March 28th, 1728

Born on March 28th, 1728

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 108,000 days old!

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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

Born on March 28th, 1728

68

Johann Georg Krünitz

German encyclopedist (1728-1796)

*March 28th, 1728, Berlin †December 20th, 1796, Berlin

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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

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

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

75

Michael W. Young

American geneticist, chronobiologist

*March 28th, 1949, Miami

50

Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria (1727-1777)

*March 28th, 1727, Munich †December 30th, 1777, Munich

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

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

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

84

François-Henri de Franquetot de Coigny

Marshal of France (1737-1821)

*March 28th, 1737, Paris †May 19th, 1821, Paris

69

Aristide Briand

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

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

33

Lukas Hinterseer

Austrian footballer

*March 28th, 1991, Kitzbühel

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Born in 1728

50

James Cook

British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)

*October 27th, 1728, Marton †February 14th, 1779, Kealakekua Bay

72

Johann Georg Büsch

German mathematician

*January 3rd, 1728, Altenmedingen †August 5th, 1800, Hamburg

34

Peter III of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1728–1762)

*February 10th, 1728, Kiel †July 6th, 1762, Ropsha

45

Oliver Goldsmith

Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774)

*November 10th, 1728, Elphin †April 4th, 1774, London

34

Georg Wilhelm Bauernfeind

German painter, university teacher (1728-1763)

*November 16th, 1728, Nuremberg †August 29th, 1763, Indian Ocean

49

Johann Heinrich Lambert

German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)

*August 26th, 1728, Mulhouse †September 25th, 1777, Berlin

71

Joseph Black

British chemist (1728-1799)

*April 16th, 1728, Bordeaux †December 6th, 1799, Edinburgh

80

Matthew Boulton

English manufacturer, industrialist 1728-1809, business partner of James Watt

*September 3rd, 1728, Birmingham †August 17th, 1809, Birmingham

82

Karl Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden

German noble (1728-1811)

*November 22nd, 1728, Karlsruhe †June 10th, 1811, Karlsruhe

69

Peter Frederik Suhm

Danish-Norwegian historian (1728-1798)

*October 18th, 1728, Copenhagen †September 7th, 1798, Øverød

76

Pietro Arduino

Italian botanist (1728-1805)

*July 18th, 1728, Caprino Veronese †April 13th, 1805, Padua

58

Ferdinando Galiani

Italian economist

*December 2nd, 1728, Chieti †October 30th, 1787, Naples

82

Nicolas Ozanne

French naval engineer

*January 12th, 1728, Brest †January 3rd, 1811, Paris

75

Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi

Italian opera composer (1728–1804)

*December 9th, 1728, Massa †November 19th, 1804, Rome

70

Jean Dussaulx

French politician (1728-1799)

*December 28th, 1728, Chartres †March 16th, 1799, Paris

76

Justus Claproth

German lawyer

*December 28th, 1728, Kassel †February 20th, 1805, Göttingen

48

Christiana Büsching

German writer

*December 11th, 1728, Köthen †April 22nd, 1777, Berlin

93

John Stark

American Revolutionary War general from New Hampshire

*August 28th, 1728, Londonderry †May 8th, 1822, Manchester

75

Johann Adam Hiller

German composer and conductor (1728–1804)

*December 25th, 1728, Osiek Łużycki †June 16th, 1804, Leipzig

65

John Hunter

Scottish surgeon (1728-1793)

*February 13th, 1728, East Kilbride †October 16th, 1793, London

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Leap year

Yes: 1728 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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