Editing September 28 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Philippine–American War]]: Filipino guerrillas [[Balangiga massacre|kill]] more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jungle Patrol 2: Remember Balangiga |url=http://bakbakan.com/junglep/jp-2.html |access-date=March 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510141323/http://www.bakbakan.com/junglep/jp-2.html |archive-date=May 10, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1912]] &ndash; The [[Ulster Covenant]] is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/18000-loyalists-expected-for-ulster-day-march-to-commemorate-uvf-formation-29603764.html |title=18,000 loyalists expected for 'Ulster Day' march to commemorate UVF formation |newspaper=Belfasttelegraph |via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
*  1912   &ndash; Corporal [[Frank S. Scott]] of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kennedy |first1=Betty R. |date=September 1987 |chapter=Preface |title=An Illustrated History of Scott Air Force Base, 1917–1987 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00scot/ |language=en |location=[[Scott Air Force Base]] |publisher=[[Military Airlift Command]] |pages=i–v |lccn=87602583 |access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: The [[Fifth Battle of Ypres]] begins.<ref>{{cite book |title=World War One: The Global Revolution |last=Sonhaus |first=L. |author-link= |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-521-51648-8 |page=429}}</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Omaha race riot of 1919|Race riots]] begin in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=How a white mob lynched a Black man, destroyed a city – and got away with it |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/09/omaha-riot-how-white-mobs-360-video |website=The Guardian |access-date=21 September 2024 |date=9 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; The [[first aerial circumnavigation]] is completed by a team from the US Army.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=751 |title=First round-the-world flight |website=National Museum of the United States Air Force |date=8 July 2009 |access-date=14 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702114139/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=751 |archive-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Alexander Fleming]] notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as [[penicillin]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Haven |first=Kendall F. |title=Marvels of Science : 50 Fascinating 5-Minute Reads |publisher=Libraries Unlimited |location=Littleton, Colo |year=1994 |page=182 |isbn=1-56308-159-8}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union [[German–Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Demarcation|agree]] on a division of Poland.<ref>{{cite book |title=Europe: a History |last=Davies |first=Norman |author-link=Norman Davies |year=2008 |orig-year=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press, Pan Macmillan |isbn=978-0-19-820171-7 |pages=1001, 1004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jrVW9W9eiYMC&q=German-Soviet+Treaty+Friendship+Demarcation}}</ref>
*  1939   &ndash; World War II: The [[Siege of Warsaw (1939)|siege of Warsaw]] comes to an end.
*[[1941]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Drama uprising]] against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Андоновски |first=Христо |title=Јужна Македонија од античките до денешните Македонци |publisher=Македонска книга |year=1995 |isbn=86-369-0282-7 |location=Скопје |pages=164–172}}</ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Ted Williams]] achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pennington |first=Bill |date=September 11, 2011 |title=Ted Williams's .406 Is More Than a Number |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/sports/baseball/ted-williamss-406-average-is-more-than-a-number.html?_r=0 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate [[Klooga concentration camp]] in Estonia.
*[[1951]] &ndash; CBS makes the first [[color television]]s available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oCEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8 |title=Para-TV Color Sets To Go On Sale Soon |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=6 October 1951 |page=6}}</ref>
* [[1958]] &ndash; [[Killing of Fernando Rios|Fernando Rios]], a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, dies of injuries sustained in an incident of [[gay bashing]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Satchu |first=Alya |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Author discusses 1950s killing of gay man by Tulane students |url=https://tulanehullabaloo.com/65506/news/author-discusses-1950s-killing-of-gay-man-by-tulane-students/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724000422/https://tulanehullabaloo.com/65506/news/author-discusses-1950s-killing-of-gay-man-by-tulane-students/ |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[Tulane Hullabaloo]]}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; A [[1961 Syrian coup d'état|military coup]] in Damascus effectively ends the [[United Arab Republic]], the union between Egypt and Syria.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Chapter 18: The United Arab Republic (Al-Gumhuriyah al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah) |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961 |location=Jerusalem, Israel |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzZ71Eh5QvMC&pg=PA577 |access-date=19 May 2021 |edition=1st |language=English |publication-place=Jerusalem |publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center/Reuven Shiloah Research Center (Tel Aviv University)/Israel Program for Scientific Translations/Israel Oriental Society (University of Jerusalem)/The Jerusalem Post Press/Gano Press |date=1961 |volume=II |via=Google Books |first1=Yitzhak |last1=Oron |first2=Aryeh |last2=Shmuelevitz |first3=Uriel |last3=Dann |first4=Naomi |last4=Amzalak |first5=Shmuel |last5=Avi-Ad |first6=Rony |last6=Gabbay |first7=Yosef |last7=Luntz |first8=Yenoshua |last8=Porat |first9=Aryeh |last9=Unger |first10=Rivka |last10=Yadlin |editor-last=Elath |editor-first=Eliahu |pages=577–692 |oclc=19956240 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzZ71Eh5QvMC}}</ref>
*[[1970]] &ndash; Egyptian President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] [[Death and state funeral of Gamal Abdel Nasser|dies]] of a heart attack in Cairo.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://martinkramer.org/2020/09/29/nassers-death-50-years-on/ |title=Nasser's death, 50 years on |first=Martin |last=Kramer |date=29 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; The [[ITT Corporation|ITT]] Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|coup d'état in Chile]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0815FA3554137A93CBAB1782D85F478785F9 |work=The New York Times |date=29 September 1973 |access-date=20 April 2010 |title=I.T.T. office here damaged by bomb |first=Paul L. |last=Montgomery}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; The [[Spaghetti House siege]], in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mark |first=Robert |authorlink=Robert Mark |title=In the Office of Constable |year=1978 |publisher=Collins |location=London |isbn=978-0-00-216032-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/inofficeofconsta00mark |page=188}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; The [[Democratic Progressive Party]] becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lu |first1=Lu Hsin-hui |last2=Kuo |first2=Chung-han |title=DPP should clarify its cross-strait policy: founding member |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201609280026.aspx |access-date=29 September 2016 |agency=Central News Agency |date=28 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001032028/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201609280026.aspx |archive-date=1 October 2016}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; A Pakistan International Airlines flight [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268|crashes]] into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19920928-0}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; The cruise ferry {{MS|Estonia}} [[Sinking of the MS Estonia|sinks in the Baltic Sea]], killing 852 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Estonia ferry disaster: TV crew uncovers new evidence |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54338170 |website=BBC News |access-date=29 September 2020 |date=29 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Bob Denard]] and a group of mercenaries take the islands of the Comoros in a [[Operation_Azalee#Denard_coup|coup]].
*  1995   &ndash; Israeli Prime Minister [[Yitzhak Rabin]] and PLO Chairman [[Yasser Arafat]] sign the [[Oslo II Accord|Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip]].
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Al-Aqsa Intifada]]: [[Ariel Sharon]] visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the [[Temple Mount]] in [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Suzanne Goldenberg |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/sep/29/israel |title=Rioting as Sharon visits Islam holy site |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=29 September 2000 |access-date=28 September 2014 |author-link=Suzanne Goldenberg |archive-date=11 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111222135/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/sep/29/israel |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Falcon 1]] becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the [[RatSat]] mission.<ref>{{Cite news |issn=0362-4331 |last=Schwartz |first=John |title=Private Company Launches Its Rocket Into Orbit |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=29 September 2008 |date=29 September 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/science/space/29launch.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin}}</ref>
*  2008   &ndash; The [[2008 Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore Grand Prix]] is held as [[Formula One]]'s inaugural night race, with [[Fernando Alonso]] winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] [[Renault Formula One crash controversy|had been ordered to crash his car]] to help bring out the [[safety car]] and give Alonso the advantage and win.<ref name="gpupdate.net">{{cite news |date=2008-09-28 |title=Alonso steals Singapore win from 15th on grid |publisher=GPUpdate.net |url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/199619/alonso-steals-singapore-win-from-15th-on-grid/ |access-date=2011-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Crashgate explained |url=http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/14272.html |access-date=2021-05-17 |website=ESPN UK |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; The military junta leading Guinea [[2009 Guinean protests|attacks a protest rally]], killing or wounding 1,400 people.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8279103.stm |title='Dozens killed' at Guinea protest |date=28 September 2009 |work=BBC News |access-date=2009-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929195105/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8279103.stm |archive-date=29 September 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated [[Battle of Kismayo (2012)|assault]] on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19754639 |work=[[BBC News]] |title=Somali militant base of Kismayo attacked by Kenyan forces |date=28 September 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012}}</ref>
*2012   &ndash; [[Sita Air Flight 601]] crashes in [[Madhyapur Thimi]], Nepal, killing all 19 passengers and crew.<ref name="NAAIC">{{Cite web |date=2013-08-26 |title=Sita Air Pvt. Ltd., Nepal, Aircraft (9N-AHA, DO-228), 28th September, 2012, at 420 m south-east of the threshold of Runway 02 of Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal |url=https://www.tourism.gov.np//files/publication_files/SitaAir9N-AHA-DO228Accident_Investigation_FinalReport_1514105864.pdf |access-date=2020-11-04 |publisher=Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal}}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; The [[2014 Hong Kong protests]] begin in response to [[2014 NPCSC Decision on Hong Kong|restrictive political reforms]] imposed by the [[National People's Congress|NPC]] in Beijing.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kong |first=Tsung-gan |title=Umbrella; A Political Tale from Hong Kong |date=2017 |publisher=Pema Press |place=United States |isbn=9780997238532}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; The [[2016 South Australian blackout]] occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indaily.com.au/news/local/2016/09/28/thousands-still-without-power-as-wild-weather-continues/ |title=Thousands still without power as wild weather continues |newspaper=[[InDaily]] |date=28 September 2016 |access-date=30 September 2016}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; The 7.5 M<sub>w</sub> [[2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami|2018 Sulawesi earthquake]], which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://earthquake-report.com/2018/09/28/massive-earthquake-minahassa-peninsula-sulawesi-september-28-2018/ |title=Earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia – at least 844 people killed |date=28 September 2018 |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928133410/https://earthquake-report.com/2018/09/28/massive-earthquake-minahassa-peninsula-sulawesi-september-28-2018/ |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Ian]] makes landfall in [[Cayo Costa State Park]], [[Florida]] as a [[Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale#Category 4|category four hurricane]], killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in [[1935 Labor Day hurricane|89 years]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/florida-faces-grim-reality-hurricane-ian-is-deadliest-storm-in-state-since-1935/1257775 |title=Florida faces grim reality: Hurricane Ian is deadliest storm in state since 1935 |publisher=AccuWeather |last=Finch |first=Allison |date=October 3, 2022 |access-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004151449/https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/florida-faces-grim-reality-hurricane-ian-is-deadliest-storm-in-state-since-1935/1257775 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; The [[2023 Rotterdam shootings]] occurred, during which two people were killed in a [[shooting]] and [[arson]] incident at a residence in [[Delfshaven]], Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the [[Erasmus University Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Waarlo |first=Niels |title=Dit weten we over de beschietingen in Rotterdam |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/lees-hier-het-liveblog-over-de-dodelijke-schietpartijen-in-rotterdam-terug~b0b55e96/ |website=[[de Volkskrant]] |date=28 September 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023 |language=nl |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929141715/https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/lees-hier-het-liveblog-over-de-dodelijke-schietpartijen-in-rotterdam-terug~b0b55e96/ |url-status=live}}</ref>