2016 Atatürk Airport attack
Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others.
What happened on June 28
37 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1461 to 2026.
Standout on June 28
2012
Supreme Court of the United States
The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.
About June 28
June 28 is the 179th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 179 of 365 (180 in leap years)186 days left in the year (186 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029, Friday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 26 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- June birthstone
- Pearl / Alexandrite / Moonstonepurity, balance and new beginnings
- June birth flower
- Rose / Honeysucklelove, passion and devoted affection
- Next occurrence
- In 244 days
- Roman numerals
- XXVIII.VIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 250thAmerican Revolutionary War1776
- 70th1956 Poznań protests1956
- 70thPoznań1956
- 50thAngola1976
- 30thDonna Vekić1996
- 30thLarissa Werbicki1996
- 25thSlobodan Milošević2001
- 10th2016 Atatürk Airport attack2016
June 28 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- 2016 Atatürk Airport attack · Pat Summitt · Scotty Moore
- 25 years ago2001
- Slobodan Milošević
- 50 years ago1976
- Angola
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on June 28 — ages this year
- 2005Tom Bischofturns 21
- 2005Pio Espositoturns 21
- 2002Marta Kostyukturns 24
- 1999Markéta Vondroušováturns 27
- 1997Tadasuke Makinoturns 29
- 1997Shakur Stevensonturns 29
Historical events 37
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Supreme Court of the United States
The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.
Honduras
Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.
Iraq War
Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.
Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II
Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.
Paperback Software
Paperback Software, a company founded by Adam Osborne, was found guilty of copyright infringement for using Lotus 1-2-3's look-and-feel interface in its own spreadsheet program.
Battle of Kosovo
On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.
Slobodan Milošević
President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech at Gazimestan in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development.
Mustard gas
For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bomb the Iranian town of Sardasht.
Aeroflot Flight 8641
Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people.
Haft-e Tir bombing
A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the U.S. Supreme Court barred quota systems in college admissions but held that affirmative-action programs advantaging minorities were constitutional.
Supreme Court of the United States
The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, bars quota systems in college admissions.
Angola
The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.
Stonewall riots
Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
Stonewall Inn
In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
Profumo affair
Profumo affair: During the trial of Stephen Ward, Mandy Rice-Davies uttered the phrase "Well he would, wouldn't he?"
1956 Poznań protests
Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps.
Poznań
In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.
Hangang Bridge bombing
Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
Korean People's Army
Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.
Korean War
Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers.
Cold War
Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.
World War II
World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union.
World War I
First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl Liebknecht.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip (pictured), a Yugoslav nationalist, sparking the outbreak of World War I.
Nakhla meteorite
The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt.
SS Norge
In the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 635 deaths.
United States Court of Private Land Claims
The U.S. Court of Private Land Claims ruled that James Reavis's claim to 18,600 sq mi (48,000 km2) of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico was "wholly fictitious and fraudulent".
Cultural icon
Police captured Australian bank robber and cultural icon Ned Kelly (pictured) after a gun battle in Glenrowan, Victoria.
Adolphe Sax
Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured).
Giselle
Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston.
Edward IV
Edward IV was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Wilford Lloyd Baumes
Wilford Lloyd Baumes, American screenwriter and television producer (born 1939)
Mohamed Osman Jawari
Mohamed Osman Jawari, Somali attorney and politician, 12th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia (born 1945)
Lowell Weicker
Lowell Weicker, French-American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut (born 1931)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Pia Mastena
Basilides and Potamiana
Christian feast day: Basilides and Potamiana
Pope Paul I
Christian feast day: Paulus I
June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Heimerad
Christian feast day: Heimerad
Vincenza Gerosa
Christian feast day: Vincenza Gerosa
Irenaeus
Christian feast day: Irenaeus of Lyon (Western Christianity)
Pride Month
International LGBTQ Pride Day, marking the anniversary of Stonewall riots.
Spread across the centuries
- 15th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century4
- 20th century43
- 21st century28
Earliest: Edward IV (1461). Most recent: Wilford Lloyd Baumes (2026).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about June 28
What day of the year is June 28?
June 28 is the 179th day of the year, with 186 days left after it.
What star sign is June 28?
June 28 falls under Cancer (June 21 – July 22), a water sign ruled by Moon. The birthstone for the month is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone.
How many things happened on June 28?
We record 85 entries for June 28: 37 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1461 to 2026.
Who was born on June 28?
Tom Bischof (2005) is among the notable births on June 28. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the June 28 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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