May 28th, 1789

Born on May 28th, 1789

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What happened on May 28th?

May 28th, 1901

Mozaffar ad-Din (pictured), Shah of Persia, granted exclusive rights to prospect for oil in the country to William Knox D'Arcy.

May 28th, 1982

Falklands War: The British War Cabinet, which never considered using nuclear weapons in the conflict, ordered that the nuclear depth bombs on British ships return home.

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, being summoned to Buckingham Palace to "kiss hands".

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.

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, 2017

Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from an engine issue in his first entry of the event.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1789

65

Georg Simon Ohm

German physicist and mathematician

*March 16th, 1789, Erlangen †July 6th, 1854, Munich

61

James Fenimore Cooper

American writer (1789–1851)

*September 15th, 1789, Burlington †September 14th, 1851, Cooperstown

64

Silvio Pellico

Italian writer and poet

*June 24th, 1789, Saluzzo †January 31st, 1854, Turin

28

Francisco Javier Mina

Spanish general and lawyer

*July 1st, 1789, Otao †November 11th, 1817, Pénjamo

67

Augustin-Louis Cauchy

French mathematician (1789–1857)

*August 21st, 1789, Paris †May 23rd, 1857, Sceaux

63

Józef Damse

Polish composer and actor

*January 26th, 1789, Sokołów Małopolski †December 15th, 1852, Rudno, Otwock County

57

Friedrich List

German economist

*August 6th, 1789, Reutlingen †November 30th, 1846, Kufstein

75

Antonio Alcalá Galiano

Spanish politician and writer (1789–1865)

*July 22nd, 1789, Cádiz †April 11th, 1865, Madrid

80

Pietro Tenerani

Italian artist (1789-1869)

*November 11th, 1789, Carrara †December 16th, 1869, Rome

62

Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza

19th century Mexican writer, dramatist and diplomat (1789-1851)

*October 13th, 1789, Veracruz †October 23rd, 1851, Mexico City

69

William Cranch Bond

American astronomer (1789–1859)

*September 9th, 1789, Portland †January 29th, 1859, Cambridge

80

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

German painter, a member of the Nazarene movement (1789–1869)

*July 3rd, 1789, Lübeck †November 12th, 1869, Rome

66

William Swainson

English naturalist and artist

*October 8th, 1789, London †December 6th, 1855, Lower Hutt

64

John Martin

English painter, engraver and illustrator (1789–1854)

*July 19th, 1789, Haydon Bridge †February 17th, 1854, Douglas

75

Carl Gotthilf Nestler

German businessperson

*January 9th, 1789, Neudorf †February 6th, 1864, Johanngeorgenstadt

68

Ludwig Freiherr Roth von Schreckenstein

German general (1789-1858)

*November 16th, 1789, Immendingen †May 29th, 1858, Münster

84

Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée

French botanist (1789-1874)

*November 7th, 1789, Ardentes †May 21st, 1874, Paris

62

Wilhelm Snell

Jurist and politician (1789-1851)

*April 8th, 1789, Idstein †May 8th, 1851, Bern

58

Vasil Aprilov

Bulgarian educator (1789—1847)

*July 21st, 1789, Gabrovo †October 2nd, 1847, Galați

64

Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré

French botanist (1789-1854)

*September 4th, 1789, Angoulême †January 16th, 1854, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1789 is a normal year and no leap year.

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