Born on December 28th, 1879
Weekday
Sunday
December 28th, 1879 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1879 - January 20th, 1880
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 52,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 284 days, exactly on February 5th, 2025, people who were born on December 28th, 1879 will be 53,000 days old!
52,716 Days
7,530 Weeks
1,731 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 28th, 1879?
Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Bridge_disaster
The Tay Bridge, spanning the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and Wormit, collapsed during a violent storm while a train was passing over it, killing all on board.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_BridgeWhat else happened on December 28th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 28th
Born on December 28th, 1879
Frank Edward Blachford
Canadian violinist
*December 28th, 1879, Toronto †June 24th, 1957, CalgaryManuel Arteaga y Betancourt
Catholic cardinal
*December 28th, 1879, Cuba †March 20th, 1963, HavanaIda May Park
Screenwriter, Film director (1879-1954)
*December 28th, 1879, Los Angeles †June 13th, 1954, Los AngelesAugust Herman Pfund
American physicist, spectroscopy
*December 28th, 1879, Madison †January 4th, 1949Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 28th?
76 Hildegard Knef
German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)
*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin
85 Charles Bernard
Belgian journalist (1875-1961)
*December 28th, 1875, Antwerp †October 24th, 1961, Brussels metropolitan area
Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
*December 28th, 1856, Woodrow Wilson Birthplace †February 3rd, 1924, Woodrow Wilson House
95 Stan Lee
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)
*December 28th, 1922, Manhattan †November 12th, 2018, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterMireille Knoll
*December 28th, 1932, 4th arrondissement of Paris †March 23rd, 2018, 11th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Pio Baroja")
83 Pio Baroja
Spanish writer (1872-1956)
*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, Madrid
75 Harry B. Smith
U.S. writer, lyricist and composer
*December 28th, 1860, Buffalo †January 1st, 1936, Atlantic City
85 Shen Congwen
Chinese writer（1902-1988）
*December 28th, 1902, Fenghuang County †May 10th, 1988, Beijing
66 C. Louis Leipoldt
South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter, food expert and botanical collector
*December 28th, 1880, Worcester †April 12th, 1947, Cape Town
69 Denzel Washington
American actor, director and producer (born 1954)
*December 28th, 1954, Mount Vernon
48 Lili Elbe
Danish painter and transgender woman (1882–1931)
*December 28th, 1882, Vejle †September 13th, 1931, Dresden
83 Eugène Regnault
French diplomat (1857-1941)
*December 28th, 1857, Boulogne-sur-Mer †September 25th, 1941, Gorre.jpg "Maggie Smith")
Same year
Born in 1879
76 Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist; developer of the theory of relativity (1879–1955)
*March 14th, 1879, Ulm †April 18th, 1955, Princeton
60 Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
*October 26th, 1879, Bereslavka †August 21st, 1940, CoyoacánFranz von Papen
German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)
*October 29th, 1879, Werl †May 2nd, 1969, Sasbach
66 Alla Nazimova
Russian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)
*June 3rd, 1879, Yalta †July 13th, 1945, Los Angeles
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80 Max von Laue
German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi
*October 9th, 1879, Koblenz †April 24th, 1960, West Berlin
.jpg "Charles Delestraint")
66 Charles Delestraint
French general (1879-1945)
*March 12th, 1879, Biache-Saint-Vaast †April 19th, 1945, Dachau concentration camp
54 Louis Joseph Vance
American writer (1879-1933)
*September 19th, 1879, Washington, D.C. †December 16th, 1933, New York CityPaul Klee
Swiss artist (1879-1940)
*December 18th, 1879, Münchenbuchsee †June 29th, 1940, Muralto
74 Francis Picabia
French painter and writer (1879-1953)
*January 22nd, 1879, Paris †November 30th, 1953, Paris
70 Ramana Maharshi
Indian Hindu sage (1879–1950)
*December 30th, 1879, Tiruchuli Assembly constituency †April 14th, 1950, Sri Ramana AshramWarner Oland
Swedish-American actor (1879–1938)
*October 3rd, 1879, Västerbotten County †August 6th, 1938, StockholmMary Forbes
British-American actress (1883-1974)
*December 30th, 1879, Hornsey †July 22nd, 1974, Beaumont
70 Sarojini Naidu
Indian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1947 to 1949
*February 13th, 1879, Hyderabad †March 2nd, 1949, Lucknow
73 Annie Kenney
British suffragette (1879-1953)
*September 13th, 1879, Springhead †July 9th, 1953, Letchworth Garden City
65 Stefan Filipkiewicz
Polish artist (1879-1944)
*July 28th, 1879, Tarnów †August 23rd, 1944, Mauthausen concentration campBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on December 28th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 28th.
Christian feast day: Feast of the Holy Innocents or Childermas; in Spain and Latin American countries the festival is celebrated with pranks (inocentadas), similar to April Fools' Day (Catholic Church, Church of England, Lutheran Church), and its related observances: Els Enfarinats (Ibi, Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Els_EnfarinatsDecember 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_28_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)King Taksin Memorial Day (Thailand)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ThailandProclamation Day (South Australia), celebration started on the day following Christmas (South Australia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_DayRepublic Day (South Sudan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_South_SudanThe fourth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_ChristmasDate as a Roman numeral / digit
28.12.1879
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1879 is a normal year and no leap year.