December 28th, 1943

Born on December 28th, 1943

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 662 days, exactly on February 15th, 2026, people who were born on December 28th, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 28th, 1943?

December 28th, 1943

World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_warfare

December 28th, 1943

World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division captured the Italian town of Ortona (depicted).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else happened on December 28th?

December 28th, 2018

Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, its first interactive content for adults.

December 28th, 1862

American Civil War: Union forces defeated a Confederate cavalry unit at the Battle of Van Buren, capturing three steamboats, Confederate troops, and various supplies.

December 28th, 2014

The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic (pictured) caught fire in the Adriatic Sea.

December 28th, 2011

Kurdish–Turkish conflict: Acting on information that Kurdish militants were crossing the border from Iraqi territory, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people.

December 28th, 2009

Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.

December 28th, 2006

Somali Civil War: Troops of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and their Ethiopian allies captured Mogadishu unopposed.

December 28th, 1967

American businesswoman Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.

December 28th, 1918

At the Irish general election, Constance Markievicz was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the first female member of Parliament, although she never took her seat.

December 28th, 1908

An earthquake registering 7.1 Mw struck near Messina, which, along with the subsequent tsunami, killed at least 75,000 people in southern Italy.

December 28th, 1907

The last confirmed sighting of the now-extinct huia occurred in the Tararua Range on New Zealand's North Island.

December 28th, 1879

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.

December 28th, 1832

John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign.

December 28th, 1767

Taksin the Great was crowned king of the newly established Thonburi Kingdom at the new capital of Thonburi in present-day Thailand.

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

Born on December 28th, 1943

80

Joan Ruddock

Welsh politician (born 1943)

*December 28th, 1943, Pontypool

80

Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne

Catholic cardinal

*December 28th, 1943, Lima

80

David Peterson

20th Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada

*December 28th, 1943, Toronto

80

Siegfried Helias

German politician

*December 28th, 1943, Elsterwerda

80

Kurt-Dieter Grill

German politician

*December 28th, 1943, Rathenow

74

Chas Hodges

British musician (1943-2018)

*December 28th, 1943, Edmonton †September 22nd, 2018, England

61

Richard Whiteley

British television personality and journalist (1943-2005)

*December 28th, 1943, Bradford †June 26th, 2005, Leeds

65

Keith Floyd

British celebrity cook, television personality and restaurateur (1943-2009)

*December 28th, 1943, Reading †September 14th, 2009, Bridport

72

Billy Chapin

American actor (1943-2016)

*December 28th, 1943, Los Angeles †December 2nd, 2016

80

Ted Hill

Mathematician

*December 28th, 1943, Flatbush

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

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

76

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin

81

Roger Swerts

Road bicycle racer

*December 28th, 1942, Heusden

74

Kary Mullis

American biochemist, Nobel Prize winner, AIDS denialist, climate change denialist

*December 28th, 1944, Lenoir †August 7th, 2019, Newport Beach

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

84

Jake Holmes

American singer-songwriter and jingle writer

*December 28th, 1939, California

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

69

Denzel Washington

American actor, director and producer (born 1954)

*December 28th, 1954, Mount Vernon

84

Giuseppe Fezzardi

Road bicycle racer

*December 28th, 1939, Arcisate

89

Maggie Smith

English actress

*December 28th, 1934, Ilford

72

Ian Buruma

Dutch writer and academic

*December 28th, 1951, The Hague

95

Stan Lee

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)

*December 28th, 1922, Manhattan †November 12th, 2018, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

45

John Legend

American singer-songwriter

*December 28th, 1978, Springfield

70

Bernard Minet

French singer and actor

*December 28th, 1953, Hénin-Beaumont

44

Noomi Rapace

Swedish actress

*December 28th, 1979, Hudiksvall

66

Jean-Jacques Brochier

French journalist

*December 28th, 1937, 3rd arrondissement of Lyon †October 29th, 2004, 13th arrondissement of Paris

47

Brendan Hines

American actor and singer

*December 28th, 1976, Baltimore

76

Johnny Isakson

American politician (1944–2021)

*December 28th, 1944, Atlanta †December 19th, 2021, Atlanta

Same year
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

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 28th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on December 28th, 1943
Future birthdays

Leap year

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

Calendar
December 1943