Born on August 28th, 1542
Weekday
Friday
August 28th, 1542 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Virgo (The Maiden)
August 24th, 1542 - September 23rd, 1542
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 83 days, exactly on July 11th, 2024, people who were born on August 28th, 1542 will be 176,000 days old!
175,917 Days
25,131 Weeks
5,779 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 28th, 1542?
Turkish–Portuguese War: Battle of Wofla: The Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman–Portuguese_conflicts_(1538–1560) Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts: During the Battle of Wofla, the Portuguese commander Cristóvão da Gama was captured by the Adal Sultanate and executed the next day.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman–Portuguese_conflicts_(1538–1560)What else happened on August 28th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 28th
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Who's birthday is on August 28th?
82 Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, AstapovoJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, Weimar
42 Karl Otfried Müller
German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)
*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, Athens
80 Karl-Michael Vogler
German actor
*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee
48 Heinrich Heydemann
German classical archaeologist
*August 28th, 1842, Greifswald †September 10th, 1890, Halle (Saale).jpg "Umberto Giordano")
38 Taichang Emperor
15th Emperor of the Ming dynasty
*August 28th, 1582, Beijing †September 26th, 1620, Beijing
66 Roxie Roker
Bahamian–American actress (1929-1995)
*August 28th, 1929, Miami †December 2nd, 1995, Los Angeles
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61 Louis Constanz Berger
German manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)
*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-Horchheim.jpg "Kevin McNaughton")
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Same year
Born in 1542
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63 Akbar
3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 15th, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri
44 Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
*December 8th, 1542, Linlithgow †February 8th, 1587, Fotheringhay Castle-John_of_the_Cross-1656.jpg "John of the Cross")
49 John of the Cross
Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint
*June 24th, 1542, Fontiveros †December 14th, 1591, Úbeda
63 Jan Zamoyski
Polish magnate, statesman and military commander (1542–1605)
*March 19th, 1542, Skokówka †June 3rd, 1605, Zamość
73 Anders Sørensen Vedel
Danish historian (1542-1616)
*November 9th, 1542, Vejle †February 13th, 1616, Ribe.jpg "Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter")
80 Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
English politician (1542-1623)
*May 5th, 1542, London †February 8th, 1623, London
Robert Bellarmine
Catholic cardinal, saint, and Doctor of the Church
*October 4th, 1542, Montepulciano †September 17th, 1621, RomeMagnus, Duke of Östergötland
Swedish prince; son of Gustav I of Sweden and Margareta Leijonhufvud
*July 25th, 1542, Stockholm †June 26th, 1595, VretaPhilip IV of Nassau-Weilburg
Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1559-1602) and Saarbrücken and Saarwerden (1574-1602)
*April 14th, 1542, Weilburg †March 12th, 1602, SaarbrückenJohn Frederick, Duke of Pomerania
Protestant Bishop of Cammin and ruling Duke of Pomerania
*August 27th, 1542, Wolgast †February 9th, 1600, WolgastÁlvaro de Mendaña de Neira
Spanish explorer
*October 1st, 1542, Congosto †October 18th, 1595, Nendo IslandRichard Grenville
English politician, soldier and explorer (1542-1591)
*June 15th, 1542, Bideford †September 10th, 1591, Flores IslandJakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee
Roman Catholic bishop
*May 11th, 1542, Berneck †April 18th, 1608, PorrentruyTarquinia Molza
Italian singer and composer
*November 1st, 1542, Modena †August 8th, 1617, ModenaHenriette of Cleves
Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel
*October 31st, 1542, La Chapelle-d'Angillon †June 24th, 1601, ParisHenry III, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Duke of Bernstadt and Count of Glatz (1542-1587)
*April 29th, 1542, Oleśnica †April 10th, 1587, OleśnicaIsabella de' Medici
Daughter of Cosimo I. de’ Medici and Eleonora of Toledo (1542-1576)
*August 31st, 1542, Florence †July 16th, 1576, Cerreto GuidiBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 28th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 28th.
August 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_28_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)National Grandparents Day (Mexico)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandparents'_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
28.8.1542
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1542 is a normal year and no leap year.