July 28

What happened on July 28 in history

3 events fall on July 28, from 1794 to 1945. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on July 28

  1. 1794

    Robespierre is executed

    The architect of the Terror goes to the guillotine the day after his arrest.

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  2. 1914

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    The First World War begins one month after Sarajevo.

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  3. 1945

    A bomber hits the Empire State Building

    A B-25 lost in fog strikes the seventy-ninth floor.

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