July 28th, 1944

Born on July 28th, 1944

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 881 days, exactly on September 16th, 2026, people who were born on July 28th, 1944 will be 30,000 days old!

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What happened on July 28th?

July 28th, 2005

The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland and create a united Ireland.

July 28th, 2001

At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single FINA world championship.

July 28th, 1995

Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.

July 28th, 1976

An earthquake registering 7.6 Mw, one of the deadliest in history, devastated Tangshan, China, and killed at least 240,000 people.

July 28th, 1945

A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people and causing an estimated $1 million in damage.

July 28th, 1940

At the Salzburg Conference, German dictator Adolf Hitler demanded the replacement of much of Slovakia's cabinet.

July 28th, 1939

During the excavation of a 7th-century ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, archaeologists discovered a helmet that is widely associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia.

July 28th, 1935

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber, which dropped more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II, made its first flight.

July 28th, 1917

In New York City, the NAACP and church and community leaders organized a silent march (newsreel footage featured) of at least 8,000 people to protest violence directed towards African Americans.

July 28th, 1911

The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began with the departure of SY Aurora (pictured) from London.

July 28th, 1866

At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln currently in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.

July 28th, 1821

Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish Empire.

July 28th, 1148

Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.

July 28th, 2018

Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

July 28th, 2017

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.

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

Born on July 28th, 1944

79

Jean-Marie Leblanc

French racing cyclist

*July 28th, 1944, Nueil-les-Aubiers

76

Udo Walz

German hairdresser

*July 28th, 1944, Waiblingen †November 20th, 2020, Berlin

79

Frances Lee McCain

American actress

*July 28th, 1944, York

79

Fidel Herráez Vegas

Spanish Catholic archbishop

*July 28th, 1944, Ávila

79

Franz Hasil

Austrian footballer

*July 28th, 1944, Vienna

79

José Miguel Bravo de Laguna Bermúdez

Spanish politician

*July 28th, 1944, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

70

Allan Browne

Australian musician

*July 28th, 1944, Deniliquin †June 13th, 2015

43

James Wallington

Boxer

*July 28th, 1944, Philadelphia †April 19th, 1988, Lawrence

72

Tsunehiko Watase

Japanese actor (1944–2017)

*July 28th, 1944, Shimane Prefecture †March 14th, 2017, Tokyo

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

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

65

Richard Wright

English keyboardist, co-founder of Pink Floyd (1943–2008)

*July 28th, 1943, London †September 15th, 2008, London

82

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 28th, 1933, Lachine †April 16th, 2016, Vancouver

83

Philip Proctor

American actor

*July 28th, 1940, Goshen

30

Kevin Julio

Indonesian actor

*July 28th, 1993, Jakarta

72

Santiago Calatrava

(born 1951) Spanish engineer, architect, and artist

*July 28th, 1951, Benimàmet

78

Jim Davis

American cartoonist and creator of Garfield

*July 28th, 1945, Marion

42

Billy Aaron Brown

American actor

*July 28th, 1981, Clarinda

71

Vajiralongkorn

King of Thailand (2016–)

*July 28th, 1952, Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall

38

Mathieu Debuchy

French association football player

*July 28th, 1985, Fretin

47

Colin Higgins

American film director and screenwriter, born in New Caledonia

*July 28th, 1941, Noumea †August 5th, 1988, Beverly Hills

52

Stephen Lynch

American actor and musician

*July 28th, 1971, Abington Township

82

Peter Cullen

Canadian voice actor (born 1941)

*July 28th, 1941, Montreal

39

Arash Marandi

German actor, stage actor and film actor

*July 28th, 1984, Tehran

49

Alexis Tsipras

Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)

*July 28th, 1974, Athens

74

Judy Martz

American speed skater and politician

*July 28th, 1943, Big Timber †October 30th, 2017, Butte

73

Cristóbal Montoro Romero

Spanish politician

*July 28th, 1950, Cambil

83

Riccardo Muti

Italian conductor

*July 28th, 1940, Naples

48

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from 2013 to 2019

*July 28th, 1971, Samarra †October 27th, 2019, Barisha

67

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba

Spanish politician and chemist (1951-2019)

*July 28th, 1951, Solares †May 10th, 2019, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda

Same year
Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 1944 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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