April 28th, 1776

Born on April 28th, 1776

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 90,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 429 days, exactly on June 22nd, 2025, people who were born on April 28th, 1776 will be 91,000 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, the building 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, walked into his high school and opened fire, 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 an explosive decompression in flight 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 to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War, seven years after fighting in that conflict 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 1923 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

British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French-Mysore 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 in terms of 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?

28

Melanie Martinez

American singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1995, Astoria

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

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

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

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

83

Marie Harel

Inventor of Camembert Cheese

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

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

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

70

Francis Baily

British astronomer

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

49

Penélope Cruz

Spanish actress

*April 28th, 1974, Alcobendas

56

Kevin Jubinville

Canadian actor

*April 28th, 1967, Kingston

74

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor (born in 1949)

*April 28th, 1949, Boston

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

42

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

91

Robert Anderson

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

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

42

Ian Murdock

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

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

56

Kari Wuhrer

American actress (b. 1967)

*April 28th, 1967, Brookfield

82

Max Amling

German politician (SPD) (1934-2017)

*April 28th, 1934, Eibelstadt †April 7th, 2017, Friedberg

66

Terry Pratchett

English fantasy author (1948–2015)

*April 28th, 1948, Beaconsfield †March 12th, 2015, Broad Chalke

76

José Primo de Rivera

Spanish politician

*April 28th, 1777, Algeciras †July 25th, 1853, Seville

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Born in 1776

55

Sophie Germain

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)

*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, Paris

79

Amedeo Avogadro

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1776, Turin †July 9th, 1856, Turin

46

E. T. A. Hoffmann

German Romantic author (1776-1822)

*January 24th, 1776, Königsberg †June 25th, 1822, Berlin

54

Barthold Georg Niebuhr

Danish-German statesman and historian (1776–1831)

*August 27th, 1776, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 1831, Bonn

60

John Constable

English painter (1776-1837)

*June 11th, 1776, East Bergholt †March 31st, 1837, Charlotte Street

248

Vani Hari

American blogger

*March 22nd, 1776, Charlotte

33

Johann Wilhelm Ritter

German chemist, physicist and philosopher

*December 16th, 1776, Zamienice †January 23rd, 1810, Munich

70

Henri Dutrochet

French physician (1776-1847)

*November 14th, 1776, Poitou †February 4th, 1847, Paris

76

Mary Anne Clarke

English courtesan and diarist

*April 3rd, 1776, London †June 21st, 1852, Paris

90

George Thomas Smart

English musician (1776-1867)

*May 10th, 1776, London †February 23rd, 1867, London

84

Christian Friedrich Brendel

German miner (1776-1861)

*December 26th, 1776, Neustädtel †November 20th, 1861, Freiberg

34

Nikolay Kamensky

Russian officer

*December 27th, 1776, Russian Empire †May 4th, 1811, Odesa

76

Bernardino Drovetti

Italian diplomat, explorer and scholar

*January 4th, 1776, Barbania †March 9th, 1852, Turin

74

Jean-Pierre Boyer

2nd President of Haiti (1776-1850)

*February 15th, 1776, Port-au-Prince †July 9th, 1850, Paris

65

Eusebio Bardají y Azara

Prime Minister of Spain (1776-1842)

*December 19th, 1776, Graus †March 7th, 1842, Huete

94

Landgravine Auguste of Hesse-Homburg

Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1776-1871)

*November 28th, 1776, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †April 1st, 1871, Ludwigslust

66

Johann Diederich Gries

German poet and translator

*February 7th, 1776, Hamburg †February 9th, 1842, Hamburg

62

Mariano Lagasca

Spanish doctor, writer and botanist (1776-1839)

*October 4th, 1776, Encinacorba †June 23rd, 1839, Barcelona

71

John Walter

British newspaperman and politician (1776-1847)

*February 23rd, 1776, London †July 28th, 1847, London

58

Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy

German banker; father of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy

*December 10th, 1776, Berlin †November 19th, 1835, Berlin

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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.

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Leap year

Yes: 1776 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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