March 28th, 1693

Born on March 28th, 1693

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

57

Kai Abraham

Badminton player

*March 28th, 1967, East Berlin

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

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

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój

54

Julius Bernhard von Rohr

(1688-1742) German science writer

*March 28th, 1688, Elsterwerda †April 18th, 1742, Leipzig

76

Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)

*March 28th, 1891, Denver †December 29th, 1967, Doylestown

37

Jonathan Van Ness

American hairstylist and TV personality (born 1987)

*March 28th, 1987, Quincy

33

Lukas Hinterseer

Austrian footballer

*March 28th, 1991, Kitzbühel

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

69

Aristide Briand

Politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate from France (1862-1932)

*March 28th, 1862, Nantes †March 7th, 1932, Paris

39

Stan Wawrinka

Swiss tennis player

*March 28th, 1985, Lausanne

Same year
Born in 1693

47

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

*January 28th, 1693, Moscow †October 17th, 1740, Saint Petersburg

75

Clement XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1758 to 1769

*March 7th, 1693, Venice †February 2nd, 1769, Rome

63

Bernd Siegmund von Blankensee

Prussian military personnel

*June 9th, 1693, Schlagenthin †February 8th, 1757, Magdeburg

82

John Harrison

British clockmaker, horologist and inventor of the marine chronometer

*April 3rd, 1693, Foulby †March 24th, 1776, London

69

James Bradley

English astronomer; Astronomer Royal

*February 28th, 1693, Sherborne †July 13th, 1762, Chalford

77

Johann Wolfgang Textor

German politician (1693-1771)

*December 12th, 1693, Frankfurt †February 6th, 1771, Frankfurt

64

Claus Reventlow

Danish jurist and judge (1693-1758)

*December 3rd, 1693, Copenhagen †May 10th, 1758, Copenhagen

75

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1693-1768)

*July 21st, 1693, London †November 17th, 1768, Lincoln's Inn Fields

38

Siegmund Jakob Apinus

German philologist and educator

*June 7th, 1693, Hersbruck †March 24th, 1732, Brunswick

65

Christian Hauschild

German theologian (1693-1759)

*October 9th, 1693, Schneeberg †February 13th, 1759, Dresden

78

Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

*September 7th, 1693, Schaumburg Castle †April 15th, 1772, Balduinstein

84

Heinrich Martin Thümmig

German theologian (1693-1778)

*June 5th, 1693, Münchsteinach †March 23rd, 1778, Bad Steben

47

Georg Sigismund Caspari

(1693-1741)

*May 17th, 1693, Żary †April 7th, 1741, Königsberg

65

Bartolomeo Nazari

Italian painter

*May 31st, 1693, Clusone †August 24th, 1758, Milan

76

Friedrich Wilhelm von Borck

German politician (1693-1769)

*March 20th, 1693, Gawroniec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †August 26th, 1769, Berlin

43

Johann Georg Zierenberg

German jurist (1693-1736)

*August 2nd, 1693, Bremen †December 15th, 1736, Bremen

76

Carlo Francesco Durini

Italian cardinal of the Roman church

*January 20th, 1693, Milan †June 25th, 1769, Milan

61

Johann Jakob Wettstein

Swiss theologian

*March 5th, 1693, Basel †March 23rd, 1754, Amsterdam

85

Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham

British Countess (1693-1778)

*April 1st, 1693, Hanover †September 16th, 1778, London

68

Laurent Belissen

French composer (1693-1762)

*August 8th, 1693, Aix-en-Provence †February 12th, 1762, Marseille

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1693 is a normal year and no leap year.

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