April 28th, 1066

Born on April 28th, 1066

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 349,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 81 days, exactly on August 3rd, 2024, people who were born on April 28th, 1066 will be 350,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 28th?

April 28th, 2008

The 1,388-foot-tall (423.2 m) Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, with the world's highest residence above ground level at the time, held its grand opening.

April 28th, 1999

A 14-year-old former student in Taber, Alberta, opened fire at his high school, killing one student and wounding another in Canada's first fatal school shooting in more than two decades.

April 28th, 1988

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced explosive decompression while airborne between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with one fatality as a flight attendant was ejected from the aircraft.

April 28th, 1983

The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.

April 28th, 1973

The album The Dark Side of the Moon by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd entered the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, on which it spent a record 942 weeks.

April 28th, 1971

Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid condemned the capitalist "rat race" in his inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow.

April 28th, 1952

Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War seven years after fighting ended due to World War II.

April 28th, 1945

World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.

April 28th, 1941

World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members of the Ustaše movement in Gudovac.

April 28th, 1923

The FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London.

April 28th, 1910

Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester (pictured), having departed from London the previous day, to win the world's first long-distance air race

April 28th, 1789

Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander William Bligh in the South Pacific.

April 28th, 1783

Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean forces; many of the prisoners were later murdered.

April 28th, 1611

The University of Santo Tomas in Manila, one of the oldest existing universities in Asia and one of the world's largest Catholic universities by enrollment, was founded.

April 28th, 1253

The Japanese monk Nichiren declared the mantra Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, now a central part of Nichiren Buddhism.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 28th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 28th?

29

Melanie Martinez

American singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1995, Astoria

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

*April 28th, 1758, Monroe Hall †July 4th, 1831, New York City

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

50

Penélope Cruz

Spanish actress

*April 28th, 1974, Alcobendas

57

Kevin Jubinville

Canadian actor

*April 28th, 1967, Kingston

75

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor (born in 1949)

*April 28th, 1949, Boston

50

Roberto Bolaño

Chilean author

*April 28th, 1953, Santiago †July 15th, 2003, Barcelona

43

Jessica Alba

American actress and businesswoman (born 1981)

*April 28th, 1981, Pomona

42

Ian Murdock

American computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur (1973-2015)

*April 28th, 1973, Constance †December 28th, 2015, San Francisco

57

Kari Wuhrer

American actress (b. 1967)

*April 28th, 1967, Brookfield

71

Kurt Gödel

Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906-1978)

*April 28th, 1906, Brno †January 14th, 1978, Princeton

44

Bradley Wiggins

British former professional road and track racing cyclist

*April 28th, 1980, Ghent

89

Harper Lee

American author

*April 28th, 1926, Monroeville †February 19th, 2016, Monroeville

66

Terry Pratchett

English fantasy author (1948–2015)

*April 28th, 1948, Beaconsfield †March 12th, 2015, Broad Chalke

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

82

Max Amling

German politician (SPD) (1934-2017)

*April 28th, 1934, Eibelstadt †April 7th, 2017, Friedberg

81

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon

36

Juan Mata

Spanish football player

*April 28th, 1988, Villafranca Montes de Oca

55

Pier Silvio Berlusconi

Italian entrepreneur in the media business

*April 28th, 1969, Milan

83

Marie Harel

Inventor of Camembert Cheese

*April 28th, 1761, Crouttes †November 9th, 1844, Vimoutiers

83

Karl Barry Sharpless

American chemist and Nobel Laureate (born 1941)

*April 28th, 1941, Philadelphia

33

Katja Schroffenegger

Italian footballer

*April 28th, 1991, Bolzano

79

Hugh Ross

Scottish actor

*April 28th, 1945, Glasgow

74

Jay Leno

American television host and comedian

*April 28th, 1950, New Rochelle

94

Jürgen Ahrend

German organ builder

*April 28th, 1930, Geismar

83

Ann-Margret

Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer

*April 28th, 1941, Valsjöbyn

72

Mary McDonnell

American actress

*April 28th, 1952, Wilkes-Barre

68

Martin Zeil

German politician

*April 28th, 1956, Munich

22

Trinity Ellis

Canadian luger

*April 28th, 2002, Pemberton

40

Edward IV of England

King from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483

*April 28th, 1442, Rouen †April 9th, 1483, Westminster

54

Diego Pablo Simeone

Argentine association football player and manager

*April 28th, 1970, Buenos Aires

23

María Parrado

Spanish singer

*April 28th, 2001, Cádiz

66

Oskar Schindler

German industrialist and Holocaust rescuer

*April 28th, 1908, Svitavy †October 9th, 1974, Hildesheim

76

Ferruccio Lamborghini

Italian industrialist, founder of Automobili Lamborghini (1916–1993)

*April 28th, 1916, Cento †February 20th, 1993, Perugia

45

Sharman Joshi

Indian actor

*April 28th, 1979, Mumbai

72

Luis Cubilla

Uruguayan footballer and coach (1940–2013)

*April 28th, 1940, Paysandú †March 3rd, 2013, Asunción

51

Pauleta

Portuguese footballer (born 1973)

*April 28th, 1973, Ponta Delgada

39

Deividas Stagniūnas

Lithuanian ice dancer

*April 28th, 1985, Kaunas

37

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Indian actress

*April 28th, 1987, Chennai

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work) which are celebrated on April 28th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1066 is a normal year and no leap year.

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