Born on July 28th, 1540
Weekday
Sunday
July 28th, 1540 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1540 - August 23rd, 1540
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 312 days, exactly on March 7th, 2025, people who were born on July 28th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,688 Days
25,241 Weeks
5,805 Months
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What happened on July 28th, 1540?
What else happened on July 28th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 28th
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Who's birthday is on July 28th?
58 Hugo Chávez
President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013
*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas
68 Ludwig Feuerbach
German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872)
*July 28th, 1804, Landshut †September 13th, 1872, Nuremberg.jpg "Stephen Lynch")
Alberto Bolognetti
Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
*July 28th, 1538, Bologna †May 9th, 1585, Villach
92 Karl Popper
Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)
*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley
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72 Santiago Calatrava
(born 1951) Spanish engineer, architect, and artist
*July 28th, 1951, Benimàmet
48 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from 2013 to 2019
*July 28th, 1971, Samarra †October 27th, 2019, BarishaCharles Hard Townes
20th-century American physicist
*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland_-_Hay.jpg "Cody Hay"){kind=small}
Same year
Born in 1540
73 El Greco
Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541-1614)
*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo
55 Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo
91 Thomas Allen
English mathematician
*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College,_by_Domenico_Tintoretto.jpg "Paolo Paruta")
42 Magnus, Duke of Holstein
Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia
*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, PilteneCharles II, Archduke of Austria
Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (1540-1590)
*June 3rd, 1540, Vienna †July 10th, 1590, GrazLudolph van Ceulen
German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
*January 28th, 1540, Hildesheim †December 31st, 1610, Leiden
Joseph Justus Scaliger
French historian (1540-1609)
*August 5th, 1540, Agen †January 21st, 1609, LeidenJohn Sigismund Zápolya
King of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania
*July 7th, 1540, Buda †March 14th, 1571, Alba IuliaMaharana Pratap Singh
16th century ruler of Mewar, India
*May 9th, 1540, Kumbhalgarh †January 19th, 1597, Chavand, RajasthanWon Gyun
Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty
*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, GeojeKatherine Grey
Noblewoman; Potential successor to the English throne (1540-1568)
*August 25th, 1540, Leicester †February 5th, 1568, YoxfordInfanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza
Claimant ot the Portuguese throne in 1580
*January 18th, 1540, Lisbon †November 15th, 1614, Vila ViçosaPrincess Cecilia of Sweden
Margravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern (1540-1627)
*November 16th, 1540, Stockholm †January 27th, 1627, Brussels metropolitan areaEdmund Campion
English Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
*January 24th, 1540, London †December 1st, 1581, TyburnJohn VII, Count of Oldenburg
Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1540-1603)
*September 9th, 1540, Oldenburg †November 12th, 1603, OldenburgBarnabe Googe
English politician (1540-1594)
*June 11th, 1540, Alvingham †February 7th, 1594, AlvinghamThomas Schweicker
German artist
*December 21st, 1540, Schwäbisch Hall †October 7th, 1602, Schwäbisch HallBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on July 28th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 28th.
Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonsa_of_the_Immaculate_ConceptionJohann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, Henry Purcell (Episcopal Church commemoration)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_BachJohann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Schütz, George Frederick Handel (Lutheran commemoration)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_BachJuly 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_28_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (Canada)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_AcadiansFiestas Patrias, celebrates the independence of Peru from Spain by General José de San Martín in 1821.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiestas_Patrias_(Peru)Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ÓlavsøkaWorld Hepatitis Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hepatitis_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
28.7.1540
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1540 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).