What Happened on September 28, 2018

Historical Events

  • 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits just off island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, setting off a tsunami that hits cities of Donggala and Palu, at least 1649 people killed

Ronaldo Case Dismissed

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo accused of rape in 2009 in US lawsuit filed in Nevada; case dismissed based on improper breach of attorney-client privileged communications

  • Up to 50 million Facebook accounts hacked due to a code weakness

Dancing Queen

Warner Bros. Records releases American singer Cher's 26th solo studio album "Dancing Queen"; album contains cover versions of 11 songs of Swedish pop group ABBA, and lands in top 10 of charts in 19 countries


Famous Deaths

  • Don Chargin, American boxing promoter (IBHOF; Bobby Chacon, Tony "The Tiger" Lopez, Loreto Garza), dies from brain cancer at 90
  • Koos Alberts [Jacobus Krommenhoek], Dutch folk and pop singer (Many More Years; Life Goes On), dies of bladder cancer at 71
Died in 2018 2018 Highlights

About September 28, 2018

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 5 years and 7 months
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Libra

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