July 28th, 1861

Born on July 28th, 1861

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 60,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 737 days, exactly on August 1st, 2028, people who were born on July 28th, 1861 will be 61,000 days old!

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What happened on July 28th?

July 28th, 1540

King Henry VIII of England had his chief minister Thomas Cromwell executed for treason and heresy.

July 28th, 2010

In the deadliest air accident in Pakistan's history, Airblue Flight 202 crashed into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, killing all 152 aboard.

July 28th, 1915

U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince to begin a nineteen-year occupation of Haiti.

July 28th, 1899

A Category 1 hurricane (map pictured) made landfall in Azua Province, Dominican Republic, and destroyed three large schooners at Santo Domingo; only one crew member on the three vessels survived.

July 28th, 2005

Britain's costliest tornado struck Birmingham, injuring 39 people and causing £40 million of damage across the city.

July 28th, 2001

At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single FINA world championship.

July 28th, 1995

Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.

July 28th, 1976

An earthquake registering 7.6 Mw, one of the deadliest in history, devastated Tangshan, China, and killed at least 240,000 people.

July 28th, 1945

A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people and causing an estimated $1 million in damage.

July 28th, 1940

At the Salzburg Conference, Adolf Hitler demanded the replacement of much of Slovakia's cabinet.

July 28th, 1935

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber, which dropped more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II, made its first flight.

July 28th, 1917

In New York City, the NAACP and church and community leaders organized a silent march of at least 8,000 people to protest violence directed towards African Americans.

July 28th, 1911

The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began with the departure of SY Aurora from London.

July 28th, 1866

Aged 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a United States government commission for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln currently in the Capitol rotunda.

July 28th, 1821

Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish Empire.

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

Same year
Born in 1861

80

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata

72

Marie von Miller

German painter (1861–1933)

*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg

68

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda

69

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney

76

Georges Méliès

French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)

*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris

69

Luigi Facta

Italian politician (1861-1930)

*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, Pinerolo

66

Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome

77

Ludwig Fulda

German writer

*November 30th, 1861, Frankfurt †March 30th, 1939, Berlin

86

Ernest Barberolle

French rower

*October 16th, 1861, Paris †September 5th, 1948, Joinville-le-Pont

84

Sidney Jones

British composer (1861-1946)

*June 17th, 1861, Islington †January 29th, 1946, Kew

68

Lomer Gouin

Canadian politician (1861-1929)

*March 19th, 1861, Deschambault-Grondines †March 28th, 1929, Quebec City

65

Muhammad VI

36th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, Sanremo

79

František Černý

Czech music educator, composer and contrabassist (1861–1940)

*January 23rd, 1861, Pardubice †September 3rd, 1940, Prague

42

Hugo von François

German officer (1861-1904)

*May 12th, 1861, Dzierżoniów †March 13th, 1904

69

Louis Rubenstein

Figure skater (1861-1931)

*September 23rd, 1861, Montreal †January 3rd, 1931

70

Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino

86

Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau

*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels

64

Rudolf Steiner

Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)

*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach

60

Erich von Falkenhayn

Chief of Germany's General Staff during the first two years of the First World War (1861-1922)

*September 11th, 1861, Białochowo †April 8th, 1922, Lindstedt Castle

75

Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian essayist, philosopher, and psychoanalyst (1861–1937)

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.

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