April 28th, 1611

Born on April 28th, 1611

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What happened on April 28th, 1611?

April 28th, 1611

Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Santo_Tomas

April 28th, 1611

The University of Santo Tomas in Manila, one of the oldest existing universities in Asia and one of the world's largest Catholic universities by enrollment, was founded.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Santo_Tomas

What else happened on April 28th?

April 28th, 2008

The 1,388-foot-tall (423.2 m) Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, with the world's highest residence above ground level at the time, held its grand opening.

April 28th, 1999

A 14-year-old former student in Taber, Alberta, opened fire at his high school, killing one student and wounding another in Canada's first fatal school shooting in more than two decades.

April 28th, 1988

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced explosive decompression while airborne between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with one fatality as a flight attendant was ejected from the aircraft.

April 28th, 1983

The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.

April 28th, 1973

The album The Dark Side of the Moon by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd entered the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, on which it spent a record 942 weeks.

April 28th, 1971

Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid condemned the capitalist "rat race" in his inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow.

April 28th, 1952

Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War seven years after fighting ended due to World War II.

April 28th, 1945

World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.

April 28th, 1941

World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members of the Ustaše movement in Gudovac.

April 28th, 1923

The FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London.

April 28th, 1910

Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester (pictured), having departed from London the previous day, to win the world's first long-distance air race

April 28th, 1789

Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander William Bligh in the South Pacific.

April 28th, 1783

Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean forces; many of the prisoners were later murdered.

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

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

28

Melanie Martinez

American singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1995, Astoria

34

Odoardo Farnese

Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1622 to 1646

*April 28th, 1612, Parma †September 11th, 1646, Piacenza

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

*April 28th, 1758, Monroe Hall †July 4th, 1831, New York City

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

49

Penélope Cruz

Spanish actress

*April 28th, 1974, Alcobendas

56

Kevin Jubinville

Canadian actor

*April 28th, 1967, Kingston

74

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor (born in 1949)

*April 28th, 1949, Boston

46

Friedrich von Ahlefeldt

German provost

*April 28th, 1618, Schinkel †January 2nd, 1665, Schloss Reinbek

50

Roberto Bolaño

Chilean author

*April 28th, 1953, Santiago †July 15th, 2003, Barcelona

42

Jessica Alba

American actress and businesswoman (born 1981)

*April 28th, 1981, Pomona

83

Marie Harel

Inventor of Camembert Cheese

*April 28th, 1761, Crouttes †November 9th, 1844, Vimoutiers

42

Ian Murdock

American computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur (1973-2015)

*April 28th, 1973, Constance †December 28th, 2015, San Francisco

71

Kurt Gödel

Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906-1978)

*April 28th, 1906, Brno †January 14th, 1978, Princeton

56

Kari Wuhrer

American actress (b. 1967)

*April 28th, 1967, Brookfield

89

Harper Lee

American author

*April 28th, 1926, Monroeville †February 19th, 2016, Monroeville

81

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

66

Terry Pratchett

English fantasy author (1948–2015)

*April 28th, 1948, Beaconsfield †March 12th, 2015, Broad Chalke

43

Bradley Wiggins

British former professional road and track racing cyclist

*April 28th, 1980, Ghent

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Born in 1611

76

Johannes Hevelius

Astronomer

*January 28th, 1611, Gdańsk †January 28th, 1687, Gdańsk

78

Innocent XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689

*May 19th, 1611, Como †August 12th, 1689, Rome

70

Evliya Çelebi

Turkish traveler and writer (1611–1682)

*March 25th, 1611, Istanbul †January 1st, 1682, Cairo

60

Johann Friedrich Gronovius

German-Dutch classical scholar, professor of Greek and history and librarian in Leiden (1611-1671), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Johannes Fredericus Gronovius

*September 8th, 1611, Hamburg †December 28th, 1671, Amsterdam

67

Andries de Graeff

Mayor of Amsterdam, Dutch Statesman

*February 19th, 1611, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1678, Amsterdam

55

Marie Louise Gonzaga

Queen of Poland (1611-1667)

*August 18th, 1611, Paris †May 10th, 1667, Warsaw

74

John Pell

British mathematician (*1611 – †1685)

*March 1st, 1611, Southwick †December 12th, 1685, Westminster

89

Toussaint Rose

French writer (1611-1701)

*September 3rd, 1611, Provins †January 6th, 1701, Paris

52

George III of Brieg

Duke of Brzeg (1611-1664)

*September 4th, 1611, Brzeg †July 4th, 1664, Brzeg

33

Chongzhen Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

*February 6th, 1611, Beijing †April 25th, 1644, Jingshan Park

32

William Cartwright

English dramatist and clergyman

*September 1st, 1611, Northway †November 29th, 1643, Oxford

60

Fang Yizhi

Qing dynasty person CBDB = 54996

*January 1st, 1611, Tongcheng †November 9th, 1671, Wan'an County

56

Jai Singh I

Maharaja of Jaipur (1611-1667)

*July 15th, 1611, Amber †August 28th, 1667, Burhanpur

70

Joachim Ernst Görtzke

German military personnel

*April 11th, 1611, Oberbarnim †March 27th, 1682, Kostrzyn nad Odrą

50

Jan Fyt

Flemish painter and engraver (1611–1661)

*March 15th, 1611, Antwerp †September 11th, 1661, Antwerp

44

François-Marie, comte de Broglie

French noble and soldier

*November 1st, 1611, Chieri †July 2nd, 1656, Valencia

46

Johan Oxenstierna

Swedish statesman

*June 24th, 1611, Stockholm †December 5th, 1657, Wismar

43

Francesco Guarino

Italian painter (1611-1654)

*January 1st, 1611, Solofra †January 1st, 1654, Gravina in Puglia

63

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

French nobleman, general, Marshal of France

*September 11th, 1611, Sedan †July 27th, 1675, Sasbach

59

Magdalene von Hessen-Kassel

(1611-1671)

*August 25th, 1611, Kassel †February 12th, 1671, Bedburg

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work) which are celebrated on April 28th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1611 is a normal year and no leap year.

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