Thursday, 28th August 2025 in London
Welcome to your daily snapshot of London! Explore 64 historical events, birthdays, deaths, and milestones that shaped this day in London. From remarkable moments in local and world history to the people who left their mark — find out what makes today special. Today's weather in London brings drizzly with temperatures between 12°C and 20°C. Tonight's moon is in its waning gibbous phase, and the zodiac sign of the day is Virgo. If you're curious about the history of a day — this page brings together everything worth knowing about this Thursday, 28th August in London, GB.
Thursday, 28th August 2025, falls under the influence of Virgo as the zodiac sign, with the moon in its waning gibbous phase. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, experiences drizzly conditions on this date. The city remains a global centre for finance, culture and politics, with its influence extending across numerous international affairs and historical developments.
On this date in history, significant events have marked the calendar. In 1963, American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his seminal "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington, a moment that galvanised the fight for civil and economic rights and the end to racism across the United States. More recently, in 1973, Swedish police employed gas bombs to resolve a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm, an incident that would later lend its name to the psychological phenomenon known as Stockholm syndrome, where hostages developed sympathy towards their captors.
The historical record of 28th August extends much further back, encompassing discoveries, conflicts and technological milestones. William Herschel's identification of Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, occurred in 1789 during the inaugural use of his newly constructed telescope, then the largest in existence. Such astronomical observations represent humanity's enduring quest to understand the cosmos and expand the boundaries of scientific knowledge.
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What the Weather Had in Store for London on 28th August 2025
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Fortune of the Day
28th August in the Stars – Star Sign Virgo
Personality Profile
Personality Those born on August 28 blend analytical precision with unexpected sensibility. Venus influence softens typical Virgo severity, granting them elegance and harmony-seeking nature. These individuals appear practical yet possess a subtle artistic streak beneath the surface.
Strengths & Weaknesses Their strengths include meticulous attention, organizational talent, and genuine helpfulness. Weaknesses emerge as perfectionism and critical tendencies toward themselves and others. Impatience with less detail-oriented people can strain relationships.
Love In relationships, those born on this day seek intellectual connection and emotional depth. Venus influence brings romance and tenderness, balancing their rational nature. They need partners who understand and appreciate their elevated standards.
Caree & Finance Professionally, these individuals excel in analytical, creative, or organizational fields—finance, design, writing. Mercury promotes communication; Venus adds aesthetic judgment. Financial stability comes through persistence and thoughtful strategies.
Health Earthy Virgo nature makes them prone to nervousness and digestive issues under stress. Regular exercise, breathing practices, and adequate rest prove essential. Creative hobbies help calm mental restlessness and restore balance.
That night, the moon was in its waning gibbous phase.
Chinese year of the Snake (Wood).
Fun Facts About 28th August
Name Days in Your Language: Agustin, August, Augusta, Augustina, Austen, Austin, Austina, Austyn, Gus, Gustava, Gustavo
Someone born on this day would be just 234 days old today — roughly 5,616 hours, 337,003 minutes, or 20,220,199 seconds spent on Earth so far.
It's the 240. day of the year.
There are 125 days still to come.
We’re currently in Week 35 — the year marches on.
Famous Birthdays on 28th August
- Quvenzhané Wallis, American actress (2003)
- Kamilla Rakhimova, Russian tennis player (2001)
- Marissa Bode, American actress (2000)
- Weston McKennie, American soccer player (1998)
- Kim Se-jeong, South Korean actress and singer (1996)
- Manon Arcangioli, French tennis player (1994)
- Ons Jabeur, Tunisian tennis player (1994)
- Jakub Sokolík, Czech footballer (1993)
- Bismack Biyombo, Congolese basketball player (1992)
- Max Collins, American-Filipino actress and model (1992)
Lives Remembered on 28th August
- Obi Ndefo, American actor (born 1972) (2024)
- Steve Silberman, American writer and journalist (born 1957) (2024)
- Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (born 1976) (2020)
- Mireille Darc, French actress and model (born 1938) (2017)
- Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter (born 1950) (2016)
- Mr. Fuji, American professional wrestler and manager (born 1934) (2016)
- Al Arbour, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1932) (2015)
- Mark Krasniqi, Kosovan ethnographer, poet, and translator (born 1920) (2015)
- Nelson Shanks, American painter and educator (born 1937) (2015)
- Glenn Cornick, English bass guitarist (born 1947) (2014)
Celebrations & Special Days Worldwide on 28th August
- Christian feast day: Alexander of Constantinople
- Christian feast day: Augustine of Hippo
- Christian feast day: Edmund Arrowsmith
- Christian feast day: Hermes
- Christian feast day: Moses the Black
- Christian feast day: August 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- National Grandparents Day (Mexico)
What Happened on 28th August?
- Phoenix shooting: A man opens fire on pedestrians outside of a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, resulting in the deaths of three people, including the perpetrator. (2022)
- China–India border standoff: China and India both pull their troops out of Doklam, putting an end to a two-month-long stalemate over China's construction of a road in disputed territory. (2017)
- The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System is successfully conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. (2016)
- NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-128. (2009)
- In "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes in the annals of the FBI", Brian Wells dies after becoming involved in a complex plot involving a bank robbery, a scavenger hunt, and a homemade explosive device. (2003)
- The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 reaches completion, ending nearly 10 years of continuous occupation on the space station Mir as it approaches the end of its life. (1999)
- Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate. (1998)
- Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa. (1998)
- Chicago Seven defendant David Dellinger, antiwar activist Bradford Lyttle, Civil Rights Movement historian Randy Kryn, and eight others are arrested by the Federal Protective Service while protesting in a demonstration at the Kluczynski Federal Building in downtown Chicago during that year's Democratic National Convention. (1996)
- NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known asteroid moon, in pictures from the flyby and name it Dactyl. (1993)