March 28th, 1847

Born on March 28th, 1847

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on March 28th, 1847

83

Gyula Farkas

Hungarian mathematician and physicist

*March 28th, 1847, Sárosd †December 27th, 1930, Budapest District XVIII

Same year
Born in 1847

84

Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)

*February 11th, 1847, Milan †October 18th, 1931, West Orange

75

Alexander Graham Bell

Canadian-American scientist inventor of telephone (1847–1922)

*March 3rd, 1847, Edinburgh †August 2nd, 1922, Beinn Bhreagh

64

Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

*November 8th, 1847, Clontarf †April 20th, 1912, St George's Square

75

George Robert Sims

English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist (1847-1922)

*September 2nd, 1847, London Borough of Lambeth †September 4th, 1922, City of Westminster

79

Alajos Hauszmann

Architect

*June 9th, 1847, Buda †July 31st, 1926, Velence

80

Emil Ferdinand Fehling

German lawyer, civil law notary, historian and politician (1847-1927)

*August 3rd, 1847, Lübeck †August 3rd, 1927, Lübeck

83

Otto Wallach

German chemist (1847–1931)

*March 27th, 1847, Königsberg †February 26th, 1931, Göttingen

80

Maria Feodorovna

Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894

*November 26th, 1847, Yellow Palace †October 13th, 1928, Hvidøre

82

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

British Liberal politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1847–1929)

*May 7th, 1847, London †May 21st, 1929, Epsom

74

Nikolay Zhukovsky

Russian scientist in mechanics and aerohydrodinamics

*January 5th, 1847, Orekhovo, Vladimir oblast †March 17th, 1921, Moscow

34

Jesse James

American outlaw, confederate guerrilla, and train robber

*September 5th, 1847, Kearney †April 3rd, 1882, St. Joseph

71

Karl Augustin

German priest (1847-1919)

*November 1st, 1847, Olbrachcice, Opole Voivodeship †September 16th, 1919, Wrocław

64

Bolesław Prus

Polish novelist (1847–1912)

*August 20th, 1847, Hrubieszów †May 19th, 1912, Warsaw

85

Annie Besant

British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)

*October 1st, 1847, Clapham †September 20th, 1933, Adyar

74

Georges Sorel

French philosopher and sociologist

*November 2nd, 1847, Cherbourg †August 29th, 1922, Boulogne-Billancourt

61

Afonso Pena

6th president of Brazil

*November 30th, 1847, Santa Bárbara †June 14th, 1909, Rio de Janeiro

28

Hristo Botev

Bulgarian poet and revolutionary

*December 25th, 1847, Kalofer †May 20th, 1876

63

Kálmán Mikszáth

Hungarian writer and politician (1847–1910)

*January 16th, 1847, Sklabiná †May 28th, 1910, Budapest

77

Wong Fei-hung

Chinese martial artist and physician (1847-1924)

*July 9th, 1847, Nanhai District †April 17th, 1925, Guangzhou

29

Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo

Queen consort of Spain from 1870 to 1873

*August 9th, 1847, Paris †November 8th, 1876, Sanremo

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1847 is a normal year and no leap year.

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