August 28th, 1774

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Born on August 28th, 1774 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 28th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 28th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1774)

Born on August 28th, 1774

Weekday

Sunday

August 28th, 1774 was a Sunday.

Age

249

People born on August 28th, 1774 will turn 250 this year (2024), in exactly 122 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1774 - September 23rd, 1774

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 91,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 811 days, exactly on July 18th, 2026, people who were born on August 28th, 1774 will be 92,000 days old!

91,189 Days

13,027 Weeks

2,996 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 28th?

August 28th, 2021

The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line opens for service

August 28th, 2003

A pizza delivery man in Erie, Pennsylvania, was killed during a complex bank robbery when a bomb that was locked around his neck exploded.

August 28th, 1993

The first direct Presidential election in Singapore was held.

August 28th, 1987

Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea.

August 28th, 1973

Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; during the incident the hostages had bonded with their captors, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome.

August 28th, 1963

American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.

August 28th, 1955

African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement.

August 28th, 1950

In tennis, Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships.

August 28th, 1914

In the first naval battle of the First World War, British ships ambushed a German naval patrol in the Heligoland Bight.

August 28th, 1909

The 1909 Monterrey hurricane dissipated; one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones on record, it killed an estimated 4,000 people throughout Mexico.

August 28th, 1833

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire, received royal assent.

August 28th, 1830

Tom Thumb, the first American-built steam locomotive, engaged in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland.

August 28th, 1789

William Herschel discovered Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, during the first use of his new telescope which was then the largest in the world.

August 28th, 1640

Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England.

August 28th, 1619

Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was unanimously elected Holy Roman Emperor.

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

Born on August 28th, 1774

Elizabeth Ann Seton

First native-born American saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1774-1821)

*August 28th, 1774, New York City †January 4th, 1821, Emmitsburg

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Who's birthday is on August 28th?

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, Weimar

Karl Otfried Müller

German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)

*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, Athens

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

Felix Jaehn

German DJ and music producer

*August 28th, 1994, Hamburg

Sophie Gail

French singer and composer

*August 28th, 1775, Paris †July 24th, 1819, Paris

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

Heinrich Heydemann

German classical archaeologist

*August 28th, 1842, Greifswald †September 10th, 1890, Halle (Saale)

Umberto Giordano

Italian opera composer

*August 28th, 1867, Foggia †November 12th, 1948, Milan

Carsten Jancker

German association football player and manager

*August 28th, 1974, Grevesmühlen

Eckhard Müller-Mertens

German medievalist

*August 28th, 1923, Berlin †January 14th, 2015, Berlin

Louis Constanz Berger

German manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)

*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-Horchheim

Roxie Roker

Bahamian–American actress (1929-1995)

*August 28th, 1929, Miami †December 2nd, 1995, Los Angeles

Kim Se-jeong

South Korean singer and actress

*August 28th, 1996, Gimje

Shania Twain

Canadian country music singer and songwriter

*August 28th, 1965, Windsor

Jack Black

American actor and musician (born 1969)

*August 28th, 1969, Santa Monica

Nick E. Tarabay

Lebanese and American actor

*August 28th, 1975, Beirut

Kevin McNaughton

British footballer (born 1982)

*August 28th, 1982, Dundee

Jack Kirby

American comic book artist (1917–1994)

*August 28th, 1917, New York City †February 6th, 1994, Thousand Oaks

Same year
Born in 1774

Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs

German chemist and mineralogist (1774-1856)

*May 15th, 1774, Bavarian Forest †March 5th, 1856, Munich

Hans Graf von Bülow

German noble (1774–1825)

*July 14th, 1774, Essenrode †August 11th, 1825, Lądek-Zdrój

Johann Ernst Daniel Bornschein

German author (1774–1838)

*July 20th, 1774, Prettin †April 1st, 1838, Gera

Jean-Baptiste Biot

French scientist (1774-1862)

*April 21st, 1774, Paris †February 3rd, 1862, Paris

Gaspare Spontini

Italian composer and conductor

*November 14th, 1774, Maiolati Spontini †January 24th, 1851, Maiolati Spontini

Caspar David Friedrich

German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)

*September 5th, 1774, Greifswald †May 7th, 1840, Dresden

Robert Southey

English romantic poet (1774–1843)

*August 12th, 1774, Bristol †March 21st, 1843, Keswick

Francis Beaufort

Irish hydrographer and naval officer (1774-1857)

*May 27th, 1774, Navan †December 17th, 1857, Hove

Tadeusz Tyszkiewicz

*September 6th, 1774, Belvederis †April 3rd, 1852, Paris

Meriwether Lewis

American explorer (1774-1809)

*August 18th, 1774, Albemarle County †October 11th, 1809, Hickman County

Carl Haller von Hallerstein

German architect

*June 10th, 1774, Hiltpoltstein Castle †January 1st, 1817, Tempi Municipality

Daniel D. Tompkins

American politician; sixth vice president of the United States (1774–1825)

*June 21st, 1774, Scarsdale †June 11th, 1825, Castleton, Staten Island

Domenico Rossetti

Academic (1774 - 1842), member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino since 1832

*March 19th, 1774, Trieste †November 29th, 1842, Trieste

Johann Baptist von Keller

Roman Catholic bishop

*May 16th, 1774, Salem †October 17th, 1845, Bartenstein

Claude Charles Marie du Campe de Rosamel

French naval minister (1774-1848)

*June 24th, 1774, Frencq †March 27th, 1848, Paris

Adolf Müllner

German writer

*October 18th, 1774, Langendorf †June 11th, 1829, Weißenfels

Ludwig von Vincke

Politician, writer and jurist (1774-1844)

*December 23rd, 1774, Minden †December 2nd, 1844, Münster

Antonio González de Balcarce

Argentine general

*June 24th, 1774, Buenos Aires †August 5th, 1819, Buenos Aires

Francis Baily

British astronomer

*April 28th, 1774, Newbury †August 30th, 1844, London

Ferdinand Hartmann

German painter (1774-1842)

*July 14th, 1774, Stuttgart †January 6th, 1842, Dresden

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 28th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVIII.VIII.MDCCLXXIV

28.8.1774

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1774 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1774

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August 28th, 1774

Born on August 28th, 1774

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 91,000 days old!

91,189 Days

13,027 Weeks

2,996 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 28th?

The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line opens for service

A pizza delivery man in Erie, Pennsylvania, was killed during a complex bank robbery when a bomb that was locked around his neck exploded.

The first direct Presidential election in Singapore was held.

Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea.

Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; during the incident the hostages had bonded with their captors, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome.

American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.

African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement.

In tennis, Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships.

In the first naval battle of the First World War, British ships ambushed a German naval patrol in the Heligoland Bight.

The 1909 Monterrey hurricane dissipated; one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones on record, it killed an estimated 4,000 people throughout Mexico.

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire, received royal assent.

Tom Thumb, the first American-built steam locomotive, engaged in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland.

William Herschel discovered Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, during the first use of his new telescope which was then the largest in the world.

Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England.

Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was unanimously elected Holy Roman Emperor.

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

Born on August 28th, 1774

First native-born American saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1774-1821)

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

Same year Born in 1774

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 28th

Alexander of Constantinople

Augustine of Hippo

Edmund Arrowsmith

Hermes

Moses the Black

August 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

National Grandparents Day (Mexico)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

28.8.1774

Legend

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 91,000 days old!

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

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Born in 1774

Calendar
August 1774

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