| General Information for July 28th 2016 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 210 of 2016 |
| 156 days left in 2016 |
| Week 30 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1996 - The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man. |
| 1935 - The Boeing Model 299, which would become known as the B-17, makes its maiden flight. |
| 1571 - La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomienda/province in the country. |
| 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day. |