June 28th, 1579

Born on June 28th, 1579

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 162,000 days old!

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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?

62

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter (1577-1640)

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

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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

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

53

Elon Musk

Businessman (born 1971)

*June 28th, 1971, Pretoria

94

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker

German physicist (1912–2007)

*June 28th, 1912, Kiel †April 28th, 2007, Söcking

52

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

63

Georg Loeschcke

German classical archaeologist (1852-1915)

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

76

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

55

Henry VIII of England

King of England from 1509 until 1547

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

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

71

Alexis Carrel

French surgeon and biologist

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

71

Gernot Rohr

German-French association football player and manager

*June 28th, 1953, Mannheim

84

Muhammad Yunus

Bangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

*June 28th, 1940, Chittagong

35

Baltasar Elisio de Medinilla

Spanish author

*June 28th, 1585, Toledo †August 30th, 1620, Toledo

83

Paul IV

Pope of catholic church 1555-1559

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

70

Alice Maud Krige

South African actress and producer

*June 28th, 1954, Upington

52

Alessandro Nivola

American actor

*June 28th, 1972, Boston

75

Robert Guérin

President of FIFA (1876-1952)

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

65

Maria Goeppert Mayer

German-born American theoretical physicist (1906-1972)

*June 28th, 1906, Katowice †February 20th, 1972, San Diego

58

Mary Stuart Masterson

American actress and director

*June 28th, 1966, Manhattan

38

Mathias Beche

Racing driver, 2012-2016 World Endurance Championship driver, 2012 European Le Mans Series champion

*June 28th, 1986, Geneva

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Born in 1579

46

Thomas Dempster

British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist

*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, Bologna

69

Tirso de Molina

Spanish writer c. 1583-c.1648

*March 24th, 1579, Madrid †February 20th, 1649, Almazán

65

Luis Vélez de Guevara

Spanish writer

*August 1st, 1579, Écija †November 10th, 1644, Madrid

72

Jan Cornelisz. Geelvinck

Dutch politician (1579-1651)

*June 11th, 1579, Amsterdam †November 9th, 1651, Amsterdam

61

Friedrich Hortleder

German politician and historian (1579-1640)

*March 22nd, 1579, Ampfurth †June 5th, 1640, Jena

60

Johannes Meursius

Dutch philologist and historian

*February 9th, 1579, Loosduinen district †September 20th, 1639, Sorø

52

Tokugawa Hidetada

Japanese shogun (1579–1632)

*May 2nd, 1579, Hamamatsu †March 14th, 1632, Edo Castle

45

John Fletcher

English Jacobean playwright (1579–1625)

*November 30th, 1579, Rye †August 1st, 1625, London

59

Martin de Porres

Dominican lay brother and saint

*December 9th, 1579, Lima †November 3rd, 1639, Lima

67

François de Bassompierre

French courtier and Marshal of France (1579-1646)

*April 12th, 1579, Haroué †October 12th, 1646, Provins

55

Levin Ludwig Hahn

German soldier

*December 3rd, 1579, Seeburg †May 18th, 1635, Seeburg

64

Hermann Samson

German-Baltic clergyman and pedagogue

*January 1st, 1579, Riga †December 16th, 1643, Riga

75

Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt

German countess (1579-1655)

*November 29th, 1579, Darmstadt †July 17th, 1655, Wehen

70

Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German prince

*June 17th, 1579, Dessau †January 17th, 1650, Köthen

41

Janusz Radziwiłł

(1579-1620)

*July 2nd, 1579, Vilnius †December 3rd, 1620, Czarlin

77

Frans Snyders

Flemish painter (1579–1657)

*November 11th, 1579, Antwerp †August 19th, 1657, Antwerp

49

Jens Munk

Danish explorer

*June 3rd, 1579, Arendal †June 28th, 1628, Copenhagen

70

Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*January 23rd, 1579, Königsberg †February 11th, 1649, Bayreuth

58

Henri II de Rohan

French soldier, writer and leader of the Huguenots

*August 21st, 1579, Château de Blain †April 13th, 1638, former Abbey Königsfelden

73

Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro

Catholic cardinal

*November 16th, 1579, Venice †June 5th, 1653, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1579 is a normal year and no leap year.

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