July 28th, 1660

Born on July 28th, 1660

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 132,000 days old!

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What happened on July 28th?

July 28th, 2005

The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland and create a united Ireland.

July 28th, 2001

At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single FINA world championship.

July 28th, 1995

Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.

July 28th, 1976

An earthquake registering 7.6 Mw, one of the deadliest in history, devastated Tangshan, China, and killed at least 240,000 people.

July 28th, 1945

A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people and causing an estimated $1 million in damage.

July 28th, 1940

At the Salzburg Conference, German dictator Adolf Hitler demanded the replacement of much of Slovakia's cabinet.

July 28th, 1939

During the excavation of a 7th-century ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, archaeologists discovered a helmet that is widely associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia.

July 28th, 1935

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber, which dropped more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II, made its first flight.

July 28th, 1917

In New York City, the NAACP and church and community leaders organized a silent march (newsreel footage featured) of at least 8,000 people to protest violence directed towards African Americans.

July 28th, 1911

The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began with the departure of SY Aurora (pictured) from London.

July 28th, 1866

At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln currently in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.

July 28th, 1821

Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish Empire.

July 28th, 1148

Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.

July 28th, 2018

Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

July 28th, 2017

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.

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

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

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

55

Charles Ancillon

French jurist/diplomat

*July 28th, 1659, Metz †July 5th, 1715, Berlin

30

Kevin Julio

Indonesian actor

*July 28th, 1993, Jakarta

82

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 28th, 1933, Lachine †April 16th, 2016, Vancouver

42

Billy Aaron Brown

American actor

*July 28th, 1981, Clarinda

68

Ludwig Feuerbach

German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872)

*July 28th, 1804, Landshut †September 13th, 1872, Nuremberg

38

Mathieu Debuchy

French association football player (born 1985)

*July 28th, 1985, Fretin

76

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans

French princess

*July 28th, 1645, Château de Blois †September 17th, 1721, Paris

39

Arash Marandi

German actor, stage actor and film actor

*July 28th, 1984, Tehran

52

Stephen Lynch

American actor and musician

*July 28th, 1971, Abington Township

92

Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley

49

Alexis Tsipras

Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)

*July 28th, 1974, Athens

55

Andreas Dietrich Apel

German entrepreneur

*July 28th, 1662, Quedlinburg †January 14th, 1718, Leipzig

72

Santiago Calatrava

(born 1951) Spanish engineer, architect, and artist

*July 28th, 1951, Benimàmet

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

48

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Iraqi Islamic terrorist, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from 2013 to 2019

*July 28th, 1971, Samarra †October 27th, 2019, Barisha

49

Hannah Waddingham

English actress

*July 28th, 1974, Wandsworth

40

Cody Hay

Figure skater

*July 28th, 1983, Dawson Creek

30

Cher Lloyd

English singer

*July 28th, 1993, Malvern

83

Philip Proctor

American actor

*July 28th, 1940, Goshen

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Born in 1660

67

George I of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1714–27), Elector of Hanover (r. 1698–1727)

*May 28th, 1660, Hanover †June 11th, 1727, Osnabrück

65

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer

*May 2nd, 1660, Palermo †October 22nd, 1725, Naples

92

Hans Sloane

Irish botanist, doctor, and collector (1660-1753)

*April 16th, 1660, Killyleagh †January 11th, 1753, Chelsea

59

Arnold Houbraken

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1660-1719)

*March 28th, 1660, Dordrecht †October 14th, 1719, Amsterdam

62

Johann Kuhnau

German composer, organist and harpsichordist

*April 6th, 1660, Geising †June 5th, 1722, Leipzig

29

Jan van Mieris

Dutch painter (1660-1690)

*June 17th, 1660, Leiden †March 17th, 1690, Rome

55

Stefano Maria Legnani

Italian painter (1660-1715)

*January 1st, 1660, Milan †January 1st, 1715, Bologna

53

Andreas Schlüter

Prussian baroque sculptor and architect

*April 30th, 1660, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1714, Saint Petersburg

82

Friedrich Hoffmann

German physician and chemist

*February 19th, 1660, Halle (Saale) †November 12th, 1742, Halle (Saale)

64

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl

Scottish politician and noble (1660-1724)

*February 24th, 1660, Knowsley †November 14th, 1724, Huntingtower Castle

83

André Campra

French composer and conductor (1660-1744)

*December 4th, 1660, Aix-en-Provence †June 29th, 1744, Versailles

56

Matteo Alberti

Italian architect

*January 1st, 1660, Venice †December 23rd, 1716, Düsseldorf

84

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

British duchess (1660-1744)

*June 15th, 1660, Hertfordshire †October 18th, 1744, Marlborough House

29

Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria

Dauphine of France (1660-1690)

*November 28th, 1660, Munich †April 20th, 1690, Palace of Versailles

87

Samuel Crellius

Polish philosopher

*March 25th, 1660, Kluczbork †June 9th, 1747, Amsterdam

62

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

English politician (1660-1723)

*October 20th, 1660, England †July 26th, 1723, England

70

Ferdinand Johann Adam von Pernau

Austrian ornithologist

*November 7th, 1660, Steinach am Brenner †October 14th, 1731, Schloss Rosenau

57

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

British diplomat; (1660-1718)

*July 24th, 1660, England †February 1st, 1718, Charing Cross

70

Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

*October 30th, 1660, Sønderborg †March 12th, 1731, Hamburg

33

Louis Anton of Pfalz-Neuburg

Roman Catholic bishop (1660-1694)

*June 9th, 1660, Düsseldorf †May 4th, 1694, Liège

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Leap year

Yes: 1660 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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