June 28th, 1501

Born on June 28th, 1501

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

55

Henry VIII of England

King of England from 1509 until 1547

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

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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

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

52

Elon Musk

Businessman (born 1971)

*June 28th, 1971, Pretoria

83

Paul IV

Pope of catholic church 1555-1559

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

62

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter (1577-1640)

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

51

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

63

Georg Loeschcke

German classical archaeologist (1852-1915)

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

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Alexis Carrel

French surgeon and biologist

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

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

70

Gernot Rohr

German-French association football player and manager

*June 28th, 1953, Mannheim

83

Muhammad Yunus

Bangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

*June 28th, 1940, Chittagong

69

Alice Maud Krige

South African actress and producer

*June 28th, 1954, Upington

51

Alessandro Nivola

American actor

*June 28th, 1972, Boston

57

Mary Stuart Masterson

American actress and director

*June 28th, 1966, Manhattan

53

Giovanni della Casa

Roman Catholic archbishop

*June 28th, 1503, Mugello †November 14th, 1556, Rome

30

Bradley Beal

American basketball player

*June 28th, 1993, St. Louis

44

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

Same year
Born in 1501

53

Marcellus II

Pope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555

*May 6th, 1501, Montefano †May 1st, 1555, Rome

74

Gerolamo Cardano

Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer (1501-1576)

*September 24th, 1501, Province of Pavia †September 21st, 1576, Rome

24

Isabella of Austria

Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

*July 18th, 1501, City of Brussels †January 19th, 1526, Ghent

73

Anna of Oldenburg

Regent of East Frisia from 1540 to 1561

*November 14th, 1501, Oldenburg †September 24th, 1575, Emden

55

Caterina Cybo

Italian Duchess

*September 13th, 1501, Ponzano †February 17th, 1557, Florence

65

Leonhart Fuchs

German physician and botanist (1501–1566)

*January 17th, 1501, Wemding †May 10th, 1566, Tübingen

77

Pietro Andrea Mattioli

Italian scientist

*March 12th, 1501, Siena †November 30th, 1578, Trento

58

Jacob Milich

German astronomer and mathematician (1501-1559)

*January 21st, 1501, Freiburg im Breisgau †November 10th, 1559, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

63

Munjeong

Queen; Korean queen

*October 22nd, 1501, Joseon †April 6th, 1565, Changdeokgung

69

Theodor Fabricius

German theologian

*February 2nd, 1501, Anholt †September 15th, 1570, Zerbst

50

Wolfgang zu Stolberg-Wernigerode

German politician (1501-1552)

*October 1st, 1501, Stolberg †March 8th, 1552, Allstedt

56

Pietro Bertani

Italian cardinal (1501-1558)

*November 4th, 1501, Nonantola †March 8th, 1558, Rome

27

Philip II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*August 17th, 1501, Hanau †March 28th, 1529, Hanau

61

Hieronymus Froben

Swiss printer (1501–1563)

*August 6th, 1501, Basel †March 13th, 1563, Basel

53

Sixt Birck

16th-century German humanist

*February 24th, 1501, Augsburg †June 19th, 1554, Augsburg

58

Erasmus Sarcerius

German theologian

*April 19th, 1501, Annaberg-Buchholz †November 18th, 1559, Magdeburg

62

Johann Glandorp

German theologian (1501-1564)

*August 1st, 1501, Münster †February 22nd, 1564, Herford

68

Veit Winsheim

German philologist and physician

*August 1st, 1501, Bad Windsheim †January 3rd, 1570, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

61

Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford

English Baron

*September 18th, 1501, Penshurst †April 30th, 1563, Caus Castle

70

Cho Shik

Korean scholar and politician (1501-1572)

*June 26th, 1501, Hapcheon County †February 8th, 1572

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1501 is a normal year and no leap year.

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