June 28th, 1808

Born on June 28th, 1808

Weekday

Tuesday

June 28th, 1808 was a Tuesday.

Age

218

People born on June 28th, 1808 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 218 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

June 22nd, 1808 - July 22nd, 1808

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 358 days, exactly on July 10th, 2027, people who were born on June 28th, 1808 will be 80,000 days old!

79,642 Days

11,377 Weeks

2,616 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on June 28th?

June 28th, 1963

Profumo affair: During the trial of Stephen Ward, Mandy Rice-Davies uttered the phrase "Well he would, wouldn't he?"

June 28th, 1880

Police captured Australian bank robber and cultural icon Ned Kelly (pictured) after a gun battle in Glenrowan, Victoria.

June 28th, 2016

Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others.

June 28th, 1989

President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech at Gazimestan in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development.

June 28th, 1969

In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.

June 28th, 1956

Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps.

June 28th, 1950

Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers.

June 28th, 1942

World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union.

June 28th, 1916

First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl Liebknecht.

June 28th, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip (pictured), a Yugoslav nationalist, sparking the outbreak of World War I.

June 28th, 1911

The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt.

June 28th, 1904

In the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 635 deaths.

June 28th, 1895

The U.S. Court of Private Land Claims ruled that James Reavis's claim to 18,600 sq mi (48,000 km2) of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico was "wholly fictitious and fraudulent".

June 28th, 1846

Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured).

June 28th, 1841

Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.

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

Born on June 28th, 1808

Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso

Italian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philanthropist

*June 28th, 1808, Milan †July 5th, 1871, Milan

Same year
Born in 1808

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, Elizabethton

Napoleon III

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and the last king in French history (1848–1870)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst

Michael William Balfe

Irish composer

*May 15th, 1808, Dublin †October 20th, 1870, Hertfordshire

Charles Merivale

English historian and churchman (1808-1893)

*March 8th, 1808, London †December 27th, 1893, Ely

Hugh Falconer

Scottish scientist (1808–1865)

*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, London

Alexander William Doniphan

American politician and soldier (1808-1887)

*July 9th, 1808, Mason County †August 8th, 1887, Richmond

Johann Gustav Droysen

German historian (1808–1884)

*July 6th, 1808, Trzebiatów †June 19th, 1884, Berlin

Gérard de Nerval

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

*May 22nd, 1808, Paris †January 26th, 1855, Paris

Gustav Hopf

*May 29th, 1808, Ohrdruf †October 8th, 1872

Antonio Meucci

Italian inventor and telephone pioneer (1808–1889)

*April 13th, 1808, Florence †October 18th, 1889, Staten Island

Henry Edward Manning

English Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1808–1892)

*July 15th, 1808, Totteridge †January 14th, 1892, London

Buenaventura Seoane

Peruvian politician (1808-1870)

*August 14th, 1808, Lima †May 15th, 1870, Lima

Venancio Flores

Uruguayan politician (1808-1868)

*May 18th, 1808, Trinidad †February 19th, 1868, Montevideo

Salmon P. Chase

American politician and lawyer (1808–1873)

*January 13th, 1808, Cornish †May 7th, 1873, New York City

Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch

German economist (1808-1883)

*August 29th, 1808, Delitzsch †April 29th, 1883, Potsdam

Elias Parish Alvars

English harpist and composer (1808-1849)

*February 28th, 1808, Teignmouth †January 25th, 1849, Vienna

Antonio Ros de Olano

Spanish general (1808-1886)

*December 9th, 1808, Caracas †July 24th, 1886, Madrid

Johann Grund

Austrian painter (1808–1887)

*May 19th, 1808, Vienna †August 4th, 1887, Baden-Baden

Johann Ritter von Oppolzer

Austrian doctor (1808–1871)

*August 4th, 1808, Nové Hrady †April 16th, 1871, Vienna

Edwin Atwater

Canadian businessman and politician (1808-1874)

*September 14th, 1808, Chittenden County †June 18th, 1874, Montreal

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 28th.

Vidovdan, celebrating St. Vitus and an important day in Serbian history. (Eastern Orthodox Church)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidovdan

International LGBTQ Pride Day, marking the anniversary of Stonewall riots.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Month

Tau Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVIII.VI.MDCCCVIII

28.6.1808

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1808 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).

Calendar
June 1808

June 1808

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June 28th, 1808

Born on June 28th, 1808

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 79,000 days old!

79,642 Days

11,377 Weeks

2,616 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on June 28th?

Profumo affair: During the trial of Stephen Ward, Mandy Rice-Davies uttered the phrase "Well he would, wouldn't he?"

Police captured Australian bank robber and cultural icon Ned Kelly (pictured) after a gun battle in Glenrowan, Victoria.

Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others.

President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech at Gazimestan in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development.

In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.

Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps.

Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers.

World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union.

First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl Liebknecht.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip (pictured), a Yugoslav nationalist, sparking the outbreak of World War I.

The Nakhla meteorite (fragments pictured), the first meteorite to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth in Abu Hummus, Egypt.

In the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 635 deaths.

The U.S. Court of Private Land Claims ruled that James Reavis's claim to 18,600 sq mi (48,000 km2) of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico was "wholly fictitious and fraudulent".

Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured).

Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.

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

Born on June 28th, 1808

Italian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philanthropist

Same year Born in 1808

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 28th

Basilides and Potamiana

Irenaeus of Lyon (Western Christianity)

Heimerad

Blessed Maria Pia Mastena

Paulus I

Vincenza Gerosa

June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Constitution Day (Ukraine)

Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland)

Vidovdan, celebrating St. Vitus and an important day in Serbian history. (Eastern Orthodox Church)

International LGBTQ Pride Day, marking the anniversary of Stonewall riots.

Tau Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

28.6.1808

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

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

Same year
Born in 1808

Calendar
June 1808

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