August 28th, 1844

Born on August 28th, 1844

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

August 28th, 2021

The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line opens for service

August 28th, 2003

A pizza delivery man in Erie, Pennsylvania, was killed during a complex bank robbery when a bomb that was locked around his neck exploded.

August 28th, 1993

The first direct Presidential election in Singapore was held.

August 28th, 1987

Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea.

August 28th, 1973

Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; during the incident the hostages had bonded with their captors, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome.

August 28th, 1963

American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.

August 28th, 1955

African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement.

August 28th, 1950

In tennis, Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships.

August 28th, 1914

In the first naval battle of the First World War, British ships ambushed a German naval patrol in the Heligoland Bight.

August 28th, 1909

The 1909 Monterrey hurricane dissipated; one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones on record, it killed an estimated 4,000 people throughout Mexico.

August 28th, 1833

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire, received royal assent.

August 28th, 1830

Tom Thumb, the first American-built steam locomotive, engaged in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland.

August 28th, 1789

William Herschel discovered Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, during the first use of his new telescope which was then the largest in the world.

August 28th, 1640

Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England.

August 28th, 1619

Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was unanimously elected Holy Roman Emperor.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 28th?

82

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

48

Heinrich Heydemann

German classical archaeologist

*August 28th, 1842, Greifswald †September 10th, 1890, Halle (Saale)

42

Karl Otfried Müller

German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)

*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, Athens

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

82

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, Weimar

29

Felix Jaehn

German DJ and music producer

*August 28th, 1994, Hamburg

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

81

Umberto Giordano

Italian opera composer

*August 28th, 1867, Foggia †November 12th, 1948, Milan

54

Albert Böhler

German entrepreneur (1845-1899)

*August 28th, 1845, Frankfurt †October 10th, 1899, Vienna

61

Louis Constanz Berger

German manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)

*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-Horchheim

91

Eckhard Müller-Mertens

German medievalist

*August 28th, 1923, Berlin †January 14th, 2015, Berlin

69

Adolf von Wittich

Politician (1836-1906)

*August 28th, 1836, Trzcianka †February 23rd, 1906, Würzburg

49

Carsten Jancker

German association football player and manager

*August 28th, 1974, Grevesmühlen

66

Roxie Roker

Bahamian–American actress (1929-1995)

*August 28th, 1929, Miami †December 2nd, 1995, Los Angeles

75

Bellamy Storer

American politician and diplomat (1847-1922)

*August 28th, 1847, Cincinnati †November 12th, 1922, Paris

58

Shania Twain

Canadian country music singer and songwriter

*August 28th, 1965, Windsor

27

Kim Se-jeong

South Korean singer and actress

*August 28th, 1996, Gimje

87

Moriz Schadek

Austrian writer (1840-1928)

*August 28th, 1840, Horn †May 31st, 1928, Vienna

54

Jack Black

American actor and musician (born 1969)

*August 28th, 1969, Santa Monica

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Born in 1844

78

Sarah Bernhardt

French stage actress (1844–1923)

*September 25th, 1844, Paris †March 23rd, 1923, Paris

55

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844–1900)

*October 15th, 1844, Röcken †August 25th, 1900, Weimar

74

Hugo Blümner

German archaeologist and classical philologist

*August 9th, 1844, Berlin †January 1st, 1919, Zürich

80

Anatole France

French writer

*April 16th, 1844, Paris †October 12th, 1924

51

Paul Verlaine

French poet (1844–1896)

*March 30th, 1844, Metz †January 8th, 1896, Paris

84

Carl Benz

Automotive and engine designer and manufacturer

*November 25th, 1844, Mühlburg †April 4th, 1929, Ladenburg

64

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Russian composer

*March 6th, 1844, Tikhvin †June 21st, 1908, Lyubensk

73

Mehmed V

Ottoman Sultan

*November 2nd, 1844, Çırağan Palace †July 3rd, 1918, Istanbul

35

Bernadette Soubirous

French saint

*January 7th, 1844, Lourdes †April 16th, 1879, Nevers

86

Ilya Repin

Russian-empire painter of Ukrainian birth (1844-1930)

*July 24th, 1844, Chuhuiv †September 29th, 1930, Repino

65

Karl Lueger

Austrian politician (1844-1910)

*October 24th, 1844, Wieden †March 10th, 1910, Vienna

84

Gustave Schlumberger

French historian

*October 17th, 1844, Guebwiller †May 9th, 1929, Paris

62

Ludwig Boltzmann

Austrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906)

*February 20th, 1844, Vienna †September 5th, 1906, Duino-Aurisina

82

Mary Cassatt

American painter and printmaker (1844—1926)

*May 22nd, 1844, Allegheny †June 14th, 1926, Le Mesnil-Théribus

59

Friedrich Ratzel

German geographer (1844-1904)

*August 30th, 1844, Karlsruhe †August 9th, 1904, Ammerland (Münsing)

69

Eduardo Wilde

Argentine politician (1844-1913)

*June 15th, 1844, Tupiza †September 5th, 1913, Brussels metropolitan area

59

Apolinário Porto-Alegre

Brazilian journalist

*August 29th, 1844, Rio Grande †March 23rd, 1904, Porto Alegre

62

Franziska von Wertheimstein

Austrian salon-holder

*August 17th, 1844, Vienna †February 19th, 1907, Vienna

64

Louis Varney

French composer

*May 30th, 1844, New Orleans †August 20th, 1908, Cauterets

34

Auguste Auspitz-Kolar

Czech composer and pianist (1843-1878)

*March 19th, 1844, Prague †December 26th, 1878, Vienna

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Leap year

Yes: 1844 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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