March 28th, 1773

Born on March 28th, 1773

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 1773

68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

*February 9th, 1773, Charles City County †April 4th, 1841, Washington, D.C.

52

Johann Karl Burckhardt

French astronomer and mathematician

*April 30th, 1773, Leipzig †June 22nd, 1825, Paris

55

Thomas Young

English polymath (1773-1829)

*June 13th, 1773, Milverton †May 10th, 1829, London

86

Klemens von Metternich

Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor (1773–1859)

*May 15th, 1773, Koblenz †June 11th, 1859, Vienna

84

Robert Brown

Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion

*December 21st, 1773, Montrose †June 10th, 1858, London

76

Louis-Philippe I

King of the French (1773-1850)

*October 6th, 1773, Paris †August 26th, 1850, Claremont

63

James Mill

Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher (1773-1836)

*April 6th, 1773, Angus †June 23rd, 1836, Kensington

65

Frédéric Cuvier

French biologist (1773-1838)

*June 28th, 1773, Montbéliard †July 24th, 1838, Strasbourg

74

Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley

British politician (1773-1847)

*January 20th, 1773, Ireland †April 27th, 1847, Paris

83

George Cayley

British aeronautics engineer (1773-1857)

*December 27th, 1773, Scarborough †December 15th, 1857, Brompton

81

Johann Conrad Fischer

Swiss politician (1773-1854)

*September 14th, 1773, Schaffhausen †December 26th, 1854, Schaffhausen

57

Charles-Simon Catel

French composer and educator (1773–1830)

*July 10th, 1773, L'Aigle †November 29th, 1830, Paris

69

Jakob Friedrich Fries

German philosopher & scholar

*August 23rd, 1773, Barby †August 10th, 1843, Jena

72

Ludwig von Wolzogen

Military general

*February 4th, 1773, Meiningen †July 4th, 1845, Halle (Saale)

75

Philipp Merian

(1773-1848)

*January 1st, 1773, Basel †July 26th, 1848, Basel

87

Detlev von Einsiedel

Politician (1773-1861)

*October 12th, 1773, Wolkenburg †March 20th, 1861, Dresden

23

Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

Prussian prince (1773–1796)

*November 5th, 1773, Potsdam †December 28th, 1796, Berlin

70

Peter Buell Porter

American politician (1773–1844)

*August 14th, 1773, Salisbury †March 20th, 1844, Niagara Falls

79

Charles Humphrey Atherton

American politician (1773-1853)

*August 14th, 1773, Amherst †January 8th, 1853, Amherst

61

Thérésa Tallien

Spanish-French courtesans

*July 31st, 1773, Carabanchel Alto †January 15th, 1835, Chimay Castle

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1773 is a normal year and no leap year.

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