March 28th, 1791

Born on March 28th, 1791

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 28th?

March 28th, 1979

British prime minister James Callaghan was defeated by one vote in a vote of no confidence after his government struggled to cope with widespread strikes during the Winter of Discontent.

March 28th, 1946

The US Department of State released the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, a proposal for the international control of nuclear weapons.

March 28th, 1942

Second World War: The port of Saint-Nazaire in German-occupied France was disabled by British naval forces (ship pictured).

March 28th, 1933

After an on-board fire that may have been the first incident of airliner sabotage, the Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool broke apart in mid-air, killing fifteen people.

March 28th, 1918

World War I: British and Australian troops defeated German forces at the First Battle of Dernancourt in northern France.

March 28th, 1842

The Vienna Philharmonic (pictured) held its first concert, conducted by Otto Nicolai.

March 28th, 1802

German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid to be identified, but at the time considered to be a planet.

March 28th, 0193

The Praetorian Guard assassinated Roman emperor Pertinax and sold the imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus (coin pictured).

March 28th, 1935

The Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin.

March 28th, 2015

A siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab militants, which began the previous day and killed at least 20 people, ended with the Somali Armed Forces recapturing the premises.

March 28th, 2003

Invasion of Iraq: In a friendly fire incident, two members of the United States Air Force attacked the United Kingdom's Blues and Royals regiment, killing one soldier and injuring five.

March 28th, 1999

Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.

March 28th, 1997

In the Tragedy of Otranto, the Italian Navy vessel Sibilla collided with the Albanian civilian vessel Kateri i Radës, causing the latter to sink and leading to dozens of deaths.

March 28th, 2006

At least one million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.

March 28th, 2005

An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a magnitude of 8.6 and killing over 1000 people.

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

Born on March 28th, 1791

77

Christian Friedrich Gotthilf Zander

German judge (1791-1868)

*March 28th, 1791, Morąg †April 14th, 1868, Königsberg

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Who's birthday is on March 28th?

38

Lady Gaga

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)

*March 28th, 1986, Lenox Hill Hospital

76

Rolf Zacher

German actor (1941–2018)

*March 28th, 1941, Berlin †February 3rd, 2018, Hamburg

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

76

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

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

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

57

Kai Abraham

Badminton player

*March 28th, 1967, East Berlin

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

73

William Henry Hunt

English watercolour painter (1790-1864)

*March 28th, 1790, London †February 10th, 1864, London

24

Aleyna Tilki

Turkish singer

*March 28th, 2000, Konya

69

Reba McEntire

American country singer

*March 28th, 1955, McAlester

39

Steve Mandanda

French and DR Congolese association football player

*March 28th, 1985, Kinshasa

75

Leslie Valiant

British computer scientist

*March 28th, 1949, Budapest

75

Michael W. Young

American geneticist, chronobiologist

*March 28th, 1949, Miami

76

Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)

*March 28th, 1891, Denver †December 29th, 1967, Doylestown

70

Wenzel Scholz

Austrian actor (1787-1857)

*March 28th, 1787, Innsbruck †October 5th, 1857, Vienna

37

Jonathan Van Ness

American hairstylist and TV personality (born 1987)

*March 28th, 1987, Quincy

69

Aristide Briand

Politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate from France (1862-1932)

*March 28th, 1862, Nantes †March 7th, 1932, Paris

70

Henri Gatien Bertrand

French general (1773-1844)

*March 28th, 1773, Châteauroux †January 31st, 1844, Châteauroux

33

Lukas Hinterseer

Austrian footballer

*March 28th, 1991, Kitzbühel

Same year
Born in 1791

75

Michael Faraday

English scientist

*September 22nd, 1791, Newington Butts †August 25th, 1867, Hampton Court Palace

77

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*April 23rd, 1791, Cove Gap †June 1st, 1868, Lancaster

79

Charles Babbage

English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer (1791-1871)

*December 26th, 1791, London †October 18th, 1871, Marylebone

80

Samuel Finley Breese Morse

American inventor and painter (1791–1872)

*April 27th, 1791, Charlestown †April 2nd, 1872, New York City

69

Eugène Scribe

French dramatist and librettist (1791-1861)

*December 24th, 1791, Paris †February 20th, 1861, Paris

81

Charles Knight

British publisher, editor and author

*March 15th, 1791, Windsor †March 9th, 1873, Addlestone

77

Ida von der Groeben

German writer (1791-1868)

*January 17th, 1791, Kwidzyn †March 4th, 1868, Hoheneck

73

Bernard Pierre Magnan

Marshal of France (1791-1865)

*December 7th, 1791, Paris †May 29th, 1865, Paris

66

Carl Czerny

Austrian composer and pianist (1791-1857)

*February 21st, 1791, Vienna †July 15th, 1857, Vienna

81

Franz Grillparzer

Austrian dramatist and poet (1791-1872)

*January 15th, 1791, Vienna †January 21st, 1872, Vienna

72

Giacomo Meyerbeer

German-French composer

*September 5th, 1791, Tasdorf †May 2nd, 1864, Paris

76

Franz Bopp

German linguist (1791-1861)

*September 14th, 1791, Mainz †October 23rd, 1867, Berlin

32

Théodore Géricault

French painter (1791-1824)

*September 26th, 1791, Rouen †January 26th, 1824, Paris

65

Vincenzo Tineo

Italian botanist (1791-1856)

*February 27th, 1791, Palermo †July 25th, 1856, Palermo

69

Rosalie Caron

French painter (1791-1860)

*July 27th, 1791, Senlis †December 8th, 1860, 3rd arrondissement of Paris

56

Marie Louise I, Duchess of Parma

Empress Consort of France (1810–1814) and Monarch of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla (1814-1847)

*December 12th, 1791, Vienna †December 17th, 1847, Parma

68

István Széchenyi

Hungarian nobleman, writer, politician and national revivalist

*September 21st, 1791, Vienna †April 8th, 1860, Döbling

76

Norman Williams

American politician (1791-1868)

*October 6th, 1791, Woodstock †January 12th, 1868, Woodstock

92

Peter Cooper

American politician and businessman (1791-1883)

*February 12th, 1791, New York City †April 4th, 1883, New York City

74

Henryk Rzewuski

Polish writer (1791-1866)

*May 3rd, 1791, Slavuta †February 28th, 1866, Chudniv

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1791 is a normal year and no leap year.

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