August 28th, 1644

Born on August 28th, 1644

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What happened on August 28th?

August 28th, 2021

The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line opens 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 first direct Presidential election in Singapore was held.

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; during the incident the hostages had bonded with their captors, 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

In tennis, 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.

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, the first American-built steam locomotive, engaged 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.

August 28th, 1640

Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England.

August 28th, 1619

Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was unanimously elected Holy Roman Emperor.

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

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

82

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, Weimar

82

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

42

Karl Otfried Müller

German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)

*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, Athens

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

29

Felix Jaehn

German DJ and music producer

*August 28th, 1994, Hamburg

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

48

Heinrich Heydemann

German classical archaeologist

*August 28th, 1842, Greifswald †September 10th, 1890, Halle (Saale)

75

Marie Mancini

Mistress of the King of France (1639-1715)

*August 28th, 1639, Rome †May 8th, 1715, Pisa

49

Carsten Jancker

German association football player and manager

*August 28th, 1974, Grevesmühlen

91

Eckhard Müller-Mertens

German medievalist

*August 28th, 1923, Berlin †January 14th, 2015, Berlin

81

Umberto Giordano

Italian opera composer

*August 28th, 1867, Foggia †November 12th, 1948, Milan

27

Kim Se-jeong

South Korean singer and actress

*August 28th, 1996, Gimje

66

Roxie Roker

Bahamian–American actress (1929-1995)

*August 28th, 1929, Miami †December 2nd, 1995, Los Angeles

58

Shania Twain

Canadian country music singer and songwriter

*August 28th, 1965, Windsor

54

Jack Black

American actor and musician (born 1969)

*August 28th, 1969, Santa Monica

61

Louis Constanz Berger

German manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)

*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-Horchheim

48

Nick E. Tarabay

Lebanese and American actor

*August 28th, 1975, Beirut

41

Kevin McNaughton

British footballer (born 1982)

*August 28th, 1982, Dundee

59

Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (1641-1701)

*August 28th, 1641, Dillenburg †April 18th, 1701, Dillenburg

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Born in 1644

73

William Penn

English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)

*October 14th, 1644, London †July 30th, 1718, Ruscombe

65

Ole Rømer

Danish astronomer (*1644 – †1710)

*September 25th, 1644, Aarhus †September 19th, 1710, Copenhagen

43

David Clodius

German theologian

*May 14th, 1644, Hamburg †September 10th, 1687, Giessen

72

Nils Bielke

Swedish noble 1644–1716

*February 7th, 1644, Stockholm †November 26th, 1716, Stockholm

79

Marie Jeanne of Savoy

Duchess of Savoy

*April 11th, 1644, Paris †March 15th, 1724, Turin

66

Philips van Almonde

Dutch Lieutenant Admiral

*December 29th, 1644, Brielle †January 6th, 1711, Leiden

36

Jacob Rotius

Dutch painter (1644-1681)

*September 11th, 1644, Hoorn †January 1st, 1681, Hoorn

59

Heinrich Biber

Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist (1644–1704)

*August 12th, 1644, Stráž pod Ralskem †May 3rd, 1704, Salzburg

26

Henrietta of England

English princess, duchesse of Orléans (1644-1670)

*June 16th, 1644, Exeter †June 30th, 1670, Saint-Cloud

49

Marquard Sebastian Schenk of Stauffenberg

Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (1644-1693)

*May 16th, 1644, Eichstätt †October 9th, 1693, Bamberg

56

Savio Mellini

Italian cardinal

*July 5th, 1644, Rome †February 10th, 1701, Rome

75

Claude Delisle

French historian (1644-1720)

*November 5th, 1644, Vaucouleurs †May 2nd, 1720, Paris

64

Conrad von Reventlow

Danish statesman (1644-1708)

*April 21st, 1644, Copenhagen †July 21st, 1708, Clausholm Castle

65

Johann Wolfgang Franck

German baroque composer

*May 31st, 1644, Unterschwaningen †January 1st, 1710, London

80

Pierre de Langle

French bishop and theologian (1644-1724)

*March 6th, 1644, Évreux †April 12th, 1724, Boulogne-sur-Mer

70

Thomas Britton

English charcoal merchant, chemist and concert promoter

*January 14th, 1644, Rushden †September 27th, 1714, Clerkenwell

58

Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone

Dutch general in the service of England (1644-1703)

*June 4th, 1644, Amerongen Castle †February 11th, 1703, Utrecht

62

Otto Mencke

German philosopher (1644-1707)

*March 22nd, 1644, Oldenburg †January 18th, 1707, Leipzig

70

Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld

German businessman

*March 18th, 1644, Schneeberg †January 26th, 1715, Schneeberg

75

Johann Friedrich Karg von Bebenburg

Politician (1648-1719)

*November 30th, 1644, Bamberg †November 30th, 1719, Bonn

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Leap year

Yes: 1644 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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