Sept 28
Births
551 -BC- Confucius (as celebrated in Taiwan)
1909 Al Capp New Haven Ct, cartoonist (Li'l Abner)
1934 Brigitte Bardot Paris France, sex kitten (And God Created Women)
1938 Ben E King NC, singer (Stand by Me)
1961 Anne White Charleston WV, tennis (Wore spandex in '85 Wimbledon)

Shame on her
1967 Moon Unit Zappa rocker (Valley Girl), Frank's daughter
Deaths
1964 Harpo Marx comedian (Marx Bros), dies at 75
1978 Pope John Paul I 65-yr-old found dead, after only 33 days as Pope
1989 Ferdinand Marcos deposed president of Phillipines, dies
1991 Miles Davis jazz musician, dies at 65 from pneumonia
On this day
1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay
1787 Congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval
1867 Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario
1919 Fastest major league game (51 mins), Giants beat Phillies 6-1
1920 8 White Sox indicted, threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal)
1928 Yanks clinch pennant #6
1930 Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games
1936 Brooklyn & Boston play a penalty free NFL game
1951 Allie Reynolds' 2nd no-hitter of 1951; Yanks clinch pennant #18
1959 Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around the Earth
1968 Beatles' "Hey Jude," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks
1974 Calif Angel Nolan Ryan 3rd no-hitter beats Minn Twin, 4-0
1976 Muhammad Ali retains heavyweight boxing championship in a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium 1979 Larry Holmes (retain championship) KOs Earnie Shavers in 11 rounds
1980 Jaromir Wagner is 1st to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing
1981 Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City
1982 1st reports appear of death from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules
1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA
1988 LA Dodger Orel Hershiser sets record for consecutive scoreless inns
1990 Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame
1991 NY Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game
Holidays
California : Cabrillo Day discovery of Calif (1542)
Guinea : Referendum Day (1958)
Kiwanis : Kiwanis Kid Day
Libya : Shawwal 14
Republic of China (Taiwan) : Confucius' Birthday/Teachers' Day
US : Gold Star Mother's Day (Last Sunday in September) - - - - - ( Sunday )
US : Good Neighbor Day (4th Sunday in September) - - - - - ( Sunday )
US : American Indian Day (4th Friday in September) (1916) - - - - - ( Friday )
Religious Observances
Christian-Mexico : Feast of San Miguel
Thought for the day :
" The heart is wiser than the intellect. "