October 28th, 1824

Born on October 28th, 1824

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

October 28th, 1835

In the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution, the Texian Army repelled a Mexican attack at the grounds of Mission Concepcion south of Downtown San Antonio.

October 28th, 1640

The Treaty of Ripon was agreed, ending the Second Bishops' War and forcing Charles I to summon the Long Parliament, ultimately leading to the First English Civil War.

October 28th, 1992

Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's accession to the EEA.

October 28th, 2013

The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.

October 28th, 2007

In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.

October 28th, 1995

A fire broke out on a Baku Metro train in Azerbaijan's capital, killing 289 people and injuring 270 others in the world's deadliest subway disaster.

October 28th, 1971

Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.

October 28th, 1965

In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed.

October 28th, 1940

World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory.

October 28th, 1928

Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia Raya", now the country's national anthem.

October 28th, 1925

The funerary mask of Tutankhamun, possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately 3,250 years.

October 28th, 1919

The U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act over president Woodrow Wilson's veto, reinforcing Prohibition in the United States.

October 28th, 1891

The Mino–Owari earthquake, the strongest known inland earthquake in Japan's history, caused widespread damage and 7,273 deaths.

October 28th, 1886

In New York Harbor, U.S. president Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty (pictured), a gift from France commemorating the Declaration of Independence.

October 28th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: As George Washington's Continental Army retreated northward from New York City, the British Army captured the village of White Plains.

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

Same year
Born in 1824

86

Julius Blüthner

German piano maker

*March 11th, 1824, Falkenhain †April 13th, 1910, Leipzig

69

Friedrich Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German educationist (1824–1893)

*March 8th, 1824, Wermelskirchen †October 27th, 1893, Ronsdorf

65

Wilkie Collins

British writer (1824-1889)

*January 8th, 1824, London †September 23rd, 1889, London

69

Charles Abel

Franco-German lawyer and politician

*December 2nd, 1824, Thionville †May 2nd, 1894, Guentrange

82

John Hall

New Zealand politician (1824-1907)

*December 18th, 1824, Kingston upon Hull †June 25th, 1907, Christchurch

63

Washington Bartlett

Governor of California (1824-1887)

*February 29th, 1824, Savannah †September 12th, 1887, Oakland

71

Alexandre Dumas fils

French writer and dramatist (1824–1895)

*July 27th, 1824, Paris †November 27th, 1895, Marly-le-Roi

72

Anton Bruckner

Austrian composer (1824-1896)

*September 4th, 1824, Ansfelden †October 11th, 1896, Vienna

96

Levi P. Morton

Vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893

*May 16th, 1824, Shoreham †May 16th, 1920, Rhinebeck

69

Leland Stanford

American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893)

*March 9th, 1824, Watervliet †June 21st, 1893, Palo Alto

39

Stonewall Jackson

General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War

*January 21st, 1824, Clarksburg †May 10th, 1863, Guinea

80

George MacDonald

Scottish writer and Christian minister (1824–1905)

*December 10th, 1824, Huntly †September 18th, 1905, Ashtead

55

Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Marie of Hesse)

Empress consort of Russia (1855-1880)

*August 8th, 1824, Darmstadt †June 3rd, 1880, Saint Petersburg

36

William Walker

American filibuster, physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (1824-1860)

*May 8th, 1824, Nashville †September 12th, 1860, Trujillo

59

Dayananda Saraswati

Indian social reformer (1824-1883)

*February 12th, 1824, Tankara †October 30th, 1883, Ajmer

80

Juan Valera

Spanish writer (1824–1905)

*October 18th, 1824, Cabra †April 18th, 1905, Madrid

56

Paul Broca

French physician, anatomist and anthropologist (1824-1880)

*June 28th, 1824, Sainte-Foy-la-Grande †July 9th, 1880, Paris

80

Andreas Kornhuber

Austrian naturalist

*August 2nd, 1824, Kematen am Innbach †April 21st, 1905, Vienna

49

Joseph von Lindwurm

German physician (1824-1874)

*April 9th, 1824, Aschaffenburg †February 21st, 1874, Munich

74

Wilhelm Kastner

German politician and jurist (1824-1898)

*May 10th, 1824, Spalt †July 24th, 1898, Munich

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Leap year

Yes: 1824 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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