September 28th, 1961

Born on September 28th, 1961

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1961

62

Helen Grant

British politician (born 1961)

*September 28th, 1961, Willesden

62

Tatiana de Rosnay

French journalist and writer

*September 28th, 1961, Neuilly-sur-Seine

62

Anne White

American tennis player

*September 28th, 1961, Charleston

62

Quentin Kawānanakoa

Head of the House of Kawānanakoa; claimant to the throne of the lapsed Kingdom of Hawaii

*September 28th, 1961, Monterey

62

Tineke Strik

Dutch politician and social worker

*September 28th, 1961, Alphen

62

Yordanka Donkova

Athletics competitor

*September 28th, 1961, Sofia

62

Gregory Jbara

American actor

*September 28th, 1961, Westland

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

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

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

61

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

56

Mira Sorvino

American actress

*September 28th, 1967, Tenafly

59

Sergio Dalma

Spanish singer

*September 28th, 1964, Sabadell

36

Maria Bartusz

Badminton player

*September 28th, 1987, Opole

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

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

55

Naomi Watts

English actress

*September 28th, 1968, Shoreham

39

Mathieu Valbuena

French association football player

*September 28th, 1984, Bruges

20

Lauren Spencer-Smith

Canadian singer and songwriter

*September 28th, 2003, Portsmouth

59

Janeane Garofalo

American comedian and actress

*September 28th, 1964, Newton

36

Hilary Duff

American actress and singer (born 1987)

*September 28th, 1987, Houston

69

Margot Wallström

Swedish politician

*September 28th, 1954, Kåge

48

René Monse

German boxer

*September 28th, 1968, Potsdam †June 8th, 2017, Magdeburg

84

Rudolph Walker

British actor

*September 28th, 1939, Trinidad and Tobago

81

Donna Leon

American crime novelist (born 1942)

*September 28th, 1942, Montclair

56

Franz-Karl Effenberg

Austrian politician (1948-2005)

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

89

Brigitte Bardot

French actress and singer

*September 28th, 1934, Paris

60

Éric Spadiny

French association football player

*September 28th, 1963, Lyon

54

Henri Moissan

French chemist

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

82

Edmund Stoiber

German politician

*September 28th, 1941, Oberaudorf

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

63

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

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No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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