March 28th, 1826

Born on March 28th, 1826

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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 1826

69

Johannes Overbeck

German archaeologist and art historian (1826-1895)

*March 27th, 1826, Antwerp †November 8th, 1895, Leipzig

76

Julius von Ficker

German historian (1826–1902)

*April 30th, 1826, Paderborn †July 10th, 1902, Innsbruck

63

Carlo Collodi

Italian writer (1826-1890)

*November 24th, 1826, Florence †October 26th, 1890, Florence

94

Eugènie de Montijo

Consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1826–1920)

*May 5th, 1826, Granada †July 11th, 1920, Madrid

69

Joseph-Henri Altès

French composer and flautist

*January 18th, 1826, Rouen †July 24th, 1895, rue Oudinot

49

Benoît Rouquayrol

French inventor (1826-1875)

*June 13th, 1826, Espalion †November 14th, 1875, Rodez

64

Stefano Jacini

Italian statesman and economist (1826-1891)

*June 20th, 1826, Casalbuttano †March 25th, 1891, Milan

46

Carl XV of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway (1859-1872)

*May 3rd, 1826, Stockholm †September 18th, 1872, Malmö

74

Wilhelm Liebknecht

German socialist and political activist

*March 29th, 1826, Giessen †August 7th, 1900, Charlottenburg

76

Julia Grant

First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877

*January 26th, 1826, St. Louis †December 14th, 1902, Washington, D.C.

83

Stanislao Cannizzaro

Italian chemist (1826-1910)

*July 13th, 1826, Palermo †May 10th, 1910, Rome

74

Zénobe Gramme

Belgian electrical engineer

*April 4th, 1826, Jehay †January 20th, 1901, Bois-Colombes

83

Eusebio Lillo

Chilean writer and diplomat

*August 14th, 1826, Santiago †July 8th, 1910, Santiago

73

Frederic Edwin Church

American landscape painter (1826–1900)

*May 4th, 1826, Hartford †April 7th, 1900, New York City

67

Marie Wiegmann

German painter (1826-1893)

*November 7th, 1826, Srebrna Góra †December 4th, 1893, Düsseldorf

79

Johann von Appel

Austrian politician (1826–1906)

*November 11th, 1826, Sikirevci †September 7th, 1906, Gradisca d'Isonzo

65

Lucien Dautresme

French politician and composer (1826–1892)

*May 21st, 1826, Elbeuf †February 18th, 1892, Paris

44

Carl Richard Zanders

German manufacturer (1826–1870)

*July 16th, 1826, Bergisch Gladbach †August 23rd, 1870, Bergisch Gladbach

86

Wilhelm Walther

German painter (1826-1913)

*October 18th, 1826, Cämmerswalde †May 7th, 1913, Dresden

79

Rosa Flesch

German Roman Catholic religious (1826–1906)

*February 24th, 1826, Schönstatt †January 1st, 1906, Kloster Marienhaus

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1826 is a normal year and no leap year.

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