March 28th, 1624

Born on March 28th, 1624

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 146,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 807 days, exactly on September 17th, 2026, people who were born on March 28th, 1624 will be 147,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

57

Kai Abraham

Badminton player

*March 28th, 1967, East Berlin

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

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

69

Reba McEntire

American country singer

*March 28th, 1955, McAlester

39

Steve Mandanda

French and DR Congolese association football player

*March 28th, 1985, Kinshasa

75

Leslie Valiant

British computer scientist

*March 28th, 1949, Budapest

75

Michael W. Young

American geneticist, chronobiologist

*March 28th, 1949, Miami

70

Silvestro Valiero

Doge of Venice (1630-1700)

*March 28th, 1630, Venice †July 7th, 1700, Venice

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

77

Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)

*March 28th, 1890, Denver †December 29th, 1967, Doylestown

74

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang

Empress dowager of Shunzhi Emperor, Qing Dynasty

*March 28th, 1613, Horqin †January 27th, 1688, Beijing

46

Disiz

French rapper, actor and writer

*March 28th, 1978, Amiens

33

Lukas Hinterseer

Austrian footballer

*March 28th, 1991, Kitzbühel

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 1624

68

Paul Pellisson

French writer

*October 30th, 1624, Béziers †February 7th, 1693, Paris

54

Henrik Ruse

Dutch military engineer

*April 9th, 1624, Ruinen †February 22nd, 1679, Winsum

83

Jean II d'Estrées

French noble

*January 1st, 1624, Solothurn †May 19th, 1707, Paris

65

Thomas Sydenham

English doctor (1624-1689)

*September 10th, 1624, Wynford Eagle †December 29th, 1689, London

76

Jean Regnault de Segrais

French poet and novelist (1624-1701)

*August 22nd, 1624, Caen †March 25th, 1701, Caen

72

Empress Meishō

Empress of Japan (1624-1696)

*January 9th, 1624, Kyoto †December 4th, 1696, Kyoto

37

Koxinga

17th-century Chinese military leader and first King of Tungning

*August 28th, 1624, Hirado †June 23rd, 1662, Kingdom of Tungning

59

Guarino Guarini

Italian mathematician and architect (1624-1683)

*January 17th, 1624, Modena †March 6th, 1683, Milan

52

Angelus Silesius

German writer

*December 1st, 1624, Wrocław †July 9th, 1677, Wrocław

54

Damian Hartard von der Leyen-Hohengeroldseck

Archbishop (1624-1678)

*March 12th, 1624, Trier †December 6th, 1678, Mainz

45

Johann Quistorp

German theologian (1624-1669)

*February 3rd, 1624, Rostock †December 24th, 1669, Rostock

78

Gottfried von Jena

German diplomat (1624-1703)

*November 20th, 1624, Zerbst †January 8th, 1703, Halle (Saale)

60

Sten Nilsson Bielke

(1624-1684)

*August 8th, 1624, Turku Castle †September 8th, 1684, Stockholm City

74

Andrea Malinconico

Italian artist (1624-1698)

*January 1st, 1624, Naples †October 4th, 1698, Naples

37

Murad Bakhsh

Mughal prince (1624-1661)

*October 8th, 1624, Rohtasgarh Fort †December 14th, 1661, Gwalior Fort

79

Hiob Ludolf

German orientalist (1624-1704)

*June 15th, 1624, Erfurt †April 8th, 1704, Frankfurt

58

John Hull

American merchant, goldsmith, and mintmaster

*December 18th, 1624, Market Harborough †October 1st, 1683, Boston

82

Jean-Baptiste du Hamel

French philosopher

*June 11th, 1624, Vire †August 6th, 1706, Paris

81

Thyrsus González de Santalla

Roman Catholic priest (1624-1705)

*January 18th, 1624, Arganza †October 27th, 1705, Rome

35

Valerio Castello

Italian painter (1624-1659)

*January 1st, 1624, Genoa †February 17th, 1659, Genoa

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Public holidays on March 28th

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Leap year

Yes: 1624 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).

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