September 28th, 1885

Born on September 28th, 1885

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 51,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 590 days, exactly on February 11th, 2028, people who were born on September 28th, 1885 will be 52,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 28th?

January 1st, 1970

Pompey was killed by Lucius Septimius at Pelusium in Egypt.

September 28th, 1958

Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, was killed in an instance of gay bashing.

September 28th, 2012

War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo.

September 28th, 2006

Typhoon Xangsane passed Manila on its way to causing more than 300 deaths, mostly in the Phillippines and Vietnam.

September 28th, 1978

Pope John Paul I died only 33 days after his papal election due to an apparent myocardial infarction, resulting in the first year of three popes since 1605.

September 28th, 1975

An attempted robbery of Spaghetti House, a restaurant in Knightsbridge, London, turned into a six-day hostage situation.

September 28th, 1972

Against the backdrop of the Cold War, the Canadian ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in the Summit Series.

September 28th, 1963

Whaam!, now considered one of Roy Lichtenstein's most important works, debuted at an exhibition held at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City.

September 28th, 1928

Scottish biologist and pharmacologist Alexander Fleming (pictured) discovered penicillin when he noticed a bacteria-killing mould growing in his laboratory.

September 28th, 1924

A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.

September 28th, 1901

Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas killed more than forty American soldiers in a surprise attack on the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar.

September 28th, 1821

The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City.

September 28th, 1542

Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (pictured), the first European to travel along the coast of California, landed at what is now the city of San Diego.

September 28th, 1106

In the Battle of Tinchebray in Normandy, the invading King Henry I of England captured his brother Robert Curthose.

September 28th, 1066

William the Conqueror and his fleet of around 600 ships landed at Pevensey, Sussex, beginning the Norman conquest of England.

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

Born on September 28th, 1885

88

Emil Väre

Olympic wrestler

*September 28th, 1885, Kärkölä †January 31st, 1974, Kärkölä

Same year
Born in 1885

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen

92

Alice Paul

American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)

*January 11th, 1885, Mount Laurel †July 9th, 1977, Moorestown Township

56

Robert Delaunay

French painter (1885–1941)

*April 12th, 1885, Paris †October 25th, 1941, Montpellier

82

Edna Ferber

American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968)

*August 15th, 1885, Appleton †April 16th, 1968, New York City

65

Sinclair Lewis

American writer and playwright (1885–1951)

*February 7th, 1885, Sauk Centre †January 10th, 1951, Rome

67

René Grousset

French historian (1885-1952)

*September 5th, 1885, Aubais †September 12th, 1952, 8th arrondissement of Paris

87

Ezra Pound

American poet and critic (1885–1972)

*October 30th, 1885, Hailey †November 1st, 1972, Venice

84

François Mauriac

French writer (1885-1970)

*October 11th, 1885, Bordeaux †September 1st, 1970, Paris

69

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles

59

Georges Mandel

French Jewish politician, resistance fighter and art collector, murdered in the Holocaust (1885-1944)

*June 5th, 1885, Chatou †July 7th, 1944, Fontainebleau

76

Per Thorén

Swedish figure skater (1885–1962)

*January 26th, 1885, Stockholm †January 5th, 1962, Stockholm

91

Anna Hübler

German pair skater (1885-1976)

*January 2nd, 1885, Munich †July 5th, 1976, Munich

75

Wallingford Riegger

American music composer

*April 29th, 1885, Albany †April 2nd, 1961, New York City

29

Theodor Altermann

Estonian actor and stage designer

*November 24th, 1885, Pahkla †April 1st, 1915, Tallinn

40

Allan Riverstone McCulloch

Australian ichthyologist (1885-1925)

*June 20th, 1885, Sydney †September 1st, 1925, Honolulu

90

Stella Arbenina

British actress (1885-1976)

*September 27th, 1885, Saint Petersburg †April 26th, 1976, London

85

Eugène Christophe

French racing cyclist

*January 22nd, 1885, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 1st, 1970, 14th arrondissement of Paris

48

Faisal I of Iraq

1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933

*May 20th, 1885, Ta'if †September 7th, 1933, Bern

70

Hermann Weyl

German mathematician

*November 9th, 1885, Elmshorn †December 8th, 1955, Zürich

67

Marjorie Bowen

British writer (1885–1952)

*November 1st, 1885, Hampshire †December 23rd, 1952, St Charles Hospital

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Public holidays on September 28th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1885 is a normal year and no leap year.

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