May 28th, 1972

Born on May 28th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 28th?

May 28th, 2002

An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F.C. to relocate from London to Milton Keynes.

May 28th, 1998

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission carried out five underground nuclear tests, becoming the seventh country in the world to successfully develop and publicly test nuclear weapons.

May 28th, 1987

Mathias Rust, a West German aviator, flew his Cessna 172 from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing illegally near Red Square in Moscow.

May 28th, 1940

Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium.

May 28th, 1937

The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

May 28th, 1892

Scottish-American preservationist John Muir (pictured) founded the environmental organization Sierra Club in California.

May 28th, 1830

U.S. president Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, authorizing him to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal from their ancestral homelands.

May 28th, 1754

French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens at the Battle of Jumonville Glen (depicted).

May 28th, 1644

English Civil War: Royalist troops stormed and captured the Parliamentarian stronghold of Bolton, leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents.

May 28th, 1608

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi debuted his second opera L'Arianna, now one of his lost works, at a royal wedding in Mantua.

May 28th, 0621

Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty.

May 28th, 2016

Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes.

May 28th, 2011

Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.

May 28th, 2010

In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.

May 28th, 2008

The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.

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

Born on May 28th, 1972

51

Chiara Mastroianni

French actress

*May 28th, 1972, Paris

51

Michael Boogerd

Dutch cyclist

*May 28th, 1972, The Hague

51

Boris Palmer

German politician, Mayor of Tübingen

*May 28th, 1972, Waiblingen

51

Samia AkariouSex

Moroccan actress

*May 28th, 1972, Chefchaouen

51

Miguel Cardoso

Portuguese coach that coached reserve team of Shakhtar Donetsk

*May 28th, 1972, Trofa

51

Steven Bryant

American conductor

*May 28th, 1972, Little Rock

51

David Musuľbes

Slovak wrestler

*May 28th, 1972, Vladikavkaz

51

Antal Kovács

Judoka

*May 28th, 1972, Paks

51

Andrea Strnadová

Czech tennis player

*May 28th, 1972, Prague

51

Jocelyn Blanchard

French footballer

*May 28th, 1972, Béthune

51

Doriva

Brazilian footballer and manager

*May 28th, 1972, Nhandeara

51

Kate Ashfield

English actress

*May 28th, 1972, Oldham

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Who's birthday is on May 28th?

52

Marco Rubio

United States Senator from Florida since 2011

*May 28th, 1971, Miami

52

Isabelle Carré

French actress

*May 28th, 1971, Paris

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

59

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

29

Alec Benjamin

American singer-songwriter

*May 28th, 1994, Phoenix

41

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

54

Justin Kirk

American actor

*May 28th, 1969, Salem

38

Carey Mulligan

English actress (born 1985)

*May 28th, 1985, Westminster

41

Alexa Davalos

French-American actress

*May 28th, 1982, 16th arrondissement of Paris

24

Lisa Klostermann

German footballer

*May 28th, 1999, Herdecke

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

30

Svenja Jung

German actress

*May 28th, 1993, Weroth

44

Trilby Glover

Australian actress

*May 28th, 1979, Perth

28

Karl Otto Stegmann

German motocycle racer

*May 28th, 1901, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge †April 30th, 1930, Czechoslovakia

49

Hans-Jörg Butt

German association football player

*May 28th, 1974, Oldenburg

52

Ekaterina Gordeeva

Russian pair skater

*May 28th, 1971, Moscow

20

Cameron Boyce

American actor (1999–2019)

*May 28th, 1999, Los Angeles †July 6th, 2019, North Hollywood

49

Romain Duris

French actor

*May 28th, 1974, Paris

50

Ryan Tubridy

Irish broadcaster and writer

*May 28th, 1973, Dublin

53

Timothy A. Bennett

Director and writer

*May 28th, 1970, Flint

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Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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