April 28th, 1948

Born on April 28th, 1948

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What happened on April 28th, 1948?

April 28th, 1948

Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Stravinsky

What else happened on April 28th?

April 28th, 2008

The 1,388-foot-tall (423.2 m) Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, the building with the world's highest residence above ground level at the time, held its grand opening.

April 28th, 1999

A 14-year-old former student in Taber, Alberta, walked into his high school and opened fire, killing one student and wounding another in Canada's first fatal school shooting in more than two decades.

April 28th, 1988

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced an explosive decompression in flight between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with one fatality as a flight attendant was ejected from the aircraft.

April 28th, 1983

The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.

April 28th, 1973

The album The Dark Side of the Moon by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd entered the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, on which it spent a record 942 weeks.

April 28th, 1971

Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid condemned the capitalist "rat race" in his inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow.

April 28th, 1952

Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War, seven years after fighting in that conflict ended due to World War II.

April 28th, 1945

World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.

April 28th, 1941

World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members of the Ustaše movement in Gudovac.

April 28th, 1923

The 1923 FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London.

April 28th, 1910

Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester (pictured), having departed from London the previous day, to win the world's first long-distance air race

April 28th, 1789

Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander William Bligh in the South Pacific.

April 28th, 1783

British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French-Mysore forces, many of the prisoners were later murdered.

April 28th, 1611

The University of Santo Tomas in Manila, one of the oldest existing universities in Asia and one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment, was founded.

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

Born on April 28th, 1948

66

Terry Pratchett

English fantasy author (1948–2015)

*April 28th, 1948, Beaconsfield †March 12th, 2015, Broad Chalke

75

Dorothée Berryman

Canadian actress

*April 28th, 1948, Quebec City

66

Marcia Strassman

American actress and singer (1948-2014)

*April 28th, 1948, New York City †October 25th, 2014, Sherman Oaks

75

Alfio Molina

Swiss ice hockey player

*April 28th, 1948, Lugano

46

Egons Maisaks

Soviet actor (1948-1994)

*April 28th, 1948, Riga †August 21st, 1994, Riga

75

Leung Siu-lung

Hong Kong actor

*April 28th, 1948, Zhongshan

75

Scott Fitzgerald

British singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1948, Glasgow

69

Heinz Untermann

German politician (1948-2018)

*April 28th, 1948, Vippachedelhausen †April 2nd, 2018

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

74

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor (born in 1949)

*April 28th, 1949, Boston

28

Melanie Martinez

American singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1995, Astoria

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

50

Roberto Bolaño

Chilean author

*April 28th, 1953, Santiago †July 15th, 2003, Barcelona

73

Jay Leno

American television host and comedian

*April 28th, 1950, New Rochelle

78

Hugh Ross

Scottish actor

*April 28th, 1945, Glasgow

49

Penélope Cruz

Spanish actress

*April 28th, 1974, Alcobendas

56

Kevin Jubinville

Canadian actor

*April 28th, 1967, Kingston

82

Lucien Aimar

French racing cyclist

*April 28th, 1941, Hyères

71

Mary McDonnell

American actress

*April 28th, 1952, Wilkes-Barre

82

Max Amling

German politician (SPD) (1934-2017)

*April 28th, 1934, Eibelstadt †April 7th, 2017, Friedberg

56

Kari Wuhrer

American actress (b. 1967)

*April 28th, 1967, Brookfield

76

Christian Jacq

French author and egyptologist

*April 28th, 1947, Paris

42

Ian Murdock

American computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur (1973-2015)

*April 28th, 1973, Constance †December 28th, 2015, San Francisco

89

Harper Lee

American author

*April 28th, 1926, Monroeville †February 19th, 2016, Monroeville

42

Jessica Alba

American actress and businesswoman (born 1981)

*April 28th, 1981, Pomona

74

John Porter

Canadian art historian

*April 28th, 1949, Lévis

82

Ann-Margret

Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer

*April 28th, 1941, Valsjöbyn

43

Bradley Wiggins

British former professional road and track racing cyclist

*April 28th, 1980, Ghent

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work) which are celebrated on April 28th.

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Born on April 28th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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