March 28th, 1712

Born on March 28th, 1712

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.

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 (bust pictured) and sold the imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus.

March 28th, 1963

Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conducted a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia.

March 28th, 2025

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in Myanmar and Thailand.

March 28th, 1968

Colonel Sun, written by Kingsley Amis, was published, becoming the first James Bond novel published after the death of Ian Fleming in 1964.

March 28th, 1646

Irish Confederate Wars: Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty, signed the First Ormond Peace for the Confederates in exchange for greater freedom of religion.

March 28th, 1935

The Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin.

March 28th, 2016

American Dad! aired it's critically acclaimed two-hundredth episode.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1712

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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

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

58

George Grenville

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1712-1770)

*October 14th, 1712, Westminster †November 13th, 1770, London

80

Francesco Guardi

Italian painter (1712-1793)

*October 5th, 1712, Venice †January 1st, 1793, Venice

57

Johann Karl Philipp von Cobenzl

18th-century politician and art collector (K. Cobenzl collection in Brussels)

*July 21st, 1712, Ljubljana †January 27th, 1770, Brussels metropolitan area

70

Johann Andreas Silbermann

French organbuilder from Strasbourg

*June 26th, 1712, Strasbourg †February 11th, 1783, Strasbourg

61

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

German painter and copper engraver (1712-1774)

*October 30th, 1712, Weimar †April 23rd, 1774, Dresden

47

Prince Moritz of Anhalt-Dessau

German general

*October 31st, 1712, Dessau †April 11th, 1760, Dessau

45

Johann Samuel König

German mathematician

*July 31st, 1712, Büdingen †August 21st, 1757, Utrechtse Heuvelrug

78

Nicolas-François Gillet

French sculptor (1709-1791)

*March 31st, 1712, Metz †February 7th, 1791, Poissy

77

Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen

French admiral

*June 21st, 1712, Fougères †January 13th, 1790, Morlaix

69

Giacomo Puccini

Italian composer (1712–1781)

*January 26th, 1712, Pescaglia †May 16th, 1781, Lucca

73

Charles Louis de Marbeuf

French general

*November 4th, 1712, Rennes †September 20th, 1786, Bastia

77

Charles-Michel de l'Épée

French priest and educator of the deaf

*November 24th, 1712, Versailles †December 23rd, 1789, Paris

45

Johann Gottfried Brendel

German physician

*February 23rd, 1712, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 17th, 1758, Göttingen

67

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

Painter (1712-1780)

*February 14th, 1712, Hamburg †January 24th, 1780, Dresden

68

John Fothergill

English physician and plant collector (1712–1780)

*March 8th, 1712, Bainbridge †December 26th, 1780, London

47

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

French soldier

*February 28th, 1712, Nîmes †September 14th, 1759, Quebec City

73

Fernando de Sousa e Silva

Portuguese cardinal (1712-1786)

*November 27th, 1712, Lisbon †April 11th, 1786, Lisbon

51

Francesco Algarotti

Italian philosopher (1712-1764)

*December 11th, 1712, Venice †May 3rd, 1764, Pisa

72

Pietro Chiari

Italian playwright (1712-1785)

*December 25th, 1712, Brescia †August 31st, 1785, Brescia

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Leap year

Yes: 1712 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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