March 28th, 1903

Born on March 28th, 1903

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 (ship pictured).

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 and sold the imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus (coin pictured).

March 28th, 1935

The Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin.

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.

March 28th, 2003

Invasion of Iraq: In a friendly fire incident, two members of the United States Air Force attacked the United Kingdom's Blues and Royals regiment, killing one soldier and injuring five.

March 28th, 1999

Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.

March 28th, 1997

In the Tragedy of Otranto, the Italian Navy vessel Sibilla collided with the Albanian civilian vessel Kateri i Radës, causing the latter to sink and leading to dozens of deaths.

March 28th, 2006

At least one million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.

March 28th, 2005

An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a magnitude of 8.6 and killing over 1000 people.

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

Born on March 28th, 1903

88

Rudolf Serkin

Bohemian-born American pianist

*March 28th, 1903, Cheb †May 8th, 1991, Guilford

63

Hiroshi Shimizu

Japanese screenwriter (1903-1966)

*March 28th, 1903, Hamamatsu †June 23rd, 1966, Kyoto

82

Charles Starrett

American actor (1903–1986)

*March 28th, 1903, Athol †March 22nd, 1986, Borrego Springs

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

76

Rolf Zacher

German actor (1941–2018)

*March 28th, 1941, Berlin †February 3rd, 2018, Hamburg

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

38

Lady Gaga

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)

*March 28th, 1986, Lenox Hill Hospital

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

82

Flora Robson

English actress (1902-1984)

*March 28th, 1902, South Shields †July 7th, 1984, Brighton

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

57

Kai Abraham

Badminton player

*March 28th, 1967, East Berlin

76

Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)

*March 28th, 1891, Denver †December 29th, 1967, Doylestown

69

Reba McEntire

American country singer

*March 28th, 1955, McAlester

75

Leslie Valiant

British computer scientist

*March 28th, 1949, Budapest

24

Aleyna Tilki

Turkish singer

*March 28th, 2000, Konya

92

Robert Allen

American film actor (1906-1998)

*March 28th, 1906, Mount Vernon †October 9th, 1998, Oyster Bay

39

Steve Mandanda

French and DR Congolese association football player

*March 28th, 1985, Kinshasa

75

Michael W. Young

American geneticist, chronobiologist

*March 28th, 1949, Miami

76

Corneille Heymans

Belgian physiologist (1892-1968)

*March 28th, 1892, Ghent †July 18th, 1968, Knokke-Heist

81

Marlin Perkins

American zoologist

*March 28th, 1905, Missouri †June 14th, 1986, Clayton

37

Jonathan Van Ness

American hairstylist and TV personality (born 1987)

*March 28th, 1987, Quincy

85

Wilhelm Adam

German politician (1893–1978)

*March 28th, 1893, Eichen †November 24th, 1978, Dresden

82

Bohumil Hrabal

Czech writer

*March 28th, 1914, Brno-Židenice †February 3rd, 1997, Prague

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Born in 1903

53

Preston Tucker

American businessman (1903-1956)

*September 21st, 1903, Michigan †December 26th, 1956, Ypsilanti

87

Prince Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

91

Heinrich Drake

German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994)

*February 15th, 1903, Lügde †July 26th, 1994, Berlin

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

120

Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin

46

George Orwell

British writer and journalist

*June 25th, 1903, Motihari †January 21st, 1950, London

87

Anne Revere

American actress (1903-1990)

*June 25th, 1903, New York City †December 18th, 1990, Locust Valley

85

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist (1903-1988)

*January 11th, 1903, Pietermaritzburg †April 12th, 1988, Durban

65

Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

*September 11th, 1903, Frankfurt †August 6th, 1969, Visp

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

86

Claude Arrieu

French composer

*November 30th, 1903, 8th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1990, 19th arrondissement of Paris

96

Habib Bourguiba

Leader of the Tunisian National Movement, founder of the Tunisian Republic and the first President of the Tunisian Republic after independence

*August 3rd, 1903, Monastir †April 6th, 2000, Monastir

94

Benjamin Spock

American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care (1903-1998)

*May 2nd, 1903, New Haven †March 15th, 1998, La Jolla

92

Alec Douglas-Home

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964

*July 2nd, 1903, Mayfair †October 9th, 1995, The Hirsel

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Public holidays on March 28th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1903 is a normal year and no leap year.

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