August 28th, 1612

Born on August 28th, 1612

Weekday

Tuesday

August 28th, 1612 was a Tuesday.

Age

413

People born on August 28th, 1612 will turn 414 this year (2026), in exactly 74 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1612 - September 23rd, 1612

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 151,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 864 days, exactly on October 26th, 2028, people who were born on August 28th, 1612 will be 152,000 days old!

151,136 Days

21,590 Weeks

4,965 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 28th?

August 28th, 1413

The University of St Andrews, the third-oldest university in the English-speaking world, was founded when Antipope Benedict XIII issued a papal bull to a small founding group of Augustinian clergy.

August 28th, 1916

A confrontation at Blargies prison camp in France led to a charge of mutiny for New Zealand private John Braithwaite, for which he was later executed.

August 28th, 2021

The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened for service.

August 28th, 2003

A pizza delivery man in Erie, Pennsylvania, was killed during a complex bank robbery when a bomb that was locked around his neck exploded.

August 28th, 1993

The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured).

August 28th, 1987

Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea.

August 28th, 1973

Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; the hostages had bonded with their captors during the incident, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome.

August 28th, 1963

American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.

August 28th, 1955

African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement.

August 28th, 1950

American tennis player Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships.

August 28th, 1914

In the first naval battle of the First World War, British ships ambushed a German naval patrol in the Heligoland Bight (pictured).

August 28th, 1909

The 1909 Monterrey hurricane dissipated; one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones on record, it killed an estimated 4,000 people throughout Mexico.

August 28th, 1833

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire, received royal assent.

August 28th, 1830

Tom Thumb (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland.

August 28th, 1789

William Herschel discovered Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, during the first use of his new telescope which was then the largest in the world.

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

Same year
Born in 1612

Murad IV

The 17th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1623–1640)

*July 27th, 1612, Constantinople †February 8th, 1640, Constantinople

Saskia van Uylenburgh

Wife of Rembrandt van Rijn

*August 2nd, 1612, Leeuwarden †June 14th, 1642, Amsterdam

Antoine Arnauld

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694)

*February 5th, 1612, Paris †August 8th, 1694, City of Brussels

Frans Post

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612–1680)

*November 17th, 1612, Haarlem †February 17th, 1680, Haarlem

Nicolas Chaperon

French painter (1612-1656)

*October 19th, 1612, Châteaudun †January 1st, 1656, Lyon

Jeremi Wiśniowiecki

Polish-Lithuanian politician (1612-1651)

*August 17th, 1612, Lubny †August 20th, 1651, Popilnia Raion

Lorenzo Imperiali

Italian cardinal (1612–1673)

*February 21st, 1612, Genoa †September 21st, 1673, Rome

Justus Georg Schottel

German grammarian

*June 23rd, 1612, Einbeck †October 25th, 1676, Wolfenbüttel

Michel Anguier

French sculptor (1612-1686)

*September 28th, 1612, Eu †July 11th, 1686, Paris

Dorgon

Prince Rui of the First Rank and regent of the Qing Dynasty (1612-1650)

*November 17th, 1612, Hetu Ala City †December 31st, 1650, Chengde

Thomas Killigrew

English dramatist and theatre manager; (1612-1683)

*February 7th, 1612, London †March 19th, 1683, London

Odoardo Farnese

Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1622 to 1646

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

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671)

*January 17th, 1612, Denton Hall, Wharfedale †November 12th, 1671, Nun Appleton Priory

John Albert Vasa

Catholic cardinal

*June 25th, 1612, Kraków †December 29th, 1634, Padua

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve

Founder of the city of Montreal

*February 15th, 1612, Neuville-sur-Vanne †September 9th, 1676, Paris

Anne Bradstreet

Anglo-American poet (1612-1672)

*March 20th, 1612, Northampton †September 16th, 1672, Andover

Michael Behm

German theologian

*September 29th, 1612, Königsberg †August 31st, 1650

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington

English politician

*October 20th, 1612, Youghal †January 15th, 1698

Johann Caspar Waser

*December 9th, 1612, Zürich †January 1st, 1677, Zürich

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 28th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVIII.VIII.MDCXII

28.8.1612

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1612 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).

Calendar
August 1612

August 1612

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August 28th, 1612

Born on August 28th, 1612

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 151,000 days old!

151,136 Days

21,590 Weeks

4,965 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 28th?

The University of St Andrews, the third-oldest university in the English-speaking world, was founded when Antipope Benedict XIII issued a papal bull to a small founding group of Augustinian clergy.

A confrontation at Blargies prison camp in France led to a charge of mutiny for New Zealand private John Braithwaite, for which he was later executed.

The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened for service.

A pizza delivery man in Erie, Pennsylvania, was killed during a complex bank robbery when a bomb that was locked around his neck exploded.

The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured).

Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea.

Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; the hostages had bonded with their captors during the incident, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome.

American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.

African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement.

American tennis player Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships.

In the first naval battle of the First World War, British ships ambushed a German naval patrol in the Heligoland Bight (pictured).

The 1909 Monterrey hurricane dissipated; one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones on record, it killed an estimated 4,000 people throughout Mexico.

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire, received royal assent.

Tom Thumb (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland.

William Herschel discovered Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, during the first use of his new telescope which was then the largest in the world.

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

Same year Born in 1612

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 28th

Alexander of Constantinople

Augustine of Hippo

Edmund Arrowsmith

Hermes

Moses the Black

August 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

National Grandparents Day (Mexico)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

28.8.1612

Legend

Leap year

Calendar August 1612

August 1612

Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 151,000 days old!

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

Same year
Born in 1612

Calendar
August 1612

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31			1	2	3	4	5
32	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
33	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
34	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
35	27	28	29	30	31