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09/28/1978
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Syrians and Lebanese engage in heavy fighting in Lebanon
Type: Event
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09/28/1978
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Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani), 263rd Catholic Pope, died
Type: Death
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09/28/1978
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John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], Pope (1978), dies after 33 days as pope
Type: Death
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09/28/1978
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Israeli Knesset endorses Camp David accord
Type: Event
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09/28/1978
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Marzena Godecki, actress (Ocean Girl)
Type: Birth
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09/28/1978
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Nestaea Sealy, Miss Bahamas Universe (1997)
Type: Birth
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09/28/1979
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Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shaver in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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09/28/1979
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Anndi Lynn McAfee, actress (Ice Cream Man, Conagher)
Type: Birth
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09/28/1979
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Jimmy McCulloch, guitarist (Wings), dies at 26
Type: Death
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09/28/1980
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Carl Sagan's 13 part "Cosmos" premieres on PBS
Type: Event
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09/28/1980
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Jerilyn Britz wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic
Type: Event
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09/28/1980
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Jaromir Wagner is 1st to fly Atlantic standing on wing
Type: Event
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09/28/1980
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"Charlie and Algernon" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 17 perfs
Type: Event
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09/28/1981
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Vincent Kartheiser, actor (Hairy Bird, Alaska, Untamed Heart)
Type: Birth
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09/28/1981
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Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City
Type: Event
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09/28/1982
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NASA launches Intelsat V
Type: Event
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09/28/1982
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1st reports appear of death from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules
Type: Event
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09/28/1982
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Mabel Albertson, actress (Gazebo, Bewitched), dies of Alzheimer at 81
Type: Death
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09/28/1982
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Larry Breeding, actor (Who's Watching the Kids), dies on 36th birthday
Type: Death
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09/28/1983
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STS-9 vehicle moves to launch pad
Type: Event
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09/28/1984
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1st floodlit ODI outside of Australia (India v Aust, New Delhi)
Type: Event
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09/28/1984
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Cleve Indians down 0-10 to Minn Twins, win 11-10
Type: Event
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09/28/1985
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"Every Step Of The Way" by John Waite peaks at #25
Type: Event
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09/28/1985
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NASA launches Intelsat VA
Type: Event
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09/28/1985
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Race riot in London area of Brixton
Type: Event
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09/28/1985
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"Don't Lose My Number" by Phil Collins peaks at #4
Type: Event
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09/28/1985
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"Janet" by Commodores peaks at #87
Type: Event
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09/28/1985
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"Freedom" by Wham! peaks at #3
Type: Event
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09/28/1986
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Carmen DeRue, entertainer, dies
Type: Death
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09/28/1986
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Robert Helpmann, actor (Second Time Lucky, Patrick), dies at 77
Type: Death
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09/28/1986
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Cleveland Browns' Gerald McNeil sets the team record for the longest punt return with an 84-yard run (and TD), Browns 24, Detroit 21
Type: Event
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09/28/1986
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Tight end Brian Foster of RI catches NCAA record 18 passes for 327 yds
Type: Event
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09/28/1986
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Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City)
Type: Event
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09/28/1987
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"Star Trek: The Next Generation," debuts on syndicated TV
Type: Event
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09/28/1987
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Mehdi Hashemi, Iranian aid of Ayatollah Khomeini, shot for treason
Type: Death
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09/28/1987
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Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson on "$10,000 Pyramid"
Type: Event
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09/28/1988
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Javed Miandad scores his 19th Test Cricket century (v Aus, Faisalabad)
Type: Event
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09/28/1988
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Marjorie Bonner Lowry, actress (Reno, Poor Girls), dies at 83
Type: Death
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09/28/1988
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Bronx Museum for Arts opens
Type: Event
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09/28/1988
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Ethel Grandin, silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94
Type: Death
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09/28/1988
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LA Dodger Orel Hershiser sets record for consecutive scoreless inns
Type: Event
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09/28/1989
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Ferdinand E Marcos, president of Philippines (1965-86), dies at 72
Type: Death
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09/28/1990
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Exiled emir of Kuwait visits White House
Type: Event
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09/28/1990
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Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame
Type: Event
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09/28/1991
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"Love Of A Lifetime" by Firehouse peaks at #5
Type: Event
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09/28/1991
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"Shiny Happy People" by REM peaks to #10
Type: Event
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09/28/1991
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UN weapons inspectors ends 5-day standoff with Iraq
Type: Event
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09/28/1991
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"Good Time" by Ziggy Marley and Melody Makers peaks at #85
Type: Event
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09/28/1991
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"Commish," debuts on ABC-TV
Type: Event
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09/28/1991
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Saffron LeBon, London, daughter of Simon and Yasmon
Type: Birth
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