August 28th, 1786

Born on August 28th, 1786

Weekday

Monday

August 28th, 1786 was a Monday.

Age

239

People born on August 28th, 1786 will turn 240 this year (2026), in exactly 80 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1786 - September 23rd, 1786

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 422 days, exactly on August 5th, 2027, people who were born on August 28th, 1786 will be 88,000 days old!

87,578 Days

12,511 Weeks

2,877 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, 1786

Ferdinand Piloty

German artist (1786–1844)

*August 28th, 1786, Homburg †January 8th, 1844, Munich

Same year
Born in 1786

François Arago

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)

*February 26th, 1786, Estagel †October 2nd, 1853, Paris

Davy Crockett

American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)

*August 17th, 1786, Limestone †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio

Carl Maria von Weber

German Romantic composer (1786–1826)

*November 18th, 1786, Eutin †June 5th, 1826, London

Wilhelm Grimm

German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786–1859)

*February 24th, 1786, Hanau †December 16th, 1859, Berlin

Guadalupe Victoria

First president of Mexico (1786-1845)

*September 29th, 1786, Tamazula de Victoria †March 21st, 1845, San Carlos Fortress

Ludwig I of Bavaria

King of Bavaria (1786-1868)

*August 25th, 1786, Strasbourg †February 29th, 1868, Nice

Michael Martin Lienau

*January 21st, 1786, Elmshorn †May 1st, 1861, Frankfurt an der Oder

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Michel Eugène Chevreul

French chemist (1786-1889)

*August 31st, 1786, Angers †April 9th, 1889, 5th arrondissement of Paris

Nicolás Bravo

President of Mexico (1786-1854)

*September 10th, 1786, Chilpancingo de los Bravo †April 22nd, 1854, Chilpancingo de los Bravo

Joseph Naudet

French historian

*December 8th, 1786, Paris †August 13th, 1878, Paris

Manuel Agustín Heredia

Spanish businessperson (1786-1846)

*May 4th, 1786, Rabanera †August 14th, 1846, Málaga

John Breathitt

American politician (1786-1834)

*September 9th, 1786, Henry County †February 21st, 1834, Frankfort

William Appleton

American politician (1786-1862)

*November 16th, 1786, Brookfield †February 15th, 1862, Brookline

Jean Alaux

French painter (1786-1864)

*January 15th, 1786, Bordeaux †March 2nd, 1864, quai de Conti

Alojzy Rafał Estreicher

Polish entomologist and botanist (1786-1852)

*June 21st, 1786, Kraków †August 1st, 1852, Kraków

Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki

Polish general

*February 8th, 1786, Siedlce †January 12th, 1860, Kraków

Estanislao López

Argentine politician and general

*November 26th, 1786, Santa Fe †June 15th, 1838, Argentine Confederation

Julius Jacob von Haynau

Austrian general

*October 14th, 1786, Kassel †March 14th, 1853, Vienna

Felipe Arana

Argentinian politician (1786-1865)

*August 24th, 1786, Buenos Aires †July 11th, 1865, Buenos Aires

Jakob Aders

German politician (1786-1825)

*July 26th, 1786, Elberfeld †March 22nd, 1825, Elberfeld

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.MDCCLXXXVI

28.8.1786

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1786 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1786

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August 28th, 1786

Born on August 28th, 1786

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

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

87,578 Days

12,511 Weeks

2,877 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, 1786

German artist (1786–1844)

Same year Born in 1786

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

28.8.1786

Legend

Leap year

Calendar August 1786

August 1786

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

Birthdays
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Same year
Born in 1786

Calendar
August 1786

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31		1	2	3	4	5	6
32	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
33	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
34	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
35	28	29	30	31