- 476 28 Aug The Roman empire in the west comes to an end with the forced abdication of Emperor Romulus Augustulus.
- 1864 28 Aug The first Geneva Convention, governing internationally accepted rules of warfare, is signed by 26 nations.
- 1914 28 Aug The Royal Navy destroys German coastal patrols at Heligoland Bight in the first naval action of the war.
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