December 25th, 1728

Born on December 25th, 1728

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 310 days, exactly on June 1st, 2027, people who were born on December 25th, 1728 will be 109,000 days old!

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What happened on December 25th?

December 25th, 2024

After the loss of aircraft systems, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashed near Aktau International Airport while attempting to perform an emergency landing after being hit by a Russian defense missile.

December 25th, 2016

A Tupolev Tu-154 of the Russian Defence Ministry crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.

December 25th, 2009

A fire destroyed Longford's 19th-century St Mel's Cathedral, considered the "flagship cathedral" of the Irish midlands.

December 25th, 2007

A tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped from its enclosure and attacked three patrons before it was shot and killed.

December 25th, 2000

Russian president Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill officially adopting a new national anthem, with music by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov originally composed for the anthem of the Soviet Union.

December 25th, 1991

In a nationally televised speech, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President of the Soviet Union.

December 25th, 1990

British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee introduced WorldWideWeb, the world's first web browser and WYSIWYG HTML editor.

December 25th, 1989

Romanian Revolution: Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena were condemned to death on a wide range of charges and executed.

December 25th, 1968

In Tamil Nadu, India, families of striking Dalit workers were massacred by a gang, allegedly led by their landlords.

December 25th, 1941

Second World War: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when Mark Aitchison Young, the Governor of Hong Kong, surrendered the territory to Japan after 18 days of fierce fighting.

December 25th, 1927

The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng, a revolutionary socialist political party that sought Vietnamese independence from French colonial rule, was formed in Hanoi.

December 25th, 1809

American physician Ephraim McDowell performed the world's first removal of an ovarian tumor.

December 25th, 1758

Based on predictions by Edmond Halley in 1705, Johann Georg Palitzsch observed a comet that was later named Halley's Comet .

December 25th, 1100

Baldwin I was crowned the first king of Jerusalem (depicted) in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

December 25th, 1066

Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, but continued to face rebellions over the following years and was not secure on the throne until after 1072.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 25th

Born on December 25th, 1728

75

Johann Adam Hiller

German composer and conductor (1728–1804)

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

Same year
Born in 1728

50

James Cook

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

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

34

Peter III of Russia

The seventh Emperor of Russia (1762)

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

49

Johann Heinrich Lambert

German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)

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

80

Matthew Boulton

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

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

78

Shah Alam II

16th Mughal Emperor from 1760 to 1806

*June 25th, 1728, Old Delhi †November 19th, 1806, Delhi

82

Karl Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden

German noble (1728-1811)

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

56

Stanislaus Czerniewicz

Temporary Vicar General of the Society of Jesus (1728–1785)

*August 15th, 1728, Kaunas †July 7th, 1785, Stajki

56

Paolo Frisi

Italian mathematician and astronomer (1728-1784)

*April 13th, 1728, Melegnano †November 22nd, 1784, Milan

63

Jacob Vernes

Genevan Protestant minister

*May 31st, 1728, Geneva †October 22nd, 1791, Geneva

76

Franz Xaver von Wulfen

Austrian scientist (1728-1805)

*November 5th, 1728, Belgrade †March 17th, 1805, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

72

Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla

Italian physician, surgeon, pathologist (1728-1800)

*April 15th, 1728, San Zenone al Po †July 30th, 1800, Padua

36

Christian Braunmann Tullin

Norwegian poet (1728-1765)

*September 6th, 1728, Christiania †January 21st, 1765, Christiania

62

Georg Christian Oeder

German-Danish botanist (1728-1791)

*February 3rd, 1728, Ansbach †January 28th, 1791, Oldenburg

72

Pierre Gaviniès

French violin maker, violinist and composer

*May 11th, 1728, Bordeaux †September 8th, 1800, Paris

81

Chevalier d'Éon

French diplomat, spy and soldier. d’Éon lived openly as a trans woman while in exile in England.

*October 5th, 1728, Tonnerre †May 21st, 1810, London

50

Therese of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and abbess of Gandersheim Abbey

*June 4th, 1728, Wolfenbüttel †June 26th, 1778, Gandersheim Abbey

65

Richard Mique

French architect

*September 18th, 1728, Nancy †July 8th, 1794, Paris

54

Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner

German writer, civil servant and opinion journalist

*October 17th, 1728, Traunstein †June 4th, 1783, Munich

80

José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca

Spanish lawyer and civil servant (1728-1808)

*October 21st, 1728, Murcia †December 30th, 1808, Seville

75

Carlo Allioni

Italian physician and professor of botany (1728-1804)

*September 3rd, 1728, Turin †July 30th, 1804, Turin

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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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