July 28th, 1796

Born on July 28th, 1796

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 83,000 days old!

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What happened on July 28th?

July 28th, 2005

The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland and create a united Ireland.

July 28th, 2001

At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single FINA world championship.

July 28th, 1995

Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.

July 28th, 1976

An earthquake registering 7.6 Mw, one of the deadliest in history, devastated Tangshan, China, and killed at least 240,000 people.

July 28th, 1945

A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people and causing an estimated $1 million in damage.

July 28th, 1940

At the Salzburg Conference, German dictator Adolf Hitler demanded the replacement of much of Slovakia's cabinet.

July 28th, 1939

During the excavation of a 7th-century ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, archaeologists discovered a helmet that is widely associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia.

July 28th, 1935

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber, which dropped more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II, made its first flight.

July 28th, 1917

In New York City, the NAACP and church and community leaders organized a silent march (newsreel footage featured) of at least 8,000 people to protest violence directed towards African Americans.

July 28th, 1911

The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began with the departure of SY Aurora (pictured) from London.

July 28th, 1866

At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln currently in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.

July 28th, 1821

Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish Empire.

July 28th, 1148

Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.

July 28th, 2018

Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

July 28th, 2017

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.

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

Born on July 28th, 1796

59

Freiherr Georg Wilhelm von Wedekind

German writer and publisher (1796-1856)

*July 28th, 1796, Strasbourg †January 22nd, 1856, Darmstadt

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68

Ludwig Feuerbach

German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872)

*July 28th, 1804, Landshut †September 13th, 1872, Nuremberg

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

30

Kevin Julio

Indonesian actor

*July 28th, 1993, Jakarta

82

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 28th, 1933, Lachine †April 16th, 2016, Vancouver

24

Liborio Mejía

President of Colombia

*July 28th, 1792, Rionegro †September 3rd, 1816, Bogotá

42

Billy Aaron Brown

American actor

*July 28th, 1981, Clarinda

38

Mathieu Debuchy

French association football player (born 1985)

*July 28th, 1985, Fretin

64

Claude Montal

French piano tuner and piano maker

*July 28th, 1800, Lapalisse †March 7th, 1865, Paris

92

Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley

39

Arash Marandi

German actor, stage actor and film actor

*July 28th, 1984, Tehran

52

Stephen Lynch

American actor and musician

*July 28th, 1971, Abington Township

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

67

Félix Barthe

French politician

*July 28th, 1795, Narbonne †January 27th, 1863, Paris

49

Alexis Tsipras

Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)

*July 28th, 1974, Athens

72

Santiago Calatrava

(born 1951) Spanish engineer, architect, and artist

*July 28th, 1951, Benimàmet

48

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from 2013 to 2019

*July 28th, 1971, Samarra †October 27th, 2019, Barisha

83

Philip Proctor

American actor

*July 28th, 1940, Goshen

40

Cody Hay

Figure skater

*July 28th, 1983, Dawson Creek

49

Hannah Waddingham

English actress

*July 28th, 1974, Wandsworth

30

Cher Lloyd

English singer

*July 28th, 1993, Malvern

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71

Franz Berwald

Swedish composer

*July 23rd, 1796, Stockholm †April 3rd, 1868, Stockholm

58

Nicholas I of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1796-1855)

*June 25th, 1796, Gatchina Palace †February 18th, 1855, Winter Palace

39

James Bowie

Nineteenth-century American pioneer, soldier, smuggler, slave trader, and land speculator, played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution

*April 10th, 1796, Logan County †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio

77

Adolphe Quetelet

Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)

*February 22nd, 1796, Ghent †February 17th, 1874, City of Brussels

70

Thomas Bulfinch

American writer and mythologist (1796-1867)

*July 15th, 1796, Newton †May 27th, 1867, Boston

66

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

New Zealand politician (1796-1862)

*March 20th, 1796, London †May 16th, 1862, Wellington

53

Michał Mycielski

Brigadier general

*June 24th, 1796, Berlin †September 27th, 1849, Maincy

52

María Josefa García Granados

Guatemalan writer

*July 10th, 1796, El Puerto de Santa María †July 28th, 1848, Guatemala City

80

Christian Winther

Danish lyric poet (1796-1876)

*July 29th, 1796, Zealand †December 30th, 1876, Paris

36

Nicolas Carnot

French physicist, the "father of thermodynamics" (1796–1832)

*June 1st, 1796, Paris †August 24th, 1832, Paris

78

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

French landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)

*July 16th, 1796, Paris †February 22nd, 1875, Paris

43

Charles Follen

German-American educator

*September 6th, 1796, Romrod †January 13th, 1840, Long Island Sound

21

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)

*January 7th, 1796, Carlton House †November 6th, 1817, Claremont

90

Asher Brown Durand

American painter and engraver (1796-1886)

*August 21st, 1796, Maplewood †September 17th, 1886, Maplewood

61

Daniel Elster

Composer and choir director (1796-1857)

*September 16th, 1796, Benshausen †December 19th, 1857, Wettingen

80

Fernán Caballero

Spanish women novelist

*December 24th, 1796, Morges †April 7th, 1877, Seville

77

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros

Spanish dramatist, poet, and journalist

*January 1st, 1796, Quel, La Rioja †January 1st, 1873, Madrid

79

Bellamy Storer

Cincinnati politician (1796-1875)

*March 26th, 1796, Portland †June 1st, 1875, Cincinnati

74

Michael Thonet

German-Austrian cabinet maker, 1796-1871

*July 2nd, 1796, Boppard †March 3rd, 1871, Vienna

81

Joseph Bonomi the Younger

English archaeologist and writer (1796–1878)

*October 9th, 1796, London †March 3rd, 1878, Wimbledon

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Leap year

Yes: 1796 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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