March 28th, 1741

Born on March 28th, 1741

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

Born on March 28th, 1741

58

Johann André

German composer

*March 28th, 1741, Offenbach am Main †June 18th, 1799, Offenbach am Main

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

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

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

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

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

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

84

François-Henri de Franquetot de Coigny

Marshal of France (1737-1821)

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

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

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

70

Henri Gatien Bertrand

French general (1773-1844)

*March 28th, 1773, Châteauroux †January 31st, 1844, Châteauroux

Same year
Born in 1741

54

Marie-Elisabeth von Humboldt

Mother of Alexander von Humboldt and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1741–1796)

*December 8th, 1741, Berlin †November 19th, 1796, Tegel

48

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790

*March 13th, 1741, Hietzing †February 20th, 1790, Vienna

69

Peter Simon Pallas

German zoologist and botanist (1741–1811)

*September 22nd, 1741, Berlin †September 8th, 1811, Berlin

61

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

French novelist, official and army general

*October 18th, 1741, Amiens †September 5th, 1803, Taranto

38

Charles Clerke

British Royal Navy officer

*August 22nd, 1741, Essex †August 22nd, 1779, Kamchatka Peninsula

66

Angelica Kauffmann

Swiss-Austrian painter (1741-1807)

*October 30th, 1741, Chur †November 5th, 1807, Rome

60

Benedict Arnold

Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War (1740–1801)

*January 14th, 1741, Norwich †June 14th, 1801, London

52

John Wilson

English mathematician (1741-1793)

*August 6th, 1741, Westmorland †October 18th, 1793, Kendal

87

Jean-Antoine Houdon

French artist (1741-1828)

*March 20th, 1741, Versailles †July 15th, 1828, Paris

59

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Swiss poet (1741-1801)

*November 15th, 1741, Zürich †January 2nd, 1801, Zürich

21

Momozono

Emperor of Japan

*April 14th, 1741, Kyoto †August 31st, 1762, Kyoto

60

Johann Gottlieb Naumann

German opera composer

*April 17th, 1741, Blasewitz †October 23rd, 1801, Dresden

76

Salomon Landolt

Swiss artist (1741-1818)

*December 10th, 1741, Zürich †November 26th, 1818, Andelfingen

70

Samuel Chase

American lawyer and politician, signatory of the Declaration of Independence (1741–1811)

*April 17th, 1741, Somerset County †June 19th, 1811, Baltimore

62

Aagje Deken

Dutch writer (1741-1804)

*December 10th, 1741, Amstelveen †November 14th, 1804, The Hague

67

Friedrich Karl zu Wied-Neuwied

German politician

*December 25th, 1741, Hachenburg †March 1st, 1809, Heidelberg

58

William Withering

English scientist (1741-1799)

*March 17th, 1741, Wellington †October 6th, 1799, Birmingham

63

Heinrich Zimmermann

Participated on James Cook's last voyage

*December 25th, 1741, Wiesloch †May 3rd, 1805, Starnberg

50

Johann Heinrich Merck

German writer

*April 11th, 1741, Darmstadt †June 27th, 1791, Darmstadt

73

Jean-Michel Moreau

French artist (1741-1814)

*March 26th, 1741, Paris †November 30th, 1814, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1741 is a normal year and no leap year.

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