May 28th, 1807

Born on May 28th, 1807

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What happened on May 28th?

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.

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 (depicted).

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, 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.

May 28th, 2011

Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.

May 28th, 2010

In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.

May 28th, 2008

The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.

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

Born on May 28th, 1807

66

Louis Agassiz

Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

*May 28th, 1807, Môtiers †December 14th, 1873, Cambridge

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 28th?

29

Alec Benjamin

American singer-songwriter

*May 28th, 1994, Phoenix

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

72

Thomas Moore

Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

*May 28th, 1779, Dublin †February 25th, 1852, Bromham

59

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

28

Karl Otto Stegmann

German motocycle racer

*May 28th, 1901, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge †April 30th, 1930, Czechoslovakia

41

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

38

Carey Mulligan

English actress (born 1985)

*May 28th, 1985, Westminster

24

Lisa Klostermann

German footballer

*May 28th, 1999, Herdecke

52

Marco Rubio

United States Senator from Florida since 2011

*May 28th, 1971, Miami

41

Alexa Davalos

French-American actress

*May 28th, 1982, 16th arrondissement of Paris

92

Rachel Kempson

British actress (1910–2003)

*May 28th, 1910, Dartmouth †May 24th, 2003, Millbrook

78

Patrick White

English-born Australian writer

*May 28th, 1912, London †September 30th, 1990, Sydney

54

Justin Kirk

American actor

*May 28th, 1969, Salem

52

Isabelle Carré

French actress

*May 28th, 1971, Paris

51

Chiara Mastroianni

French actress

*May 28th, 1972, Paris

57

Isaac A. Van Amburgh

US circus artists and animal trainer

*May 28th, 1808, New York †November 29th, 1865, Philadelphia

30

Svenja Jung

German actress

*May 28th, 1993, Weroth

20

Cameron Boyce

American actor (1999–2019)

*May 28th, 1999, Los Angeles †July 6th, 2019, North Hollywood

51

Michael Boogerd

Dutch cyclist

*May 28th, 1972, The Hague

Same year
Born in 1807

75

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

*February 27th, 1807, Portland †March 24th, 1882, Cambridge

96

Ernest Legouvé

French dramatist

*February 14th, 1807, Paris †March 14th, 1903, 2nd arrondissement of Paris

66

Hans Conon von der Gabelentz

German linguist (1807-1874)

*October 13th, 1807, Altenburg †September 3rd, 1874, Lemnitz

63

Ehrenreich Eichholz

German journalist

*September 19th, 1807, Berlin †January 14th, 1871, Hanover

74

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian general, patriot, and republican (1807–1882)

*July 4th, 1807, Nice †June 2nd, 1882, Caprera

63

Robert E. Lee

Confederate States general (1807–1870)

*January 19th, 1807, Stratford Hall †October 12th, 1870, Lexington

91

Wilford Woodruff

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1807-1898)

*March 1st, 1807, Farmington †September 2nd, 1898, Salt Lake City

79

Sebastiano Tecchio

Italian politician (1807-1886)

*January 3rd, 1807, Vicenza †January 24th, 1886, Venice

60

Karl Braun

German jurist and politician (1807-1868)

*May 10th, 1807, Plauen †March 23rd, 1868, Plauen

87

Giacomo Durando

Italian general and statesman (1807-1894)

*February 4th, 1807, Mondovì †August 21st, 1894, Rome

79

Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

American historical editor, politician and diplomat from Massachusetts (1807-1886)

*August 18th, 1807, Boston †November 21st, 1886, Boston

80

Friedrich Theodor Vischer

German philosopher, writer and politician (1807-1887)

*June 30th, 1807, Ludwigsburg †September 14th, 1887, Gmunden

84

Jules Grévy

French statesman and lawyer

*August 15th, 1807, Mont-sous-Vaudrey †September 9th, 1891, Mont-sous-Vaudrey

40

Robert Blum

German democratic politician (1807-1848)

*November 10th, 1807, Cologne †November 9th, 1848, Brigittenau

78

Bernhard Horwitz

German-British chess player (1807-1885)

*May 10th, 1807, Neustrelitz †August 29th, 1885, London

82

Hans Matthison-Hansen

Danish composer and painter (1807-1890)

*February 6th, 1807, Flensburg †January 7th, 1890, Roskilde

84

Joseph Petzval

Slovak physicist, mathematician and inventor (1807-1891)

*January 6th, 1807, Spišská Belá †September 19th, 1891, Vienna

78

Alfred de Clebsattel

French politician

*May 6th, 1807, Dunkirk †January 27th, 1886, Dunkirk

74

Ludwig Mooser

Organ builder

*January 30th, 1807, Vienna †May 22nd, 1881, Hatvan

77

Wilhelm von Braumüller

German publisher

*March 19th, 1807, Zillbach †July 25th, 1884, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1807 is a normal year and no leap year.

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