March 28th, 1694

Born on March 28th, 1694

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

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

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

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

39

Stan Wawrinka

Swiss tennis player

*March 28th, 1985, Lausanne

Same year
Born in 1694

83

Voltaire

French writer, historian, and philosopher (1694–1778)

*November 21st, 1694, Paris †May 30th, 1778, Paris

70

Christoph von Steiger

Swiss politician (1694–1765)

*February 22nd, 1694, Bern †February 12th, 1765, Bern

59

Johann Gottfried von Hahn

German physician

*January 18th, 1694, Świdnica †May 1st, 1753, Świdnica

80

François Quesnay

French economist

*June 4th, 1694, Méré †December 16th, 1774, Su Casa Es Mi Casa

85

Giovan Battista Passeri

Antiquarian, catholic priest and civil servant (1694-1780)

*November 10th, 1694, Farnese †February 4th, 1780, Pesaro

59

Henry Pelham

Prime Minister of Great Britain

*September 25th, 1694, Laughton †March 6th, 1754, London

64

Johan Helmich Roman

Swedish Baroque composer (1694-1758)

*October 26th, 1694, Stockholm †November 20th, 1758, Ryssby

79

Réginald Outhier

French astronomer and priest

*August 16th, 1694, La Marre †May 8th, 1774, Bayeux

50

Leonardo Leo

Italian composer

*August 5th, 1694, San Vito dei Normanni †October 31st, 1744, Naples

33

Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German prince and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen

*November 29th, 1694, Köthen †November 19th, 1728, Köthen

46

Christfried Kirch

German astronomer

*January 1st, 1694, Guben †January 1st, 1740, Berlin

62

Ernest Amadej Tomaž Attems

(1694-1757)

*December 21st, 1694, Graz †December 5th, 1757, Vienna

81

Yeongjo of Joseon

21st King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*September 13th, 1694, Changdeokgung †March 5th, 1776, Gyeonghuigung

78

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

18th-century British statesman and man of letters; (1694-1773)

*September 22nd, 1694, London †March 24th, 1773, London

76

William Shirley

British governor of Massachusetts and then of the Bahamas (1694-1771)

*December 2nd, 1694, Preston †March 24th, 1771, Roxbury

89

Bartolomeo Altomonte

Austrian artist

*February 24th, 1694, Warsaw †November 11th, 1783, Sankt Florian

83

Ricardo Wall

Irish-born soldier, diplomat and minister in the Spanish service (1694-1777)

*November 5th, 1694, Nantes †December 26th, 1777, Granada

73

Hermann Samuel Reimarus

German philosopher

*December 22nd, 1694, Hamburg †March 1st, 1768, Hamburg

52

Francis Hutcheson

Scottish philosopher (1694–1746)

*August 8th, 1694, Drumalig †August 8th, 1746, Dublin

74

Peter Collinson

English botanist (1694-1768)

*January 28th, 1694, London †August 11th, 1768, Brentwood

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1694 is a normal year and no leap year.

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