September 28th, 1924

Born on September 28th, 1924

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 28th, 1924?

September 28th, 1924

The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_aerial_circumnavigation

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Service

What else happened on September 28th?

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, 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.

September 28th, 0351

The Eastern Roman armies under Constantius II defeated those of the usurper Magnentius at the Battle of Mursa Major.

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

Born on September 28th, 1924

72

Marcello Mastroianni

Italian actor (1924–1996)

*September 28th, 1924, Fontana Liri †December 19th, 1996, 6th arrondissement of Paris

86

Rudolf Barshai

Russian conductor

*September 28th, 1924, Labinsk †November 2nd, 2010, Basel

84

Rosetta Reitz

American feminist (1924-2008)

*September 28th, 1924, Utica †November 1st, 2008

85

Giuseppe Chiappella

Italian footballer (1924-2009)

*September 28th, 1924, San Donato Milanese †December 26th, 2009, Milan

99

Merwin Coad

American politician

*September 28th, 1924, Cawker City

98

Barbara Noack

German author

*September 28th, 1924, Berlin †December 20th, 2022, Munich

78

Pierre Aigrain

French physicist

*September 28th, 1924, Poitiers †October 30th, 2002, Garches

78

Siegfried Unseld

German publisher

*September 28th, 1924, Ulm †October 26th, 2002, Frankfurt

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

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

92

Lata Mangeshkar

Indian singer (1929–2022)

*September 28th, 1929, Indore †February 6th, 2022, Mumbai

36

Maria Bartusz

Badminton player

*September 28th, 1987, Opole

89

Brigitte Bardot

French actress and singer

*September 28th, 1934, Paris

65

Ib Storm Larsen

Danish rower

*September 28th, 1925, Faaborg †January 4th, 1991, Algarve

56

Mira Sorvino

American actress

*September 28th, 1967, Tenafly

84

Rudolph Walker

British actor

*September 28th, 1939, Trinidad and Tobago

79

Miloš Zeman

President of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2023

*September 28th, 1944, Kolín

71

Seymour Cray

Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer

*September 28th, 1925, Chippewa Falls †October 5th, 1996, Colorado Springs

96

Jack LaLanne

American exercise instructor

*September 28th, 1914, San Francisco †January 23rd, 2011, Morro Bay

54

Henri Moissan

French chemist

*September 28th, 1852, Paris †February 20th, 1907, Paris

20

Lauren Spencer-Smith

Canadian singer and songwriter

*September 28th, 2003, Portsmouth

81

Donna Leon

American crime novelist (born 1942)

*September 28th, 1942, Montclair

39

Mathieu Valbuena

French association football player

*September 28th, 1984, Bruges

86

Alan Bridges

Film director and actor (1927-2013)

*September 28th, 1927, Liverpool †December 7th, 2013, United Kingdom

82

Edmund Stoiber

German politician

*September 28th, 1941, Oberaudorf

61

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

59

Sergio Dalma

Spanish singer

*September 28th, 1964, Sabadell

82

Angela Hartley Brodie

British pharmacologist and cancer researcher (1934-2017)

*September 28th, 1934, Manchester †June 7th, 2017, Fulton

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Born in 1924

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

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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

Yes: 1924 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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