Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. Date: July 28, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board. Date: July 28, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)

Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. Date: July 28, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. Date: July 28, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321. Date: July 28, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2010…

While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. Date: July 28, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia…

Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges. Date: July 28, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Date: July 28, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)

Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses. Date: July 28, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans. Date: July 27, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)