94 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Birthdays 551 BC - Confucius, philosopher 1821 - Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, politician 1856 - Kate Douglas Wiggin, children's author 1881 - Pedro de Cordoba, actor 1887 - Avery Brundage, athlete, sports official 1889 - Jack Fournier, baseball player 1891 - Myrtle Gonzalez, American actress 1901 - William S. Paley, radio and television executive 1901 - Ed Sullivan, television show host 1907 - Turk Edwards, Hall of Fame offensive tackle 1909 - Al Capp, cartoonist 1923 - William Windom, actor 1925 - Seymour Cray, computer scientist 1925 - Arnold Stang, actor 1926 - Jerry Clower, comedian 1930 - Immanuel Wallerstein, sociologist 1937 - Rod Roddy, television announcer 1938 - Ben E. King, R&B singer 1939 - Stuart Kauffman, biologist 1941 - Charley Taylor, Hall of Fame wide receiver 1942 - Marshall Bell, actor 1943 - Joel Higgins, actor 1943 - J. T. Walsh, actor 1943 - Warren Lieberfarb, media executive 1946 - Jeffrey Jones, actor 1950 - Laurie Lewis, musician 1950 - John Sayles, director and screenwriter 1954 - Steve Largent, Hall of Fame wide receiver, U.S. Congressman 1954 - George Lynch, musician 1959 - Steve Hytner, actor 1960 - Jennifer Rush, pop singer 1963 - Steve Blackman, professional wrestler 1964 - Laura Cerón, actress 1964 - Janeane Garofalo, actress and comedian 1965 - Ginger Fish, musician 1967 - Mira Sorvino, actress 1967 - Moon Unit Zappa, singer, actress 1972 - Dita Von Teese, burlesque artist 1973 - Brian Rafalski, professional ice hockey player 1975 - Lenny Krayzelburg, Olympic swimmer 1977 - Young Jeezy, rapper 1979 - Bam Margera, skateboarder, television personality 1982 - Emeka Okafor, professional basketball player 1983 - Sarah Wright, model, actress 1984 - Melody Thornton, singer, dancer 1984 - Brittany Flickinger, singer, model 1987 - Hilary Duff, actress, singer 1992 - Skye McCole Bartusiak, actress 2000 - Frankie Jonas, actor Deaths 1891 - Herman Melville, novelist 1914 - Richard W. Sears, founded Sears, Roebuck and Co. 1918 - Freddie Stowers, soldier 1938 - Charles Duryea, automobile manufacturer 1953 - Edwin Hubble, astronomer 1956 - William Edward Boeing, aviation pioneer 1964 - Harpo Marx, comedian, actor 1970 - John Dos Passos, novelist 1982 - Mabel Albertson, actress 1988 - Charles Addams, cartoonist 1991 - Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter 1993 - Peter De Vries, novelist 1993 - Alexander A. Drabik, soldier 1994 - Harry Saltzman, film producer 2002 - Patsy Mink, U.S. Congresswoman 2003 - Althea Gibson, tennis player 2003 - Elia Kazan, Greek-born American film director 2004 - Geoffrey Beene, fashion designer 2004 - Scott Muni, disc jockey 2005 - Constance Baker Motley, judge 2007 - Wally Parks, founder of the NHRA Events 1542 - Navigator João Rodrigues Cabrilho of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California, United States. 1779 - Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay. 1781 - American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War. 1787 - The newly completed United States Constitution is voted on by the U.S. Congress to be sent to the state legislatures for approval. 1867 - The United States takes control of Midway Island. 1941 - Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox finishes the season with a batting average of .406. He is the latest major league player to have a batting average of .400 or better. 1973 - ITT Building in New York City bombed to protest ITT's involvement in the September 11th, 1973 coup d'état in Chile. 2008 - SpaceX launches the first ever private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit |
| ***Books For Sale*** |
| History Books Store |
