March 28th, 1586

Born on March 28th, 1586

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 28th?

March 28th, 1979

British prime minister James Callaghan was defeated by one vote in a vote of no confidence after his government struggled to cope with widespread strikes during the Winter of Discontent.

March 28th, 1946

The US Department of State released the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, a proposal for the international control of nuclear weapons.

March 28th, 1942

Second World War: The port of Saint-Nazaire in German-occupied France was disabled by British naval forces (ship pictured).

March 28th, 1933

After an on-board fire that may have been the first incident of airliner sabotage, the Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool broke apart in mid-air, killing fifteen people.

March 28th, 1918

World War I: British and Australian troops defeated German forces at the First Battle of Dernancourt in northern France.

March 28th, 1842

The Vienna Philharmonic (pictured) held its first concert, conducted by Otto Nicolai.

March 28th, 1802

German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid to be identified, but at the time considered to be a planet.

March 28th, 0193

The Praetorian Guard assassinated Roman emperor Pertinax and sold the imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus (coin pictured).

March 28th, 1935

The Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin.

March 28th, 2015

A siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab militants, which began the previous day and killed at least 20 people, ended with the Somali Armed Forces recapturing the premises.

March 28th, 2003

Invasion of Iraq: In a friendly fire incident, two members of the United States Air Force attacked the United Kingdom's Blues and Royals regiment, killing one soldier and injuring five.

March 28th, 1999

Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.

March 28th, 1997

In the Tragedy of Otranto, the Italian Navy vessel Sibilla collided with the Albanian civilian vessel Kateri i Radës, causing the latter to sink and leading to dozens of deaths.

March 28th, 2006

At least one million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.

March 28th, 2005

An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a magnitude of 8.6 and killing over 1000 people.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 28th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 28th?

38

Lady Gaga

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)

*March 28th, 1986, Lenox Hill Hospital

76

Rolf Zacher

German actor (1941–2018)

*March 28th, 1941, Berlin †February 3rd, 2018, Hamburg

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

57

Kai Abraham

Badminton player

*March 28th, 1967, East Berlin

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

24

Aleyna Tilki

Turkish singer

*March 28th, 2000, Konya

35

Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset

Son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset (1589-1624)

*March 28th, 1589, London †March 28th, 1624, London

69

Reba McEntire

American country singer

*March 28th, 1955, McAlester

39

Steve Mandanda

French and DR Congolese association football player

*March 28th, 1985, Kinshasa

78

John Amos Comenius

Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)

*March 28th, 1592, Uherský Brod †November 15th, 1670, Amsterdam

75

Leslie Valiant

British computer scientist

*March 28th, 1949, Budapest

75

Michael W. Young

American geneticist, chronobiologist

*March 28th, 1949, Miami

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój

37

Jonathan Van Ness

American hairstylist and TV personality (born 1987)

*March 28th, 1987, Quincy

76

Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)

*March 28th, 1891, Denver †December 29th, 1967, Doylestown

33

Lukas Hinterseer

Austrian footballer

*March 28th, 1991, Kitzbühel

39

Stan Wawrinka

Swiss tennis player

*March 28th, 1985, Lausanne

69

Aristide Briand

Politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate from France (1862-1932)

*March 28th, 1862, Nantes †March 7th, 1932, Paris

Same year
Born in 1586

44

Johann Hermann Schein

German composer

*January 20th, 1586, Grünhain †November 19th, 1630, Leipzig

48

Francisco de Moncada, 3rd Marquis of Aitona

Spanish noble and writer

*December 29th, 1586, Valencia †August 17th, 1635, Goch

83

Niccolò Zucchi

Itlain Jesuit astronomer and physicist

*December 6th, 1586, Parma †May 21st, 1670, Rome

70

Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna

Swedish politician

*June 18th, 1586, Lindholmen Castle †December 12th, 1656, Edsberg Castle

61

Thomas Hooker

Puritan minister (1586-1647)

*July 5th, 1586, Leicestershire †July 7th, 1647, Hartford

31

Rose of Lima

Dominican saint from Peru

*April 20th, 1586, Lima †August 24th, 1617, Lima

60

Dorothea von Ahlefeldt

(1586-1647)

*August 4th, 1586, Schloss Heiligenstedten †January 23rd, 1647

59

Lucas Cranach III.

German painter (1586-1645)

*March 6th, 1586, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †September 15th, 1645, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

73

Jodelet

French actor

*September 11th, 1586, Angers †March 26th, 1660, Paris

69

Georg Calixtus

German Lutheran theologian (1586-1656)

*December 14th, 1586, Medelby †March 19th, 1656, Helmstedt

54

Balthasar Walther

University teacher and philologist (1586-1640)

*May 1st, 1586, Allendorf †November 15th, 1640, Brunswick

46

John George II Fuchs von Dornheim

Prince-Bishop of Bamberg

*April 23rd, 1586, Wiesentheid †March 29th, 1633, Spital am Pyhrn

67

Paris von Lodron

Archbishop of Salzburg (1586-1653)

*February 13th, 1586, Castelnuovo di Noarna †December 15th, 1653, Salzburg

67

Johannes Valentinus Andreae

German writer, mathematician and theologian (rosicrucian)

*August 17th, 1586, Herrenberg †June 27th, 1654, Stuttgart

26

Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1586-1612)

*May 7th, 1586, Mantua †December 22nd, 1612, Mantua

63

Martin Rinkart

German clergyman and hymnist

*April 23rd, 1586, Eilenburg †December 8th, 1649, Eilenburg

43

Marco Antonio Bassetti

Italian painter (1586-1630)

*January 17th, 1586, Verona †January 1st, 1630, Verona

79

Paul Siefert

German composer and organist (1586-1666)

*May 23rd, 1586, Gdańsk †May 6th, 1666, Gdańsk

68

Giovanni de Galliano Pieroni

Italian mathematician and astrologer (1586-1654)

*January 1st, 1586, Florence †January 1st, 1654, Vienna

52

John Ford

English Caroline dramatist and poet

*April 17th, 1586, Devon †November 30th, 1638, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1586 is a normal year and no leap year.

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