Sunday August 28, 2016: on this day

August 28, 2016 was a Sunday and it was the 241st day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 28, 2016 can also be written as 8/28/2016 in the US and as 28/8/2016 in UK and Europe.

August 28, 2016 in August 2016 calendar

Here's what happened on August 28, 2016:

• Moro conflict: supporters of the islamic state of iraq & the levant are freed from a marawi prison in the philippines by islamic state of iraq & the levant militants.
• Colombian conflict: all farc fighters are ordered to observe a ceasefire starting at midnight local time (monday 1 am edt).
• Iraqi civil war (2014-2017: at least 15 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a wedding held in kerbala, a southern shiite city.
• At least 15 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a kerbala wedding.
• European migration crisis: proactiva open arms ngo, based in spain, rescues over 700 migrants from the mediterranean sea 17 miles north-east of sabratha (libya). the italian coast guard transfers the nigerian migrants who were rescued to italy.
• 2016 central italy earthquake: officials have reported that at least 290 people died in the earthquake, with at least 10 more still missing.
• Officials say that at least 290 people have died and at least 10 more are missing.
• 2016 louisiana floods: two people were killed and 43 others injured when a bus carrying volunteers collided with emergency vehicles in response to an earlier accident.
• 2016 pacific hurricane season: tropical storm madeline is expected in hawaii tuesday just before the arrival of world leaders at the world conservation congress.
• Tropical storm madeline is expected arrive in hawaii tuesday just as world leaders arrive at the world conservation congress.
• Philippine drug war: luis antonio tagle, archbishop of manila, condemns extralegal killings and murders committed under rodrigo duterte.
• China's political reshuffle: wu yingjie is elected communist party secretary for the tibet autonomous region. chen quanguo will take over the role of li jiheng.
• Wu yingjie will replace chen quanguo as the communist party secretary for the tibet autonomous region.
• Chen hao will replace li jiheng as communist party secretary of yunnan.
• Du jiahao is now the communist party secretary of hunan and replaces xu shousheng.
• Sigmar gabriel, the german economy minister, claims that the ttip negotiations have "de facto failed" citing a lack of progress. his comment was not immediately responded to by the u.s. or european commission.
• 2016 gabonese presidential election: president ali bongo ondimba, and jean ping (his main challenger), claim they won yesterday's election for a seven year term as president. official results are expected tuesday.
• Indian space agency isro successfully tested its scramjet engines. two scramjet engines were attached to a solid-fueled, two-stage rocket called advanced technology vehicle (atv). this rocket is an advanced sounding rocket. when atv reached mach 6 (7350 km/hr), at an altitude 20 km, scramjet engines were ignited.
• Anita wlodarczyk from poland breaks her own world record for hammer throw, which she set earlier in the month at rio olympics by nearly 3/4 meter with a throw at the kamila skolimowska memorial in warsaw of 82.98 m.
• The first experimental mission of isro's scramjet engine towards the realisation of an air breathing propulsion system was successfully conducted from satish dhawan space centre shar, sriharikota.

August 28, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Exchange Rates on August 28, 2016:

• 1 USD = 0.893 EUR
• 1 USD = 101.929 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7617 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3238 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.3012 CAD

August 28, 2016: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

• Cagliari - Roma : 2 - 2
• Crotone - Genoa : 1 - 3
• Fiorentina - Chievo : 1 - 0
• Inter - Palermo : 1 - 1
• Sampdoria - Atalanta : 2 - 1

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

• Anderlecht - Gent : 2 - 2
• Club Brugge - Standard : 2 - 2
• Genk - Waregem : 1 - 0

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Hertha - Freiburg : 2 - 1
• Hoffenheim - RB Leipzig : 2 - 2

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Bielefeld - Union Berlin : 4 - 4
• Braunschweig - Nurnberg : 6 - 1
• Dresden - St Pauli : 1 - 0

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 28th is Virgo.

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August 28, 2016: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 28, 2016 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on August 28, 2016 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 28, 2016 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 28, 2016 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 6% full, rising at 02:28 am and setting at 05:52 pm.

The previous full moon was on Aug 18, 2016 while the next full moon would come on Sep 16, 2016.

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Your place in the Universe on August 28, 2016

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Whose famous birthday is on August 28th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on August 28th:

• Shania Twain

  Shania twain is a canadian country singer known for her hit songs such as 'man! i feel like a woman!' and 'you're still the one'.

• Jack Black

  Jack black is a comedic actor known for his roles in movies such as school of rock, nacho libre, and the kung fu panda series.

• Sheryl Sandberg

  Sheryl sandberg is an american technology executive, author, and billionaire philanthropist known for her role as the chief operating...

• Kay Parker

  British-american actress.

• David Fincher

  American music video and film director.

• Jason Priestley

  Vancouver, british columbia -- actor (brandon-beverly hills 90210).

• Amanda Tapping

  Canadian actress, producer and director.

• David Soul

  American actor, and a star of the tv series starsky and hutch.

• Luis Guzmán

  Puerto rican-american producer and actor.

• Emma Samms

  English actress.

See more famous people and celebrities born on August 28th

You are 7 years 7 months old,

or 91 months and 22 days old,

or 398 weeks and 5 days old,

or 2791 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 28, 2016?

There are 131 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday August 28th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 28, 2016?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on August 28, 2016.

Famous people died on August 28, 2016:

• Juan Gabriel

  Mexican singer and songwriter known for his romantic ballads.

• Mr. Fuji

  American professional wrestler and manager (b. 1934).

• Lennart Häggroth
• Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
• Harry Fujiwara
• José Balmes

What famous deaths happened on August 28th?

Famous deaths on August 28th:

• John Huston

  American screenwriter, actor, and director of film.

• Robert Shaw

  American conductor and longtime musical director of atlanta symphony.

• Chadwick Boseman

  American actor and playwright (b. 1976).

• Ruth Gordon

  American actress, born in 1915.

• Hazel Dawn

  Us singer/actress (under clover margie) dies at 98.

• Lovel ace

  Pioneering astronomer who discovered the first pulsar.

• Rafel Lemkin

  Legal scholar and journalist who coined the term 'genocide'.

• Rally Jones

  Civil rights activist known for her work in voter registration and education.

• Havah Armstrong

  Renowned for her work in studying planetary atmospheres.

• Anaissa Jones

  Anaissa Jones was a child actress best known for her role in the TV series 'Family Affair'.

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Holidays on August 28, 2016:

• Many Christian churches: feast day of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
• Hong Kong: Liberation Day (1945)

August 28, 2016: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 28, 2016 was Cheap Thrills by Sia Featuring Sean Paul, according to the music chart for the week August 22nd and August 28th.

August 28, 2016: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on August 28, 2016 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week August 22nd and August 28th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Sia Featuring Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
2. Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO - Cold Water
3. Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna - This Is What You Came For
4. twenty one pilots - Heathens
5. Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance

August 28, 2016: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 28, 2016 was One Dance by Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, according to the R&B music chart for the week August 22nd and August 28th.

August 28, 2016: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on August 28, 2016 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week August 22nd and August 28th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
2. Rihanna - Needed Me
3. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons With Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Feat. X Ambassadors - Sucker For Pain
4. Desiigner - Panda
5. Drake Featuring Rihanna - Too Good

August 28, 2016: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on August 28, 2016 was Duele El Corazon by Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin, according to the Latin music chart for the week August 22nd and August 28th.

August 28, 2016: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on August 28, 2016 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week August 22nd and August 28th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin - Duele El Corazon
2. Nicky Jam - Hasta El Amanecer
3. Carlos Vives & Shakira - La Bicicleta
4. J Balvin - Bobo
5. Maluma Featuring Yandel - El Perdedor