March 28th, 1799

Born on March 28th, 1799

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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.

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 (bust pictured) and sold the imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus.

March 28th, 1963

Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conducted a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia.

March 28th, 2025

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in Myanmar and Thailand.

March 28th, 1968

Colonel Sun, written by Kingsley Amis, was published, becoming the first James Bond novel published after the death of Ian Fleming in 1964.

March 28th, 1646

Irish Confederate Wars: Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty, signed the First Ormond Peace for the Confederates in exchange for greater freedom of religion.

March 28th, 1935

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

March 28th, 2016

American Dad! aired it's critically acclaimed two-hundredth episode.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1799

37

Alexander Pushkin

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg

76

Robert von Mohl

German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)

*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, Berlin

75

Hermann Wilhelm Bödeker

German pastor (1799-1875)

*May 15th, 1799, Osnabrück †January 5th, 1875, Hanover

51

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

*May 20th, 1799, Tours †August 18th, 1850, Paris

91

Felipe Poey

Cuban zoologist

*May 26th, 1799, Havana †January 28th, 1891, Havana

53

August Kopisch

German poet and painter (1799-1853)

*May 26th, 1799, Wrocław †February 6th, 1853, Berlin

81

William Lassell

English merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)

*June 18th, 1799, Bolton †October 5th, 1880, Maidenhead

87

William Young

Nova Scotia politician and jurist (1799-1887)

*September 8th, 1799, Falkirk †May 8th, 1887, Halifax

60

Oscar I of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1844–1859 (1799–1859)

*July 4th, 1799, Paris †July 8th, 1859, Stockholm Palace

47

Mary Anning

British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)

*May 21st, 1799, Lyme Regis †March 9th, 1847, Lyme Regis

19

Kamehameha I

Founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii

*November 30th, 1799, Kohala Historical Sites State Monument †April 30th, 1819, Kamakahonu

72

Anna Atkins

English botanist and photographer (1799-1871)

*March 16th, 1799, Tonbridge †June 9th, 1871, Kent

68

Christian Friedrich Schönbein

German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868)

*October 18th, 1799, Metzingen †August 29th, 1868, Baden-Baden

67

Serafín Estébanez Calderón

Spanish author (1799-1867)

*December 27th, 1799, Málaga †February 15th, 1867, Madrid

47

Charles Bent

American politician (1799-1847)

*November 11th, 1799, Charleston †January 19th, 1847, Taos

38

René Caillié

French explorer (1799–1838)

*September 19th, 1799, Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon †May 17th, 1838, La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien

57

Mills Darden

Alleged largest man in history

*October 7th, 1799, Northampton County †January 23rd, 1857, Lexington

57

John Marsh

American physician

*January 1st, 1799, Danvers †January 1st, 1856, Vine Hill

78

Johann Kaspar Mörikofer

Swiss historian (1799-1877)

*October 11th, 1799, Frauenfeld †October 17th, 1877, Kreis 8

81

Hippolyte Metdepenningen

Belgian politician

*February 28th, 1799, Ghent †January 1st, 1881

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No: With 365 days 1799 is a normal year and no leap year.

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