April 28th, 1756

Born on April 28th, 1756

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 97,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 107 days, exactly on August 21st, 2024, people who were born on April 28th, 1756 will be 98,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 28th?

April 28th, 2008

The 1,388-foot-tall (423.2 m) Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, with the world's highest residence above ground level at the time, held its grand opening.

April 28th, 1999

A 14-year-old former student in Taber, Alberta, opened fire at his high school, killing one student and wounding another in Canada's first fatal school shooting in more than two decades.

April 28th, 1988

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced explosive decompression while airborne between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with one fatality as a flight attendant was ejected from the aircraft.

April 28th, 1983

The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.

April 28th, 1973

The album The Dark Side of the Moon by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd entered the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, on which it spent a record 942 weeks.

April 28th, 1971

Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid condemned the capitalist "rat race" in his inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow.

April 28th, 1952

Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War seven years after fighting ended due to World War II.

April 28th, 1945

World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.

April 28th, 1941

World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members of the Ustaše movement in Gudovac.

April 28th, 1923

The FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London.

April 28th, 1910

Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester (pictured), having departed from London the previous day, to win the world's first long-distance air race

April 28th, 1789

Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander William Bligh in the South Pacific.

April 28th, 1783

Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean forces; many of the prisoners were later murdered.

April 28th, 1611

The University of Santo Tomas in Manila, one of the oldest existing universities in Asia and one of the world's largest Catholic universities by enrollment, was founded.

April 28th, 1253

The Japanese monk Nichiren declared the mantra Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, now a central part of Nichiren Buddhism.

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

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

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

*April 28th, 1758, Monroe Hall †July 4th, 1831, New York City

29

Melanie Martinez

American singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1995, Astoria

83

Marie Harel

Inventor of Camembert Cheese

*April 28th, 1761, Crouttes †November 9th, 1844, Vimoutiers

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

78

Claus Schall

Danish musician (1757-1835)

*April 28th, 1757, Copenhagen †August 10th, 1835, Copenhagen

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

50

Penélope Cruz

Spanish actress

*April 28th, 1974, Alcobendas

67

Franz Karl Achard

German chemist

*April 28th, 1753, Berlin †April 20th, 1821, Wołów

57

Kevin Jubinville

Canadian actor

*April 28th, 1967, Kingston

69

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

Scottish advocate and politician (1742-1811)

*April 28th, 1742, Dalkeith †May 28th, 1811, Edinburgh

75

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor (born in 1949)

*April 28th, 1949, Boston

59

Matsumura Goshun

Japanese artist (1752-1811)

*April 28th, 1752, Heian-kyō †September 4th, 1811, Heian-kyō

50

Roberto Bolaño

Chilean author

*April 28th, 1953, Santiago †July 15th, 2003, Barcelona

71

Kurt Gödel

Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906-1978)

*April 28th, 1906, Brno †January 14th, 1978, Princeton

81

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon

43

Jessica Alba

American actress and businesswoman (born 1981)

*April 28th, 1981, Pomona

89

Harper Lee

American author

*April 28th, 1926, Monroeville †February 19th, 2016, Monroeville

42

Ian Murdock

American computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur (1973-2015)

*April 28th, 1973, Constance †December 28th, 2015, San Francisco

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

57

Kari Wuhrer

American actress (b. 1967)

*April 28th, 1967, Brookfield

Same year
Born in 1756

35

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

*January 27th, 1756, Salzburg †December 5th, 1791, Vienna

58

Angelica Schuyler Church

American socialite and eldest daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler (1756-1814)

*February 20th, 1756, Albany †March 6th, 1814, New York City

80

Aaron Burr

Vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, lived (1756–1836)

*February 6th, 1756, Newark †September 14th, 1836, Port Richmond

80

William Godwin

English journalist, political philosopher and novelist

*March 3rd, 1756, Wisbech †April 7th, 1836, London

62

Henry Lee III

American politician, governor, and representative (1756–1818)

*January 29th, 1756, Dumfries †March 25th, 1818, Cumberland Island

69

François Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas

French politician (1756-1826)

*December 8th, 1756, Saint-Jean-Chambre †October 20th, 1826, Paris

85

Claude François Chauveau-Lagarde

French lawyer

*January 21st, 1756, Chartres †February 20th, 1841, Paris

68

Bernard Germain de Lacépède

French naturalist (1756-1825)

*December 26th, 1756, Agen †October 6th, 1825, Épinay-sur-Seine

77

Jean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny

French politician and diplomat (1756-1834)

*August 4th, 1756, Roanne †July 3rd, 1834, Paris

74

Jan Śniadecki

Mathematician, philosopher and astronomer (1756-1830)

*August 29th, 1756, Żnin †November 9th, 1830, Jašiūnai

85

Martin-Michel-Charles Gaudin

French statesman (1756-1841)

*January 19th, 1756, Saint-Denis †November 5th, 1841, Gennevilliers

76

Jean-Antoine Chaptal

French chemist and statesman (1756-1832)

*June 4th, 1756, Badaroux †July 29th, 1832, Paris

70

William Tilghman

American judge (1756–1827)

*August 12th, 1756, Talbot County †April 29th, 1827, Philadelphia

56

Vincenzo Righini

Italian composer, singer and kapellmeister

*January 22nd, 1756, Bologna †August 19th, 1812, Bologna

75

Jonathan Mason

American politician (1756-1831)

*September 12th, 1756, Boston †November 1st, 1831, Boston

80

Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

German Grand Duke

*December 10th, 1756, Schwerin †February 1st, 1837, Ludwigslust

59

Hartwig Johann Christoph von Hedemann

(1756-1816)

*October 24th, 1756, Schleswig †August 18th, 1816, Hanover

82

Aaron Ogden

American soldier, lawyer and politician (1756–1839)

*December 3rd, 1756, Elizabeth †April 19th, 1839, Jersey City

35

Francesca Lebrun

German singer and composer

*March 24th, 1756, Mannheim †May 14th, 1791, Berlin

70

Benjamin Smith

Governor of North Carolina (1756-1826)

*January 10th, 1756, Brunswick County †January 26th, 1826, Southport

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work) which are celebrated on April 28th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1756 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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