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August 28

 * 489 - Theoderic, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
 * 1542 - Reinforced with at least 600 arquebusiers and cavalry, Imam Ahmad Gragn attacks the Portuguese camp in the Battle of Wofla. The Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama captured and afterwards executed.
 * 1849 - After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent, surrenders to Austria.
 * 1914 - The British fleet beats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
 * 1916 - Germany declares war on Romania; Italy declares war on Germany.