April 28th, 1663

Born on April 28th, 1663

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 131,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 147 days, exactly on September 22nd, 2024, people who were born on April 28th, 1663 will be 132,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

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.

April 28th, 1253

The Japanese monk Nichiren declared the mantra Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, now a central part of Nichiren Buddhism.

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

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

29

Melanie Martinez

American singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1995, Astoria

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

50

Penélope Cruz

Spanish actress

*April 28th, 1974, Alcobendas

57

Kevin Jubinville

Canadian actor

*April 28th, 1967, Kingston

83

Marie Harel

Inventor of Camembert Cheese

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

75

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor (born in 1949)

*April 28th, 1949, Boston

50

Roberto Bolaño

Chilean author

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

43

Jessica Alba

American actress and businesswoman (born 1981)

*April 28th, 1981, Pomona

71

Kurt Gödel

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

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

42

Ian Murdock

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

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

57

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

44

Bradley Wiggins

British former professional road and track racing cyclist

*April 28th, 1980, Ghent

82

Max Amling

German politician (SPD) (1934-2017)

*April 28th, 1934, Eibelstadt †April 7th, 2017, Friedberg

49

Claude Gillot

French painter (1673-1722)

*April 28th, 1673, Langres †May 4th, 1722, Paris

Same year
Born in 1663

72

Eugene of Savoy

Prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire

*October 18th, 1663, Paris †April 21st, 1736, Vienna

64

August Hermann Francke

German Lutheran clergyman, philanthropist and Biblical scholar (1663-1727)

*March 22nd, 1663, Lübeck †June 8th, 1727, Halle (Saale)

68

Francis Atterbury

British bishop; (1663-1732)

*March 6th, 1663, Middleton †February 22nd, 1732, Paris

65

Cotton Mather

American religious minister and scientific writer

*February 12th, 1663, Boston †February 13th, 1728, Boston

76

Georg Friedrich Schröer

German theologian

*March 19th, 1663, Jawor †March 23rd, 1739, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

82

Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Italian composer and violinist

*March 7th, 1663, Bologna †May 9th, 1745, Modena

66

Thomas Newcomen

English inventor, ironmonger and Baptist lay preacher (1664-1729)

*February 24th, 1663, Dartmouth †August 5th, 1729, London

82

Elias Hößler

German organ builder

*July 7th, 1663, Crimmitschau †June 13th, 1746, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

73

António Manoel de Vilhena

66th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John

*May 28th, 1663, Lisbon †December 10th, 1736, Valletta

63

Johann Dientzenhofer

German architect

*May 25th, 1663, Sankt Margaretha †July 20th, 1726, Bamberg

50

Johann Ludolph Quenstedt

German politician (1663-1714)

*October 30th, 1663, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †September 11th, 1714, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

55

Anne-Marguerite Petit du Noyer

French journalist, editor

*June 12th, 1663, Nîmes †May 1st, 1719, Leidschendam-Voorburg

64

Johann Andreas Eisenbarth

German surgeon (1663-1727)

*March 27th, 1663, Oberviechtach †November 11th, 1727, Hann. Münden

78

Christoph Hackner

German architect (1663-1741)

*March 16th, 1663, Jawor †April 2nd, 1741, Wrocław

82

Imre Esterházy

Hungarian archbishop (1663–1745)

*November 8th, 1663, Nové Mesto nad Váhom †December 6th, 1745, Bratislava

79

Jean-Baptiste Massillon

French Catholic bishop and famous preacher

*June 24th, 1663, Hyères †September 28th, 1742, Beauregard-l'Évêque

83

Jean-Frédéric Ostervald

Pastor from Neuchâtel

*November 24th, 1663, Neuchâtel †April 14th, 1747, Neuchâtel

54

Peter Anthony Motteux

English writer

*February 25th, 1663, Rouen †February 18th, 1718, Greater London

85

Ignacia del Espíritu Santo

Filipino religious sister (1663-1748)

*February 1st, 1663, Binondo †September 10th, 1748, Intramuros

67

Johann Josua Mosengel

German Pipe organ builder

*September 16th, 1663, Stolzenau †January 18th, 1731, Königsberg

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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 1663 is a normal year and no leap year.

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