1066
Norman conquest of England
Event · Europe · 1066 – 1075
On this day
28 September
413 events in the atlas are dated to 28 September, from 351 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 413 events
- 351 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1781
Siege of Yorktown
Siege · North America
1887
1887 Yellow River flood
Event · East Asia · 1887 – 1899
2000
Second Intifada
Rebellion · Middle East · 2000 – 2005
2016
Hurricane Matthew
Natural disaster · North America
2018
Air Niugini Flight 73
Accident
Antiquity
to 500 CE · 1 eventThe Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 15 events- 1066Norman conquest of EnglandEvent · Europe · 1066 – 1075
- 1106Battle of TinchebrayBattle · Europe
- 1009Destruction of the Church of the Holy SepulchreCrime · Middle East
- 1322Battle of MühldorfBattle · Europe
- 1388Founding of County of NiceFounding · Europe
- 1497Battle of RotebroBattle · Europe
- 1347Truce of CalaisTreaty · Europe
- 1043Battle of Lyrskov HeathBattle · Europe
- 995 CEMassacre of Slavník dynastyAttack · Europe
- 1388surrender of Nice to SavoyEvent · Europe
Early modern times
1501 – 1800 · 32 events- 1781Siege of YorktownSiege · North America
- 1708Battle of LesnayaBattle · Europe
- 1538Battle of PrevezaBattle · Europe
- 1551Tainei-ji incidentBattle · East Asia
- 17041704 Shaanxi earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1730Patrona Halil revoltRebellion · Middle East
- 1604Bocskai uprisingRebellion · Europe
- 16801680 Totomi-Nada earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1567Surprise of MeauxRebellion · Europe
- 1562Siege of RouenSiege · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 35 events- 18871887 Yellow River floodEvent · East Asia · 1887 – 1899
- 1821Declaration of Independence of the Mexican EmpireEvent · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1874Battle of Palo Duro CanyonBattle · North America
- 1887Founding of SandstoneFounding · North America
- 1868Battle of AlcoleaBattle · Europe
- 1868Opelousas MassacreAttack · North America
- 1810Capture of Alhóndiga de GranaditasBattle · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1872Battle of the North Fork of the Red RiverBattle · North America
- 18311831 Anhui earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1810solar eclipse of September 28, 1810Event · South America
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 198 events- 2000Second IntifadaRebellion · Middle East · 2000 – 2005
- 1939German–Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and DemarcationTreaty · Europe
- 1994sinking of the MS EstoniaAccident · Europe
- 1914Siege of AntwerpSiege · Europe
- 1995Oslo II AccordEvent · North Africa
- 2000Hurricane KeithNatural disaster
- 1992PIA Flight 268Accident · South Asia
- 1919Omaha Race Riot of 1919War · North America
- 1962Columbus Day storm of 1962Event · North America
- 19611961 Syrian coup d'étatPolitical · Middle East
The 21st century
since 2001 · 132 events- 2016Hurricane MatthewNatural disaster · North America
- 20182018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunamiNatural disaster · Southeast Asia
- 2018Air Niugini Flight 73Accident
- 20192019 Afghan presidential electionElection · South Asia
- 2001United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373Event
- 2015Hurricane JoaquinNatural disaster · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 2014Second Battle of Donetsk AirportBattle · Europe · 2014 – 2015
- 20162016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishesEvent · South Asia
- 20182018 Sulawesi earthquakeNatural disaster · Southeast Asia
- 2015September 2015 lunar eclipseEvent
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.