May 28th, 1474

Born on May 28th, 1474

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 28th?

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.

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 (depicted).

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.

May 28th, 2008

The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.

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

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

29

Alec Benjamin

American singer-songwriter

*May 28th, 1994, Phoenix

59

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

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

41

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

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

24

Lisa Klostermann

German footballer

*May 28th, 1999, Herdecke

38

Carey Mulligan

English actress (born 1985)

*May 28th, 1985, Westminster

52

Marco Rubio

United States Senator from Florida since 2011

*May 28th, 1971, Miami

41

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

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

54

Justin Kirk

American actor

*May 28th, 1969, Salem

52

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

51

Chiara Mastroianni

French actress

*May 28th, 1972, Paris

30

Svenja Jung

German actress

*May 28th, 1993, Weroth

20

Cameron Boyce

American actor (1999–2019)

*May 28th, 1999, Los Angeles †July 6th, 2019, North Hollywood

50

Selim II

11th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 to 1574

*May 28th, 1524, Istanbul †December 9th, 1574, Istanbul

Same year
Born in 1474

91

Bartolomé de Las Casas

Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and social reformer (1474–1566)

*November 11th, 1474, Seville †July 17th, 1566, Madrid

58

Ludovico Ariosto

Italian poet

*September 8th, 1474, Reggio Emilia †July 6th, 1533, Ferrara

36

Frederick of Saxony

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

*October 26th, 1474, Torgau †December 14th, 1510, Rochlitz

64

Isabella d'Este

Italian noble

*May 18th, 1474, Ferrara †February 13th, 1539, Mantua

41

Mariotto Albertinelli

Painter (1474-1515)

*October 13th, 1474, Florence †November 5th, 1515, Florence

65

Angela Merici

Foundress of the Ursulines

*March 21st, 1474, Desenzano del Garda †January 27th, 1540, Brescia

33

Elisabeth of Brandenburg

Countess of Henneberg-Aschach

*April 8th, 1474, Ansbach †April 25th, 1507, Römhild

74

Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin

Layperson. Visionary of Our Lady of Guadalupe. First indigenous saint of the Americas. Roman Catholic Saint from Mexico.

*May 5th, 1474, Cuautitlán †May 30th, 1548, Tepeyac Hill

64

Bartolomeo degli Organi

Italian musician

*December 24th, 1474, Florence †December 12th, 1539

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1474 is a normal year and no leap year.

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