May 28th, 1783

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Born on May 28th, 1783 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 28th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 28th
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Calendar (May 1783)

Born on May 28th, 1783

Weekday

Wednesday

May 28th, 1783 was a Wednesday.

Age

240

People born on May 28th, 1783 will turn 241 this year (2024), in exactly 30 days .

Zodiac

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Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1783 - June 21st, 1783

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 87,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 6 days, exactly on May 4th, 2024, people who were born on May 28th, 1783 will be 88,000 days old!

87,994 Days

12,570 Weeks

2,891 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on May 28th?

May 28th, 2002

An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F.C. to relocate from London to Milton Keynes.

May 28th, 1998

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission carried out five underground nuclear tests, becoming the seventh country in the world to successfully develop and publicly test nuclear weapons.

May 28th, 1987

Mathias Rust, a West German aviator, flew his Cessna 172 from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing illegally near Red Square in Moscow.

May 28th, 1940

Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium.

May 28th, 1937

The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

May 28th, 1892

Scottish-American preservationist John Muir (pictured) founded the environmental organization Sierra Club in California.

May 28th, 1830

U.S. president Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, authorizing him to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal from their ancestral homelands.

May 28th, 1754

French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens at the Battle of Jumonville Glen (depicted).

May 28th, 1644

English Civil War: Royalist troops stormed and captured the Parliamentarian stronghold of Bolton, leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents.

May 28th, 1608

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi debuted his second opera L'Arianna, now one of his lost works, at a royal wedding in Mantua.

May 28th, 0621

Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty.

May 28th, 2016

Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes.

May 28th, 2011

Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.

May 28th, 2010

In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.

May 28th, 2008

The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.

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

Born on May 28th, 1783

Rosa Maria Assing

German poet (1783-1840)

*May 28th, 1783, Düsseldorf †January 22nd, 1840, Hamburg

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Who's birthday is on May 28th?

Thomas Moore

Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

*May 28th, 1779, Dublin †February 25th, 1852, Bromham

Alec Benjamin

American singer-songwriter

*May 28th, 1994, Phoenix

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

Karl Otto Stegmann

German motocycle racer

*May 28th, 1901, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge †April 30th, 1930, Czechoslovakia

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

Carey Mulligan

English actress (born 1985)

*May 28th, 1985, Westminster

Lisa Klostermann

German footballer

*May 28th, 1999, Herdecke

Marco Rubio

United States Senator from Florida since 2011

*May 28th, 1971, Miami

Alexa Davalos

French-American actress

*May 28th, 1982, 16th arrondissement of Paris

Louis Agassiz

Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

*May 28th, 1807, Môtiers †December 14th, 1873, Cambridge

Rachel Kempson

British actress (1910–2003)

*May 28th, 1910, Dartmouth †May 24th, 2003, Millbrook

Patrick White

English-born Australian writer

*May 28th, 1912, London †September 30th, 1990, Sydney

Justin Kirk

American actor

*May 28th, 1969, Salem

Isabelle Carré

French actress

*May 28th, 1971, Paris

Chiara Mastroianni

French actress

*May 28th, 1972, Paris

George I of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1714–27), Elector of Hanover (r. 1698–1727)

*May 28th, 1660, Hanover †June 11th, 1727, Osnabrück

Svenja Jung

German actress

*May 28th, 1993, Weroth

Cameron Boyce

American actor (1999–2019)

*May 28th, 1999, Los Angeles †July 6th, 2019, North Hollywood

Same year
Born in 1783

Simón Bolívar

South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)

*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

Stendhal

19th century French writer

*January 23rd, 1783, Grenoble †March 23rd, 1842, Paris

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

*April 3rd, 1783, New York City †November 28th, 1859, Tarrytown

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Danish painter (1783–1853)

*January 2nd, 1783, Blåkrog †July 22nd, 1853, Copenhagen

Pedro José Ramón Gual Escandón

President of Venezuela

*January 17th, 1783, Caracas †May 6th, 1862, Guayaquil

Hortense de Beauharnais

Queen consort of the Netherlands

*April 10th, 1783, Paris †October 5th, 1837, Arenenberg

Caroline Tischbein

German drawer

*November 5th, 1783, Bad Arolsen †April 29th, 1843, Berlin

Vasily Zhukovsky

Russian poet (1783-1852)

*February 9th, 1783, Mishenskoye (Belevsky district) †April 24th, 1852, Baden-Baden

Johann Heinrich von Thünen

German economist

*June 24th, 1783, Waddewarden †September 22nd, 1850, Warnkenhagen

Domingo Caycedo

President of Colombia (1783-1843)

*August 4th, 1783, Bogotá †July 1st, 1843, Bogotá

Eugen von Maucler

German politician (1783-1859)

*May 30th, 1783, Étupes †January 28th, 1859, Ludwigsburg

Johann Gottfried Scheibel

German theologian

*September 16th, 1783, Wrocław †March 21st, 1843, Nuremberg

Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu calsonsin wachin

Liberator, Father of the Fatherland, Generalisimo and Admiral of the Mexican army and politician, Regent of the Empire, and First Constitutional Emperor of Mexico (1783-1824)

*September 27th, 1783, Morelia †July 19th, 1824, Padilla Municipality