June 28th, 1279

Born on June 28th, 1279

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 272,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 891 days, exactly on December 9th, 2026, people who were born on June 28th, 1279 will be 273,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 28th?

June 28th, 2016

Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others.

June 28th, 1989

President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development.

June 28th, 1969

In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began to riot, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.

June 28th, 1956

Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps.

June 28th, 1950

Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers.

June 28th, 1942

World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union.

June 28th, 1916

First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl Liebknecht.

June 28th, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated by a Yugoslav nationalist named Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, sparking the outbreak of World War I.

June 28th, 1911

The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt.

June 28th, 1904

In the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 635 deaths.

June 28th, 1895

The U.S. Court of Private Land Claims ruled that James Reavis's claim to 18,600 sq mi (48,000 km2) of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico was "wholly fictitious and fraudulent".

June 28th, 1846

Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured).

June 28th, 1841

Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.

June 28th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston.

June 28th, 1461

Edward IV was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

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

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

53

Elon Musk

Businessman (born 1971)

*June 28th, 1971, Pretoria

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

*June 28th, 1712, Geneva †July 2nd, 1778, Ermenonville

52

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

94

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker

German physicist (1912–2007)

*June 28th, 1912, Kiel †April 28th, 2007, Söcking

76

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

63

Georg Loeschcke

German classical archaeologist (1852-1915)

*June 28th, 1852, Penig †November 26th, 1915, Baden-Baden

55

Henry VIII of England

King of England from 1509 until 1547

*June 28th, 1491, Palace of Placentia †January 28th, 1547, Palace of Whitehall

62

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter (1577-1640)

*June 28th, 1577, Siegen †May 30th, 1640, Antwerp

69

Luigi Pirandello

Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1867-1936)

*June 28th, 1867, Agrigento †December 10th, 1936, Rome

71

Alexis Carrel

French surgeon and biologist

*June 28th, 1873, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †November 5th, 1944, Paris

71

Gernot Rohr

German-French association football player and manager

*June 28th, 1953, Mannheim

84

Muhammad Yunus

Bangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

*June 28th, 1940, Chittagong

70

Alice Maud Krige

South African actress and producer

*June 28th, 1954, Upington

83

Paul IV

Pope of catholic church 1555-1559

*June 28th, 1476, Capriglia Irpina †August 18th, 1559, Rome

52

Alessandro Nivola

American actor

*June 28th, 1972, Boston

58

Mary Stuart Masterson

American actress and director

*June 28th, 1966, Manhattan

75

Robert Guérin

President of FIFA (1876-1952)

*June 28th, 1876, France †March 19th, 1952

38

Mathias Beche

Racing driver, 2012-2016 World Endurance Championship driver, 2012 European Le Mans Series champion

*June 28th, 1986, Geneva

65

Maria Goeppert Mayer

German-born American theoretical physicist (1906-1972)

*June 28th, 1906, Katowice †February 20th, 1972, San Diego

31

Bradley Beal

American basketball player

*June 28th, 1993, St. Louis

45

Florian Zeller

Novelist, playwright

*June 28th, 1979, Paris

42

Gilda Radner

American actress and comedian (1946–1989)

*June 28th, 1946, Detroit †May 20th, 1989, Los Angeles

33

Kevin De Bruyne

Belgian association football player

*June 28th, 1991, Drongen

64

Jacqueline de Quattro

Swiss politician

*June 28th, 1960, Zürich

58

John Cusack

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

*June 28th, 1966, Evanston

72

Horst Niendorf

German actor and voice actor

*June 28th, 1926, Piesteritz †June 17th, 1999, Xàbia

65

Gerhard Dickel

German director of church music and choir director

*June 28th, 1938, Bad Berleburg †July 14th, 2003, Hamburg

72

Charles Montier

Racing driver, engineer, and entrepreneur (1879-1952)

*June 28th, 1879, Naples †June 18th, 1952, Asnières-sur-Seine

60

Sabrina Ferilli

Italian actress

*June 28th, 1964, Rome

53

Fabien Barthez

French association football player

*June 28th, 1971, Lavelanet

70

Valdemar II of Denmark

King of Denmark

*June 28th, 1170, Ribe †March 28th, 1241, Vordingborg

98

Mel Brooks

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1926)

*June 28th, 1926, Brooklyn

84

F. Sherwood Rowland

American chemist (1927–2012)

*June 28th, 1927, Delaware †March 10th, 2012, Newport Beach

83

P. V. Narasimha Rao

9th Prime Minister of India (1921-2004)

*June 28th, 1921, Laknepalli †December 23rd, 2004, Delhi

77

Richard Rodgers

American composer of songs and Broadway musicals (1902–1979)

*June 28th, 1902, Queens †December 30th, 1979, New York City

59

Jessica Hecht

American actress and singer

*June 28th, 1965, Princeton

30

Anish Giri

Dutch chess player

*June 28th, 1994, Saint Petersburg

83

David Johnston

Governor General of Canada

*June 28th, 1941, Greater Sudbury

62

Pierre Laval

French politician (1883–1945)

*June 28th, 1883, Châteldon †October 15th, 1945, Fresnes

38

Siraba Dembélé

French handball player

*June 28th, 1986, Dreux

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1279 is a normal year and no leap year.

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