March 28th, 1876

Born on March 28th, 1876

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

Same year
Born in 1876

91

Konrad Adenauer

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

*January 5th, 1876, Cologne †April 19th, 1967, Rhöndorf

71

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)

*December 25th, 1876, Karachi †September 11th, 1948, Karachi

69

Manuel de Falla

Spanish composer

*November 23rd, 1876, Cádiz †November 14th, 1946, Alta Gracia

40

Jack London

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen

82

Pius XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

*March 2nd, 1876, Rome †October 9th, 1958, Castel Gandolfo

75

Robert Guérin

President of FIFA (1876-1952)

*June 28th, 1876, France †March 19th, 1952

39

Jean Webster

American novelist (1876-1916)

*July 24th, 1876, Fredonia †June 11th, 1916, New York City

84

Wilhelm Pieck

German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)

*January 3rd, 1876, Guben †September 7th, 1960, Berlin

81

Paul Rivet

French ethnologist (1876-1958)

*May 7th, 1876, Wasigny †March 21st, 1958, Paris

86

Édouard Belin

French inventor

*March 5th, 1876, Vesoul †March 4th, 1963, Territet

76

Vincent Scotto

French composer

*April 21st, 1876, Marseille †November 15th, 1952, Paris

60

Orso Mario Corbino

Italian physicist (1876-1937)

*April 30th, 1876, Augusta †January 23rd, 1937, Rome

41

Mata Hari

Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy (1876-1917)

*August 7th, 1876, Leeuwarden †October 15th, 1917, Vincennes

54

Hermann Müller

German politician (1876–1931)

*May 18th, 1876, Mannheim †March 20th, 1931, Berlin

72

Susan Glaspell

American writer (1876-1948)

*July 1st, 1876, Davenport †July 27th, 1948, Provincetown

75

Louise Lara

French actress (1876-1952)

*July 22nd, 1876, Château-Thierry †May 9th, 1952, 9th arrondissement of Paris

64

Sherwood Anderson

American writer

*September 13th, 1876, Camden †March 8th, 1941, Colón City

35

Jules Bonnot

French anarchist

*October 14th, 1876, Pont-de-Roide †April 28th, 1912, Hôtel-Dieu de Paris

63

Ernst Pfuhl

German classical archaeologist (1876–1940)

*November 7th, 1876, Charlottenburg †August 7th, 1940, Basel

78

Otto Diels

German chemist

*January 23rd, 1876, Hamburg †March 7th, 1954, Kiel

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Public holidays on March 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 28th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1876 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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