Daily Calendar for Thursday, August 24, 2028
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Thursday, August 24, 2028
Born
- Geoffrey Plantagenet (Count of Anjou) –
- Alexander II of Scotland –
- René Lévesque (Quebec premier) –
- Louis Teicher (pianist) –
- A. S. Byatt (novelist) –
- Steve Guttenberg (actor) –
- Cal Ripken Jr. (baseball player) –
- Marlee Matlin (actress) –
- Reggie Miller (basketball player) –
- Chad Michael Murray (actor) –
- Rupert Grint (actor) –
Died
- Jerry Clower (Grand Ole Opry humorist) –
- E. G. Marshall (actor) –
- Richard Attenborough (actor) –
Events
- British troops set the White House on fire during the War of 1812 –
- Treaty of Cordoba signed, granting Mexico independence from Spain –
- Cornelius Swartwout patented the waffle iron –
- Mark David Chapman sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the murder of John Lennon –
- For the final episode of CBS’s first Survivor program, approximately 51 million people (41% of America’s viewing public) watched Richard Hatch win the $1 million prize –
- Julie Krone became the first female jockey to win a million-dollar race in the U.S. when she finished first in the Pacific Classic in Del Mar, CA, mounted atop her horse Candy Ride –
- GPS navigation signals off by up to 3 feet for 3 hours due to rocket-made ionospheric hole –
Weather
- The temperature at Saint Cloud, Minnesota, was 37 degrees F –
- Thunderstorms dropped five to seven inches of rain on Long Island, New York, closing major highways –
- Hurricane Andrew came ashore damaging South Florida –
- Twisters, heavy rain, and hail as big as grapefruit struck the Dakotas –