August 28th, 1840 was a Friday.
August 24th, 1840 - September 23rd, 1840
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 917 days, exactly on November 1st, 2026, people who were born on August 28th, 1840 will be 68,000 days old!
Russian author (1828–1910)
*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, AstapovoGerman classical archaeologist
*August 28th, 1842, Greifswald †September 10th, 1890, Halle (Saale)German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)
*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, AthensGerman writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, WeimarGerman actor
*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am StaffelseeGerman manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)
*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-HorchheimAustro-Hungarian actor and theatre manager
*August 28th, 1839, Buda †May 29th, 1880, BadenPolitician (1836-1906)
*August 28th, 1836, Trzcianka †February 23rd, 1906, WürzburgBahamian–American actress (1929-1995)
*August 28th, 1929, Miami †December 2nd, 1995, Los AngelesBritish Army general
*August 28th, 1837, Osijek †January 21st, 1900, White LodgeFirst Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881
*August 28th, 1831, Chillicothe †June 25th, 1889, FremontBritish Pre-Raphaelite painter (1833-1898)
*August 28th, 1833, Birmingham †June 17th, 1898, LondonRussian composer (1840–1893)
*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13Swedish fashion designer
*June 13th, 1840, Kristianstad †February 20th, 1919, StockholmFrench journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)
*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, ParisEnglish novelist and poet (1840–1928)
*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, DorchesterFrench sculptor (1840–1917)
*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, MeudonGerman linguist (1840-1893)
*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, BerlinPrince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)
*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice CastleFrench writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913)
*December 3rd, 1840, Limoges †December 23rd, 1913, ParisFounder of the Austrian School of economics
*February 23rd, 1840, Nowy Sącz †February 26th, 1921, ViennaFrench explorer of the Sahara
*February 28th, 1840, Paris †April 25th, 1892, SèvresAmerican-born inventor (1840-1916)
*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, LondonFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 28th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1840 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).