March 28th, 1488

Born on March 28th, 1488

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 195,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 201 days, exactly on November 13th, 2024, people who were born on March 28th, 1488 will be 196,000 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

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

45

Fra Bartolomeo

Italian Renaissance painter (1472-1517)

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

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

67

Teresa of Ávila

Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)

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

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

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

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Born in 1488

56

Johannes Magnus

Roman Catholic archbishop

*March 19th, 1488, Linköping Cathedral Congregation †March 22nd, 1544, Rome

50

Ferdinand Columbus

Spanish bibliophile and cosmographer, the second son of Christopher Columbus (1488-1539)

*August 15th, 1488, Córdoba †July 12th, 1539, Seville

64

Sebastian Münster

German cartographer, cosmographer, and Hebrew scholar

*January 20th, 1488, Nieder-Ingelheim †May 26th, 1552, Basel

35

Ulrich von Hutten

German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523)

*April 21st, 1488, Steckelberg Castle †August 29th, 1523, Ufenau

61

Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria

Duke of Calabria

*December 17th, 1488, Andria †October 26th, 1550, Valencia

52

Helius Eobanus Hessus

16th-century German poet

*January 6th, 1488, Halgehausen †October 4th, 1540, Marburg

79

Marius Nizolius

Italian academic

*March 5th, 1488, Brescello †June 5th, 1567, Sabbioneta

69

Juan Álvarez de Toledo

Catholic cardinal

*July 15th, 1488, Toledo †September 15th, 1557, Rome

71

Pedro Pacheco de Villena

Catholic cardinal

*June 29th, 1488, La Puebla de Montalbán †March 5th, 1560, Rome

60

Johann Briesmann

German theologian

*December 31st, 1488, Cottbus †October 1st, 1549, Königsberg

72

Caspar Aquila

German religious reformer

*August 16th, 1488, Augsburg †November 22nd, 1560, Saalfeld

56

Jungjong of Joseon

11th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*March 5th, 1488, Changdeokgung †November 15th, 1544, Changgyeonggung

78

Girolamo della Robbia

Italian sculptor (1488–1566)

*March 9th, 1488, Florence †August 4th, 1566, Paris

16

Sidonie of Bavaria

Eldest daughter of Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria-Munich

*May 1st, 1488, Munich †March 29th, 1505, Munich

63

George de Hohenlohe-Waldenbourg

(1488-1551)

*January 17th, 1488, Neuenstein †March 16th, 1551, Waldenburg

43

Georg, Truchsess von Waldburg

German military leader

*January 25th, 1488, Bad Waldsee †May 29th, 1531, Bad Waldsee

55

Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*January 1st, 1488, Ratzeburg †August 1st, 1543, Ratzeburg

49

John III of the Palatinate

48th Archbishop of Regensburg

*May 7th, 1488, Heidelberg †February 3rd, 1538

51

Jodock III of Rosenberg

Bohemian nobleman (1488-1539)

*June 30th, 1488, Český Krumlov †October 15th, 1539

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Leap year

Yes: 1488 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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