Historical Events for 28th August 2022

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1542 - Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) - Battle of Wofla: the Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and afterwards executed.
1951 - Pirates snap NY Giants 16 game winning streak
1956 - Australia clings on for a draw in 5th Test at The Oval, London; England retain cricket Ashes with Jim Laker's 46 wickets a record series haul
1964 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1981 - National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men
1986 - Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium
2004 - The diving competition at the Athens Olympics concludes with the Chinese contingent dominant, winning 6 of the 8 gold medals
2013 - 70th Venice Film Festival: "Sacro GRA" directed by Gianfranco Rosi wins Golden Lion
2017 - North Korea launches missile that flies over Japan, the country's J-Alert warning system warns people to take cover
2018 - Chinese ride-sharing firm Didi Chuxing issues public apology after second Hitch passenger killed within three months

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