May 28th, 1850

Born on May 28th, 1850

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What happened on May 28th?

May 28th, 2002

An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F.C. to relocate from London to Milton Keynes.

May 28th, 1998

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission carried out five underground nuclear tests, becoming the seventh country in the world to successfully develop and publicly test nuclear weapons.

May 28th, 1987

Mathias Rust, a West German aviator, flew his Cessna 172 from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing illegally near Red Square in Moscow.

May 28th, 1940

Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium.

May 28th, 1937

The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

May 28th, 1892

Scottish-American preservationist John Muir (pictured) founded the environmental organization Sierra Club in California.

May 28th, 1830

U.S. president Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, authorizing him to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal from their ancestral homelands.

May 28th, 1754

French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens at the Battle of Jumonville Glen (depicted).

May 28th, 1644

English Civil War: Royalist troops stormed and captured the Parliamentarian stronghold of Bolton, leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents.

May 28th, 1608

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi debuted his second opera L'Arianna, now one of his lost works, at a royal wedding in Mantua.

May 28th, 0621

Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty.

May 28th, 2016

Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes.

May 28th, 2011

Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.

May 28th, 2010

In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.

May 28th, 2008

The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.

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

Born on May 28th, 1850

56

Frederic William Maitland

British historian

*May 28th, 1850, London †December 19th, 1906, Gran Canaria

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

29

Alec Benjamin

American singer-songwriter

*May 28th, 1994, Phoenix

28

Karl Otto Stegmann

German motocycle racer

*May 28th, 1901, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge †April 30th, 1930, Czechoslovakia

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

59

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

62

Jean Schopfer

French writer and tennis player

*May 28th, 1868, Morges †January 9th, 1931, 7th arrondissement of Paris

41

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

38

Carey Mulligan

English actress (born 1985)

*May 28th, 1985, Westminster

24

Lisa Klostermann

German footballer

*May 28th, 1999, Herdecke

52

Marco Rubio

United States Senator from Florida since 2011

*May 28th, 1971, Miami

72

Thomas Moore

Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

*May 28th, 1779, Dublin †February 25th, 1852, Bromham

65

Carl Larsson

Swedish painter (1853-1919)

*May 28th, 1853, Storkyrkoförsamlingen †January 22nd, 1919, Sundborns

41

Alexa Davalos

French-American actress

*May 28th, 1982, 16th arrondissement of Paris

30

Svenja Jung

German actress

*May 28th, 1993, Weroth

92

Rachel Kempson

British actress (1910–2003)

*May 28th, 1910, Dartmouth †May 24th, 2003, Millbrook

54

Ludwig Zimmermann

Provost and martyr

*May 28th, 1852, Jelgava †August 31st, 1906, Lielvārde

78

Patrick White

English-born Australian writer

*May 28th, 1912, London †September 30th, 1990, Sydney

64

Edvard Beneš

Czechoslovak politician (1884-1948)

*May 28th, 1884, Kožlany †September 3rd, 1948, Sezimovo Ústí

54

Justin Kirk

American actor

*May 28th, 1969, Salem

52

Isabelle Carré

French actress

*May 28th, 1971, Paris

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Born in 1850

76

Babette von Bülow

German writer (1850-1927)

*September 30th, 1850, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój †March 8th, 1927, Kühlungsborn

62

Edward Smith

Captain of the RMS Titanic (1850–1912)

*January 27th, 1850, Hanley †April 15th, 1912, North Atlantic Ocean

42

Guy de Maupassant

French writer (1850-1893)

*August 5th, 1850, Dieppe †July 6th, 1893, Paris

82

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

*May 27th, 1850, Lekkende †May 5th, 1933, Aalholm

44

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

*November 13th, 1850, Edinburgh †December 3rd, 1894, Vailima

68

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

American author and poet

*November 5th, 1850, Janesville †October 30th, 1919, New Haven County

55

Eduard Ausfeld

German archivist

*May 27th, 1850, Schnepfenthal †April 4th, 1906, Magdeburg

41

Sofia Kovalevskaya

19th-century Russian mathematician

*January 15th, 1850, Moscow †February 10th, 1891, Spain

85

Charles Richet

French physiologist and parapsychologist

*August 26th, 1850, Paris †December 4th, 1935, Paris

73

Pierre Loti

French writer (1850-1923)

*January 14th, 1850, Rochefort †June 10th, 1923, Hendaye

67

Ferdinand Braun

German inventor and physicist (1909 Nobel Prize)

*June 6th, 1850, Fulda †April 20th, 1918, New York City

51

Herbert Baxter Adams

American educator and historian

*April 16th, 1850, Shutesbury †July 30th, 1901, Amherst

54

Kate Chopin

American author

*February 8th, 1850, St. Louis †August 22nd, 1904, St. Louis

71

Ivan Vazov

Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921)

*July 9th, 1850, Sopot †September 22nd, 1921, Sofia

74

Samuel Gompers

American labor leader (AFL)

*January 27th, 1850, London †December 13th, 1924, San Antonio

64

Richard Heuberger

Austrian composer (1850-1914)

*June 18th, 1850, Graz †October 28th, 1914, Vienna

83

Clay Meredith Greene

American playwright (1850-1933)

*March 12th, 1850, San Francisco †September 5th, 1933, San Francisco

68

César Ritz

Swiss hotelier (1850-1918)

*February 23rd, 1850, Niederwald †October 26th, 1918, Küssnacht

61

Kyrle Bellew

British actor (1850–1911)

*March 28th, 1850, Prescot †November 2nd, 1911, Salt Lake City

83

Alfred Boucher

French sculptor (1850-1934)

*September 23rd, 1850, Nogent-sur-Seine †August 18th, 1934, Aix-les-Bains

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1850 is a normal year and no leap year.

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