September 28th, 1943

Born on September 28th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 570 days, exactly on November 16th, 2025, people who were born on September 28th, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

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What 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, 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.

September 28th, 0351

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

September 28th, 0235

Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position; he was reportedly beaten to death with sticks weeks later.

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

Born on September 28th, 1943

80

Joel Higgins

American actor

*September 28th, 1943, Bloomington

80

Anne Byrne

American actress

*September 28th, 1943, Chappaqua

80

Ursula Werner

German actress

*September 28th, 1943, Eberswalde

80

Hugues Dufourt

French composer, philosopher

*September 28th, 1943, 3rd arrondissement of Lyon

80

Win Percy

British racing driver

*September 28th, 1943, Tolpuddle

80

Nick St. Nicholas

German musician

*September 28th, 1943, Plön

54

J. T. Walsh

American actor

*September 28th, 1943, San Francisco †February 27th, 1998, San Diego

63

George W. S. Trow

American writer

*September 28th, 1943, Greenwich †November 24th, 2006, Naples

79

Traudl Hecher

Austrian alpine skier (1943–2023)

*September 28th, 1943, Schwaz †January 10th, 2023, Schwaz

71

Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas

Lithuanian politician (1943-2015)

*September 28th, 1943, Trakai †April 3rd, 2015, Kaunas

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Who's birthday is on September 28th?

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

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

81

Donna Leon

American crime novelist (born 1942)

*September 28th, 1942, Montclair

79

Miloš Zeman

President of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2023

*September 28th, 1944, Kolín

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

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

82

Edmund Stoiber

German politician

*September 28th, 1941, Oberaudorf

84

Rudolph Walker

British actor

*September 28th, 1939, Trinidad and Tobago

36

Maria Bartusz

Badminton player

*September 28th, 1987, Opole

56

Mira Sorvino

American actress

*September 28th, 1967, Tenafly

89

Brigitte Bardot

French actress and singer

*September 28th, 1934, Paris

56

Franz-Karl Effenberg

Austrian politician (1948-2005)

*September 28th, 1948, Vienna †January 27th, 2005, Vienna

76

Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001, 2009–present)

*September 28th, 1947, Tungipara Upazila

61

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

39

Mathieu Valbuena

French association football player

*September 28th, 1984, Bruges

20

Lauren Spencer-Smith

Canadian singer and songwriter

*September 28th, 2003, Portsmouth

59

Sergio Dalma

Spanish singer

*September 28th, 1964, Sabadell

92

Lata Mangeshkar

Indian singer (1929–2022)

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

55

Naomi Watts

English actress

*September 28th, 1968, Shoreham

77

Peter Egan

British actor

*September 28th, 1946, London

54

Henri Moissan

French chemist

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

77

Manfred Weinreich

German rower

*September 28th, 1946, Brookmerland

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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