March 28th, 1843

Born on March 28th, 1843

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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 1843

58

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

*January 29th, 1843, Niles †September 14th, 1901, Buffalo

72

Henry James

American and British writer (1843–1916)

*April 15th, 1843, New York City †February 28th, 1916, Chelsea

66

Robert Koch

German physician, bacteriologist (1843–1910)

*December 11th, 1843, Clausthal †May 27th, 1910, Baden-Baden

64

Edvard Grieg

Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907)

*June 15th, 1843, Bergen †September 4th, 1907, Bergen

52

Richard Avenarius

German philosopher (1843-1896)

*November 19th, 1843, Paris †August 18th, 1896, Zurich

82

Camillo Golgi

Italian physician, pathologist, scientist, and Nobel laureate (1843-1926)

*July 7th, 1843, Corteno Golgi †January 21st, 1926, Pavia

71

Bertha von Suttner

Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor

*June 9th, 1843, Prague †June 21st, 1914, Vienna

62

Victor Schlegel

German mathematician (1843-1905)

*March 4th, 1843, Frankfurt (Oder) †November 22nd, 1905, Hagen

94

Stefan Drzewiecki

Polish inventor and engineer

*July 26th, 1843, Kunka †April 23rd, 1938, Paris

76

Benito Pérez Galdós

Spanish realist novelist (1843–1920)

*May 10th, 1843, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria †January 4th, 1920, calle de Hilarión Eslava

70

Charles Albert Gobat

Swiss politician and lawyer (1843-1914)

*May 21st, 1843, Tramelan †March 16th, 1914, Bern

78

Georg Treu

German archaeologist (1843-1921)

*March 29th, 1843, Saint Petersburg †October 5th, 1921, Dresden

74

Louis Renault

French jurist (1843–1918)

*May 21st, 1843, Autun †February 8th, 1918, Barbizon

68

Frederik VIII of Denmark

King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912

*June 3rd, 1843, Yellow Palace †May 14th, 1912, Hamburg

71

Julio Argentino Roca

Argentine politician and general, former president of Argentina (1843–1914)

*July 17th, 1843, Ingenio La Trinidad †October 19th, 1914, Buenos Aires

42

Lydia Koidula

Estonian poet

*December 12th, 1843, Vändra †July 30th, 1886, Kronstadt

75

Georg von Hertling

German chancellor (1843–1919)

*August 31st, 1843, Darmstadt †January 4th, 1919, Ruhpolding

82

Robert Todd Lincoln

Union Army officer, U.S. ambassador, and Secretary of War (1843–1926)

*August 1st, 1843, Springfield †July 26th, 1926, Manchester

44

Carlos Condell

Chilean naval officer

*August 14th, 1843, Valparaíso †October 24th, 1887, Quilpué

68

Joseph Furphy

Australian writer (1843-1912)

*September 26th, 1843, Australia †September 13th, 1912, Claremont

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1843 is a normal year and no leap year.

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