September 28th, 1831

Born on September 28th, 1831

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What happened on September 28th?

September 28th, 2012

War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo.

September 28th, 2006

Typhoon Xangsane passed Manila on its way to causing more than 300 deaths, mostly in the Phillippines and Vietnam.

September 28th, 1978

Pope John Paul I died only 33 days after his papal election due to an apparent myocardial infarction, resulting in the first year of three popes since 1605.

September 28th, 1975

An attempted robbery of Spaghetti House, a restaurant in Knightsbridge, London, turned into a six-day hostage situation.

September 28th, 1972

Against the backdrop of the Cold War, the Canadian ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in the Summit Series.

September 28th, 1963

Whaam!, now considered one of Roy Lichtenstein's most important works, debuted at an exhibition held at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City.

September 28th, 1928

Scottish biologist and pharmacologist Alexander Fleming (pictured) discovered penicillin when he noticed a bacteria-killing mould growing in his laboratory.

September 28th, 1924

A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.

September 28th, 1901

Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas killed more than forty American soldiers in a surprise attack on the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar.

September 28th, 1821

The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City.

September 28th, 1542

Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (pictured), the first European to travel along the coast of California, landed at what is now the city of San Diego.

September 28th, 1106

In the Battle of Tinchebray in Normandy, the invading King Henry I of England captured his brother Robert Curthose.

September 28th, 1066

William the Conqueror and his fleet of around 600 ships landed at Pevensey, Sussex, beginning the Norman conquest of England.

September 28th, 0351

The Eastern Roman armies under Constantius II defeated those of the usurper Magnentius at the Battle of Mursa Major.

September 28th, 0235

Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position; he was reportedly beaten to death with sticks weeks later.

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

Born on September 28th, 1831

56

Fran Levstik

Slovene writer, political activist, playwright and critic (1831-1887)

*September 28th, 1831, Dolnje Retje †November 16th, 1887, Ljubljana

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Who's birthday is on September 28th?

54

Henri Moissan

French chemist

*September 28th, 1852, Paris †February 20th, 1907, Paris

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

36

Maria Bartusz

Badminton player

*September 28th, 1987, Opole

56

Mira Sorvino

American actress

*September 28th, 1967, Tenafly

20

Lauren Spencer-Smith

Canadian singer and songwriter

*September 28th, 2003, Portsmouth

39

Mathieu Valbuena

French association football player

*September 28th, 1984, Bruges

89

Brigitte Bardot

French actress and singer

*September 28th, 1934, Paris

36

Hilary Duff

American actress and singer (born 1987)

*September 28th, 1987, Houston

84

Rudolph Walker

British actor

*September 28th, 1939, Trinidad and Tobago

61

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

59

Sergio Dalma

Spanish singer

*September 28th, 1964, Sabadell

88

Georges Clemenceau

Prime Minister of France, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920

*September 28th, 1841, Mouilleron-en-Pareds †November 24th, 1929, Paris

55

Naomi Watts

English actress

*September 28th, 1968, Shoreham

92

Lata Mangeshkar

Indian singer (1929–2022)

*September 28th, 1929, Indore †February 6th, 2022, Mumbai

81

Donna Leon

American crime novelist (born 1942)

*September 28th, 1942, Montclair

96

Jack LaLanne

American exercise instructor

*September 28th, 1914, San Francisco †January 23rd, 2011, Morro Bay

72

Marcello Mastroianni

Italian actor (1924–1996)

*September 28th, 1924, Fontana Liri †December 19th, 1996, 6th arrondissement of Paris

73

Thomas Crapper

British plumber

*September 28th, 1836, Thorne †January 27th, 1910, Anerley

82

Edmund Stoiber

German politician

*September 28th, 1941, Oberaudorf

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87

Hedwig Dohm

German feminist, writer, and opinion journalist

*September 20th, 1831, Berlin †June 1st, 1919, Berlin

48

James Clerk Maxwell

Scottish physicist (1831–1879)

*June 13th, 1831, Edinburgh †November 5th, 1879, Cambridge

49

James A. Garfield

President of the United States in 1881

*November 19th, 1831, Moreland Hills †September 19th, 1881, Elberon

84

Adolf von Auer

German jurist

*March 22nd, 1831, Munich †January 14th, 1916, Munich

56

Frederick III, German Emperor

German Emperor (1831-1888)

*October 18th, 1831, Neues Palais in Potsdam †June 15th, 1888, Neues Palais in Potsdam

59

Helena Blavatsky

Russian occult writer

*August 12th, 1831, Dnipro †April 26th, 1891, London

76

Eugène Poubelle

French lawyer and diplomat (1831-1904)

*April 15th, 1831, Caen †July 15th, 1907, Paris

77

Pierre Petit

French photographer (1831–1909)

*August 15th, 1831, Aups †February 16th, 1909, 10th arrondissement of Paris

77

Victorien Sardou

French dramatist (1831-1908)

*September 7th, 1831, Paris †November 8th, 1908, Paris

63

Isma'il Pasha

Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879

*December 31st, 1831, Cairo †March 2nd, 1895, Istanbul

63

Hermann Hellriegel

German chemist

*October 21st, 1831, Mausitz †September 24th, 1895, Bernburg

57

Lucy Webb Hayes

First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*August 28th, 1831, Chillicothe †June 25th, 1889, Fremont

79

Wilhelm Raabe

German writer

*September 8th, 1831, Eschershausen †November 15th, 1910, Brunswick

84

Richard Dedekind

German mathematician (*1831 – †1916)

*October 6th, 1831, Brunswick †February 12th, 1916, Brunswick

73

Mélanie Calvat

French nun and marian visionary

*November 7th, 1831, Corps †December 15th, 1904, Altamura

59

Tommaso Maria Fusco

Italian Catholic priest (1831-1891)

*December 1st, 1831, Pagani †February 24th, 1891, Pagani

78

Paolo Mantegazza

Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1831-1910)

*October 31st, 1831, Monza †August 28th, 1910, San Terenzo

64

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Shah of Qajar Iran from 1848 to 1896

*July 16th, 1831, Tabriz †May 1st, 1896, Tehran

50

James Starley

British businessman

*April 21st, 1831, Albourne †June 17th, 1881, Coventry

61

Martha von Sabinin

Russian composer

*May 30th, 1831, Copenhagen †December 14th, 1892, Yalta

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1831 is a normal year and no leap year.

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