On This Day in History September 28, 2019

Historical Events 935  Saint Wenceslas is murdered by his brother, Boleslaus I of Bohemia 1066  William the Conqueror invades England landing at Pevensey Bay, Sussex 1781  9,000 American and 7,000 French troops begin siege of Yorktown 1887  Yellow River or Huáng Hé floods in China, killing between 900,000 and 2 million people, one of the deadliest natural disasters in history 1939  German-Soviet Frontier Treaty is signed by Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov; redraws German and Soviet spheres of influence in central Europe and transfers most of Lithuania to the USSR More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Brigitte Bardot 85th Birthday Confucius (551 BC) Hilary Duff 32nd Birthday Livia (58 BC) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Ferdinand Marcos (1917 - 1989) Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895) More Famous Deaths