* Astronomy

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RE: September 28th

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Ananke, a retrograde irregular moon of Jupiter, was discovered on September 28, 1951
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananke_%28moon%29

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A total lunar eclipse took place on September 28, 2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2015_lunar_eclipse

Luna 19 was launched in 1971
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_19

Explorer 6: NASA released the first pictures of Earth from orbit in September, 1959
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44304537/explorer-6-satellite/

Launch of the Intelsat 2 F-4 satellite in 1967
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1967-094A

The Falcon 1 rocket achieved orbit on its fourth attempt, on 28 September 2008
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t20894706/spacex-falcon-1-flight-004/

The BLAST telescope was launched on September 28, 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLAST_(telescope)

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People

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov (born 1940) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Ivanchenkov

João Rodrigues Cabrilho was the first European to set foot in California on September 28, 1542
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Cabrillo

Elizabeth Isis Pogson (28 September 1852 - 14 May 1945) was a British astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis_Pogson

Ismaël Bullialdus (September 28, 1605 - November 25, 1694) was a French astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%C3%ABl_Bullialdus

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (17 July 1698 - 27 July 1759) was a French mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Louis_Moreau_de_Maupertuis

Paul Ulrich Villard (28 September 1860 - 13 January 1934) was a French physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ulrich_Villard

Confucius (551479 BC) was a Chinese teacher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius

Thomas Crapper (baptised 28 September 1836; died 27 January 1910) was a plumber
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 black-and-white science fiction film
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t23079331/the-day-the-earth-stood-still/

BBC Radio 1's 50th birthday (1967).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/radio-1-vintage

The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest_of_England

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An outburst from GCRT J1745-3009 was recorded on September 28, 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCRT_J1745-3009

Exoplanet HD 192263 b was discovered on September 28, 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_192263_b

Donati's Comet was photographed on September 28, 1858
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45233271/comet-donati/

Halley's Comet was recorded on a clay tablet between 22 and 28 September 164 BCE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Hunger

28 September 1907: A Nigerian Aerolite - a Correction
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55097962/kaiama-meteorite/

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Meteorites

The Guêa (Stone) meteorite fell in Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, on the 28th September 1891.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45232970/gua-meteorite/

The Murchison (CM2) meteorite fell in Victoria, Australia, on the 28th September 1969.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t18287687/murchison-meteorite/