March 28th, 1240

Born on March 28th, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 557 days, exactly on January 7th, 2026, people who were born on March 28th, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 28th?

March 28th, 1979

British prime minister James Callaghan was defeated by one vote in a vote of no confidence after his government struggled to cope with widespread strikes during the Winter of Discontent.

March 28th, 1946

The US Department of State released the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, a proposal for the international control of nuclear weapons.

March 28th, 1942

Second World War: The port of Saint-Nazaire in German-occupied France was disabled by British naval forces (ship pictured).

March 28th, 1933

After an on-board fire that may have been the first incident of airliner sabotage, the Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool broke apart in mid-air, killing fifteen people.

March 28th, 1918

World War I: British and Australian troops defeated German forces at the First Battle of Dernancourt in northern France.

March 28th, 1842

The Vienna Philharmonic (pictured) held its first concert, conducted by Otto Nicolai.

March 28th, 1802

German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid to be identified, but at the time considered to be a planet.

March 28th, 0193

The Praetorian Guard assassinated Roman emperor Pertinax and sold the imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus (coin pictured).

March 28th, 1935

The Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin.

March 28th, 2015

A siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab militants, which began the previous day and killed at least 20 people, ended with the Somali Armed Forces recapturing the premises.

March 28th, 2003

Invasion of Iraq: In a friendly fire incident, two members of the United States Air Force attacked the United Kingdom's Blues and Royals regiment, killing one soldier and injuring five.

March 28th, 1999

Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.

March 28th, 1997

In the Tragedy of Otranto, the Italian Navy vessel Sibilla collided with the Albanian civilian vessel Kateri i Radës, causing the latter to sink and leading to dozens of deaths.

March 28th, 2006

At least one million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.

March 28th, 2005

An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a magnitude of 8.6 and killing over 1000 people.

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

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

38

Lady Gaga

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)

*March 28th, 1986, Lenox Hill Hospital

76

Rolf Zacher

German actor (1941–2018)

*March 28th, 1941, Berlin †February 3rd, 2018, Hamburg

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

57

Kai Abraham

Badminton player

*March 28th, 1967, East Berlin

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

24

Aleyna Tilki

Turkish singer

*March 28th, 2000, Konya

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

69

Reba McEntire

American country singer

*March 28th, 1955, McAlester

39

Steve Mandanda

French and DR Congolese association football player

*March 28th, 1985, Kinshasa

75

Leslie Valiant

British computer scientist

*March 28th, 1949, Budapest

75

Michael W. Young

American geneticist, chronobiologist

*March 28th, 1949, Miami

37

Jonathan Van Ness

American hairstylist and TV personality (born 1987)

*March 28th, 1987, Quincy

77

Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)

*March 28th, 1890, Denver †December 29th, 1967, Doylestown

46

Disiz

French rapper, actor and writer

*March 28th, 1978, Amiens

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój

33

Lukas Hinterseer

Austrian footballer

*March 28th, 1991, Kitzbühel

39

Stan Wawrinka

Swiss tennis player

*March 28th, 1985, Lausanne

36

Geno Atkins

American football player (born 1988)

*March 28th, 1988, Fort Lauderdale

28

Benjamin Pavard

French association football player (born 1996)

*March 28th, 1996, Maubeuge

69

Aristide Briand

Politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate from France (1862-1932)

*March 28th, 1862, Nantes †March 7th, 1932, Paris

82

Daniel Dennett

American philosopher (1942–2024)

*March 28th, 1942, Boston †April 19th, 2024, Portland

94

Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss

Swedish writer, ceramist, sculptor and costume designer

*March 28th, 1928, Lausanne †October 31st, 2022, Stockholm

59

Taylor Mali

American slam poet, humorist, teacher, and voiceover artist.

*March 28th, 1965, New York City

43

Julia Stiles

American actress

*March 28th, 1981, New York City

76

Dianne Wiest

American actress

*March 28th, 1948, Kansas City

64

Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

French-Belgian writer

*March 28th, 1960, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

76

Corneille Heymans

Belgian physiologist (1892-1968)

*March 28th, 1892, Ghent †July 18th, 1968, Knokke-Heist

86

Alexander Grothendieck

French mathematician (1928–2014)

*March 28th, 1928, Berlin †November 13th, 2014, Saint-Lizier

81

Richard Eyre

British actor and director

*March 28th, 1943, Barnstaple

45

Fra Bartolomeo

Italian Renaissance painter (1472-1517)

*March 28th, 1472, Prato †October 31st, 1517, Florence

18

Hermann II

Landgrave of Thuringia

*March 28th, 1222, Creuzburg †January 3rd, 1241, Creuzburg

85

Carl-Dieter Spranger

German politician

*March 28th, 1939, Leipzig

77

Conchata Ferrell

American actress (1943–2020)

*March 28th, 1943, Charleston †October 12th, 2020, Sherman Oaks Hospital

71

Ken Howard

American actor (1944–2016)

*March 28th, 1944, El Centro †March 23rd, 2016, Los Angeles

55

Brett Ratner

American film director and producer (born 1969)

*March 28th, 1969, Miami Beach

67

Teresa of Ávila

Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)

*March 28th, 1515, Gotarrendura †October 15th, 1582, Monastery of the Anunciación

82

Flora Robson

English actress (1902-1984)

*March 28th, 1902, South Shields †July 7th, 1984, Brighton

66

Francisco de Miranda

Cuba military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

27

Ginés Marín Méndez

Spanish bullfighter

*March 28th, 1997, Jerez de la Frontera

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Public holidays on March 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 28th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1240 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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