August 28th, 1774

Born on August 28th, 1774

Weekday

Sunday

August 28th, 1774 was a Sunday.

Age

251

People born on August 28th, 1774 will turn 252 this year (2026), in exactly 81 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 40 days, exactly on July 18th, 2026, people who were born on August 28th, 1774 will be 92,000 days old!

91,960 Days

13,137 Weeks

3,021 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 28th?

August 28th, 1413

The University of St Andrews, the third-oldest university in the English-speaking world, was founded when Antipope Benedict XIII issued a papal bull to a small founding group of Augustinian clergy.

August 28th, 1916

A confrontation at Blargies prison camp in France led to a charge of mutiny for New Zealand private John Braithwaite, for which he was later executed.

August 28th, 2021

The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened 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 NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured).

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; the hostages had bonded with their captors during the incident, 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

American tennis player 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 (pictured).

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 (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1774

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

Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge

British and Hanoverian Royal (1774-1850), Duke of Cambridge from 1786

*February 24th, 1774, Buckingham Palace †July 8th, 1850, Cambridge House

William Farquhar

British colonial administrator

*February 26th, 1774, Aberdeenshire †May 11th, 1839, Perth

Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg

German historian

*November 4th, 1774, Dresden †August 9th, 1860, Constance

Antoine Drouot

French general (1774-1847)

*January 11th, 1774, Nancy †March 24th, 1847, Nancy

Johann Christian August Clarus

German surgeon

*November 5th, 1774, Coburg †July 13th, 1854, Leipzig

Antonio Basoli

Italian painter (1774-1848)

*April 18th, 1774, Castel Guelfo di Bologna †May 30th, 1848, Bologna

Thomas Veazey

American politician (1774-1842)

*January 31st, 1774, Cecil County †July 1st, 1842, Cecil County

Johann Heinrich Bernhard Dräseke

German theologian

*January 18th, 1774, Brunswick †December 8th, 1849, Potsdam

Friedrich Starke

German composer and hornist (1774-1835)

*March 29th, 1774, Elsterwerda †December 18th, 1835, Döbling

Robert William Elliston

British actor (1774-1831)

*April 7th, 1774, London †July 7th, 1831, London

Manuel de Sarratea

Argentine politician (1774-1849)

*August 11th, 1774, Buenos Aires †September 21st, 1849, Limoges

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

French painter (1774–1833)

*March 13th, 1774, Paris †July 6th, 1833, Rome

Juan Aldama

Mexican revolutionary rebel soldier

*January 3rd, 1774, San Miguel de Allende †June 26th, 1811, Chihuahua City

Ignaz Maria Attems

Austrian politician (1774-1861)

*February 24th, 1774, Graz †December 17th, 1861, Graz

Salomon Mayer von Rothschild

Austrian banker and businessman (1774-1855)

*September 9th, 1774, Frankfurt †July 28th, 1855, Paris

François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo

French general (1774-1838)

*June 24th, 1774, Lunéville †June 25th, 1838, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

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!

91,960 Days

13,137 Weeks

3,021 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 28th?

The University of St Andrews, the third-oldest university in the English-speaking world, was founded when Antipope Benedict XIII issued a papal bull to a small founding group of Augustinian clergy.

A confrontation at Blargies prison camp in France led to a charge of mutiny for New Zealand private John Braithwaite, for which he was later executed.

The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened 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 NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured).

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; the hostages had bonded with their captors during the incident, 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.

American tennis player 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 (pictured).

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 (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part 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.

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 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

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Born in 1774

Calendar
August 1774

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