June 28th, 1518

Born on June 28th, 1518

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 184,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 246 days, exactly on December 31st, 2024, people who were born on June 28th, 1518 will be 185,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

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

83

Paul IV

Pope of catholic church 1555-1559

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

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

75

Robert Guérin

President of FIFA (1876-1952)

*June 28th, 1876, France †March 19th, 1952

57

Mary Stuart Masterson

American actress and director

*June 28th, 1966, Manhattan

62

Bartolomeo Passarotti

Italian painter (1529-1592)

*June 28th, 1529, Bologna †June 3rd, 1592, Bologna

30

Bradley Beal

American basketball player

*June 28th, 1993, St. Louis

44

Florian Zeller

Novelist, playwright

*June 28th, 1979, Paris

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Born in 1518

75

Jacopo Tintoretto

Renaissance painter (1518/1519-1594)

*September 29th, 1518, Venice †May 31st, 1594, Venice

44

Antoine of Navarre

French king consort (1518-1562)

*April 22nd, 1518, La Fère †November 17th, 1562, Les Andelys

79

Hermann von Weinsberg

German writer (1518-1597)

*January 3rd, 1518, Cologne †March 23rd, 1597, Cologne

75

Nicolas de Pellevé

Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1518, France †March 28th, 1594, Paris

80

Germain Audebert

French poet

*March 3rd, 1518, Orléans †December 15th, 1598, Orléans

69

Giovanni Maria Cecchi

Italian poet, playwright, writer and notary

*March 15th, 1518, Florence †October 19th, 1587, San Martino

56

Sidonie of Saxony

Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg (1518-1575)

*March 8th, 1518, Meissen †January 4th, 1575, Weißenfels

41

Kaspar Brusch

German historian and theologian (1518-1559)

*August 19th, 1518, Horní Slavkov †November 20th, 1559, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

48

Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

*December 17th, 1518, Osterode am Harz †April 2nd, 1567, Herzberg Castle

32

Mirza Hindal

Mughal Empire emperor

*November 30th, 1518, Kabul †November 22nd, 1551, Nangarhar

44

Johann Hommel

German astronomer and mathematician (1518-1562)

*February 2nd, 1518, Memmingen †July 4th, 1562, Leipzig

42

Conrad Lycosthenes

German humanist

*August 8th, 1518, Rouffach †March 25th, 1561, Basel

48

Johann Funck

German Lutheran theologian

*February 7th, 1518, Wöhrd †October 28th, 1566, Königsberg

55

Hieronymus Gerhard

German jurist (1518-1574)

*December 31st, 1518, Hildesheim †May 12th, 1574, Stuttgart

57

Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*December 13th, 1518, Lauenburg/Elbe †March 27th, 1576, Barth

80

Christoph Vischer

German theologian (1518-1598)

*January 20th, 1518, Jáchymov †September 11th, 1598, Celle

18

Francis III

Duke of Brittany

*February 28th, 1518, Amboise †August 10th, 1536, castel of Tournon

14

Prince John of Denmark

Danish prince; eldest child of Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria

*February 21st, 1518, Copenhagen †August 11th, 1532, Regensburg

21

Enrique de Borja y Aragón

Spanish noble

*December 19th, 1518, Gandia †September 16th, 1540, Viterbo

62

Antonín Brus z Mohelnice

Roman Catholic archbishop (1518-1580)

*February 13th, 1518, Mohelnice †August 28th, 1580, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1518 is a normal year and no leap year.

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