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28 September 2020
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2023 - The Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland, England, was illegally felled.Sycamore tree in Northumberland, England
Anniversary
2012 - War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo.Ongoing conflict in the Horn of Africa
Anniversary
2009 - A protest held by 50,000 people in Conakry, Guinea, was forcefully disrupted by the military junta, resulting in at least 157 deaths and over 1,200 injuries.Opposition rallies
Anniversary
2006 - Typhoon Xangsane passed Manila on its way to causing more than 300 deaths, mostly in the Phillippines and Vietnam.Pacific typhoon in 2006
Anniversary
1978 - Pope John Paul I died only 33 days after his papal election due to an apparent myocardial infarction, resulting in the first year of three popes since 1605.Head of the Catholic Church in 1978
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Winfield Dunn, American politician, 43rd Governor of Tennessee (born 1927)American politician (1927–2024)
Died
2024 - Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1936)American singer and actor (1936–2024)
Died
2019 - José José, Mexican musician and singer (born 1948)Mexican singer (1948–2019)
Died
2017 - Daniel Pe'er, Israeli television host and newsreader (born 1943)Israeli television host and newsreader
Died
2016 - Agnes Nixon, American television writer and director (born 1922)American soap opera screenwriter (1922–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
84.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 10.9 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
5.82 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
28.17 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.