June 28th, 1701

Born on June 28th, 1701

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 28th?

June 28th, 2016

Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others.

June 28th, 1989

President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development.

June 28th, 1969

In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began to riot, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.

June 28th, 1956

Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps.

June 28th, 1950

Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers.

June 28th, 1942

World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union.

June 28th, 1916

First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl Liebknecht.

June 28th, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated by a Yugoslav nationalist named Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, sparking the outbreak of World War I.

June 28th, 1911

The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt.

June 28th, 1904

In the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 635 deaths.

June 28th, 1895

The U.S. Court of Private Land Claims ruled that James Reavis's claim to 18,600 sq mi (48,000 km2) of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico was "wholly fictitious and fraudulent".

June 28th, 1846

Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured).

June 28th, 1841

Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.

June 28th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston.

June 28th, 1461

Edward IV was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

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

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

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

*June 28th, 1712, Geneva †July 2nd, 1778, Ermenonville

52

Elon Musk

Businessman (born 1971)

*June 28th, 1971, Pretoria

63

Georg Loeschcke

German classical archaeologist (1852-1915)

*June 28th, 1852, Penig †November 26th, 1915, Baden-Baden

94

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker

German physicist (1912–2007)

*June 28th, 1912, Kiel †April 28th, 2007, Söcking

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Alexis Carrel

French surgeon and biologist

*June 28th, 1873, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †November 5th, 1944, Paris

69

Luigi Pirandello

Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1867-1936)

*June 28th, 1867, Agrigento †December 10th, 1936, Rome

62

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter (1577-1640)

*June 28th, 1577, Siegen †May 30th, 1640, Antwerp

70

Gernot Rohr

German-French association football player and manager

*June 28th, 1953, Mannheim

83

Muhammad Yunus

Bangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

*June 28th, 1940, Chittagong

69

Alice Maud Krige

South African actress and producer

*June 28th, 1954, Upington

55

Henry VIII of England

King of England from 1509 until 1547

*June 28th, 1491, Palace of Placentia †January 28th, 1547, Palace of Whitehall

51

Alessandro Nivola

American actor

*June 28th, 1972, Boston

57

Mary Stuart Masterson

American actress and director

*June 28th, 1966, Manhattan

30

Bradley Beal

American basketball player

*June 28th, 1993, St. Louis

44

Florian Zeller

Novelist, playwright

*June 28th, 1979, Paris

42

Gilda Radner

American actress and comedian (1946–1989)

*June 28th, 1946, Detroit †May 20th, 1989, Los Angeles

32

Kevin De Bruyne

Belgian association football player

*June 28th, 1991, Drongen

57

John Cusack

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

*June 28th, 1966, Evanston

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Born in 1701

42

Anders Celsius

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist (1701-1744)

*November 27th, 1701, Uppsala †April 25th, 1744, Uppsala

79

Jacques Dumont le Romain

French history and portrait painter (1701-1781)

*May 10th, 1701, Paris †February 17th, 1781, Paris

73

Charles Marie de La Condamine

French explorer, geographer, and mathematician (1701-1774)

*January 28th, 1701, Paris †February 4th, 1774, Paris

74

François Rebel

French composer

*June 19th, 1701, Paris †November 7th, 1775, Paris

49

Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond

English patron of cricket (1701-1750)

*May 18th, 1701, Chichester †August 8th, 1750, Godalming

53

Christian Ludwig von Loewenstern

German artist, 1701-1754

*August 10th, 1701, Darmstadt †October 15th, 1754, Darmstadt

58

Felix Anton Scheffler

German painter (1701-1760)

*August 29th, 1701, Mainburg †January 10th, 1760, Prague

41

François-Joseph Hunauld

French anatomist; (1701-1742)

*February 24th, 1701, Châteaubriant †December 15th, 1742, Paris

53

Fortunato da Brescia

(1701-1754)

*January 1st, 1701, Brescia †January 1st, 1754, Madrid

63

Richard Cooper

British engraver (1701-1764)

*January 1st, 1701, Yorkshire †January 1st, 1764, Edinburgh

76

Charles Le Beau

French historian

*October 18th, 1701, Paris †March 13th, 1778, Paris

83

Pietro Longhi

Italian painter (1701-1785)

*November 5th, 1701, Venice †May 8th, 1785, Venice

71

Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia

King of Sardinia (1730-1773)

*April 27th, 1701, Turin †February 20th, 1773, Turin

55

Maria Amalia of Austria

Czech queen (1701-1756)

*October 22nd, 1701, Vienna †December 11th, 1756, Nymphenburg Palace

58

Anna Magdalena Bach

Singer and the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach (1701-1760)

*December 22nd, 1701, Zeitz †February 27th, 1760, Leipzig

55

Thomas Blackwell

Scottish classical scholar and historian (1701-1757)

*August 4th, 1701, Aberdeen †March 6th, 1757, Edinburgh

84

Johann Jakob Moser

German jurist, publicist and researcher (1701-1785)

*January 18th, 1701, Stuttgart †September 30th, 1785, Stuttgart

70

Wilhelm of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

German prince (1701–1771)

*March 12th, 1701, Gotha †May 31st, 1771, Tonna

59

Christian Ludwig Liscow

German poet lawyer and writer (1701-1760)

*April 29th, 1701, Wittenburg †October 30th, 1760, Eilenburg

79

Ignatius of Laconi

Sardinian saint

*December 17th, 1701, Laconi †May 11th, 1781, Cagliari

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No: With 365 days 1701 is a normal year and no leap year.

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