March 28th, 1475

Born on March 28th, 1475

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

45

Fra Bartolomeo

Italian Renaissance painter (1472-1517)

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

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

57

Kai Abraham

Badminton player

*March 28th, 1967, East Berlin

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

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

24

Aleyna Tilki

Turkish singer

*March 28th, 2000, Konya

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

76

Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)

*March 28th, 1891, Denver †December 29th, 1967, Doylestown

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

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

67

Teresa of Ávila

Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)

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

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

Same year
Born in 1475

88

Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet (1475–1564)

*March 6th, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo †February 18th, 1564, Rome

45

Leo X

Son of Lorenzo de' Medici fia, pope from 1513 to 1521

*December 11th, 1475, Florence †December 1st, 1521, Rome

78

Sebastiano Serlio

Italian architect and painter (1475-1554)

*September 6th, 1475, Bologna †November 30th, 1553, Fontainebleau

60

Thomas Murner

German writer

*December 24th, 1475, Obernai †November 30th, 1536, Obernai

49

Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai

Renaissance humanist, grandson of Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai

*October 20th, 1475, Florence †April 3rd, 1525, Rome

31

Cesare Borgia

Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal

*September 13th, 1475, Subiaco †March 12th, 1507, Viana

81

Sebastian Cabot

Venetian explorer and mapmaker in the service of Spain and England

*November 30th, 1475, Venice †November 30th, 1556, London

61

Clemens Sender

German historian

*November 23rd, 1475, Lauingen †February 26th, 1537, Augsburg

21

Beatrice d’Este

Duchess of Milan and Bari, virago and woman of state

*June 29th, 1475, Ferrara †January 3rd, 1497, Milan

32

Crinitus

Italian humanist

*January 9th, 1475, Florence †July 5th, 1507, Florence

65

Jean de Witte

Bishop in the 16th century

*August 6th, 1475, Bruges †August 15th, 1540, Bruges

43

Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy

French nobleman and politician

*September 6th, 1475, Haute-Savoie †May 13th, 1519, Montpellier

62

Giovanni Piccolomini

Catholic cardinal

*October 9th, 1475, Siena †November 21st, 1537, Siena

79

Giuliano Bugiardini

Italian painter

*January 29th, 1475, Florence †February 17th, 1554, Florence

16

Afonso, Prince of Portugal

Prince heir apparent, son of John II of Portugal

*May 18th, 1475, Lisbon †July 13th, 1491, Tagus River

24

Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick

English Earl

*February 25th, 1475, Warwick Castle †November 28th, 1499, Tower Hill

36

Anne of York

Fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville

*November 2nd, 1475, Palace of Westminster †November 23rd, 1511

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1475 is a normal year and no leap year.

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