August 28th (1943) was a Saturday. It's the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 125 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 28th August, 1943
» World War II: In Denmark, a general strike against the Nazism called Nazi occupation starts.
Famous Birthdays on August 28 in 1943
» Surayud Chulanont, Thai general and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand
» Lou Piniella, American baseball player and manager
» David Soul, American actor and singer
August 28th Famous Deaths for 1943
» Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)
» Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
» George Underwood (athlete) or George Underwood, American runner (b. 1884)
August 28th Holidays in History
» Assumption of Mary (Eastern Orthodox Church, a public holiday in the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Georgia (country) known as Georgia)
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Augustine of Hippo
» Saint Hermes
» Moses the Black (Episcopal Church (USA), Lutheran Church)