May 28th, 1404

Born on May 28th, 1404

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 226,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 516 days, exactly on November 28th, 2025, people who were born on May 28th, 1404 will be 227,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 28th?

May 28th, 1901

Mozaffar ad-Din (pictured), Shah of Persia, granted exclusive rights to prospect for oil in the country to William Knox D'Arcy.

May 28th, 2002

An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F.C. to relocate from London to Milton Keynes.

May 28th, 1998

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission carried out five underground nuclear tests, becoming the seventh country in the world to successfully develop and publicly test nuclear weapons.

May 28th, 1987

Mathias Rust, a West German aviator, flew his Cessna 172 from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing illegally near Red Square in Moscow.

May 28th, 1940

Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium.

May 28th, 1937

The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, being summoned to Buckingham Palace to "kiss hands".

May 28th, 1892

Scottish-American preservationist John Muir (pictured) founded the environmental organization Sierra Club in California.

May 28th, 1830

U.S. president Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, authorizing him to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal from their ancestral homelands.

May 28th, 1754

French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens at the Battle of Jumonville Glen.

May 28th, 1644

English Civil War: Royalist troops stormed and captured the Parliamentarian stronghold of Bolton, leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents.

May 28th, 1608

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi debuted his second opera L'Arianna, now one of his lost works, at a royal wedding in Mantua.

May 28th, 0621

Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty.

May 28th, 2016

Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes.

May 28th, 2011

Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.

May 28th, 2010

In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.

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

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

30

Alec Benjamin

American singer-songwriter

*May 28th, 1994, Phoenix

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*May 28th, 1972, Odense

60

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

42

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

28

Karl Otto Stegmann

German motocycle racer

*May 28th, 1901, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge †April 30th, 1930, Czechoslovakia

56

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

25

Lisa Klostermann

German footballer

*May 28th, 1999, Herdecke

39

Carey Mulligan

English actress (born 1985)

*May 28th, 1985, Westminster

53

Marco Rubio

United States Senator from Florida since 2011

*May 28th, 1971, Miami

31

Svenja Jung

German actress

*May 28th, 1993, Weroth

42

Alexa Davalos

French-American actress

*May 28th, 1982, 16th arrondissement of Paris

72

Thomas Moore

Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

*May 28th, 1779, Dublin †February 25th, 1852, Bromham

48

John the Fearless

Duke of Burgundy

*May 28th, 1371, Dijon †September 10th, 1419, Montereau-Fault-Yonne

67

George I of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1714–27), Elector of Hanover (r. 1698–1727)

*May 28th, 1660, Hanover †June 11th, 1727, Osnabrück

55

Justin Kirk

American actor

*May 28th, 1969, Salem

53

Isabelle Carré

French actress

*May 28th, 1971, Paris

92

Rachel Kempson

British actress (1910–2003)

*May 28th, 1910, Dartmouth †May 24th, 2003, Millbrook

78

Patrick White

English-born Australian writer

*May 28th, 1912, London †September 30th, 1990, Sydney

52

Chiara Mastroianni

French actress

*May 28th, 1972, Paris

Same year
Born in 1404

49

Konstantinos XI Palaiologos

Last Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453

*February 9th, 1404, Constantinople †May 29th, 1453, Constantinople

68

Leon Battista Alberti

Italian architect (1404-1472)

*February 14th, 1404, Genoa †April 25th, 1472, Rome

35

Gilles de Rais

Leader in the French army, companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, convicted serial killer of children

*November 30th, 1404, Champtocé-sur-Loire †October 26th, 1440, Nantes

59

Marie of Anjou

Queen consort of France

*October 14th, 1404, Angers †November 29th, 1463, Les Châtelliers

59

Sir Philip Courtenay II

Senior member of a junior branch of the powerful Courtenay family of England

*January 18th, 1404, Ashton †December 16th, 1463

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Public holidays on May 28th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1404 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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