September 28

Events

 * 1901 - Prof. R. A. Fessenden applied for a U.S. patent for "Improvements in apparatus for the wireless transmission of electromagnetic wave, said improvements relating more especially to the transmission and reproduction of words or other audible signals."

Births

 * 1681 –, German composer (d. 1764)
 * 1925 –, South African composer (d. 1991)
 * 1932 –, Chilean folk singer and activist (d. 1973)
 * 1943 –, Canadian musician (Steppenwolf)
 * 1946 –, English singer
 * 1950 –, American musician
 * 1954 –, American musician (Dokken)
 * 1960 –, American pop singer
 * 1962 –, American music journalist
 * 1965 –, American drummer (Marilyn Manson)
 * 1966 –, American actress, singer
 * 1967 –, American singer and actress
 * 1969 –, Canadian singer
 * 1971 –, American singer-songwriter
 * 1973 –, Finnish electronic musician
 * 1981 –, Brazilian musician (CSS)
 * 1982 –, French singer
 * 1984 –, American singer and dancer (Pussycat Dolls)
 * 1987 –, American actress, singer
 * 1988 –, Dutch singer

Deaths

 * 1957 –, Uruguayan composer and musician(b. 1888)
 * 1991 –, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1926)
 * 1993 –, Canadian jazz saxophonist (b. 1928)
 * 1994 –, Estonian singer and musician (b. 1953)
 * 2004 –, American disc jockey (b. 1930)