July 28th, 1976

Born on July 28th, 1976

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What happened on July 28th, 1976?

July 28th, 1976

The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tangshan_earthquake

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tangshan_earthquake

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on July 28th, 1976

47

Curumin

Brazilian singer

*July 28th, 1976, São Paulo

47

Jacoby Shaddix

American singer

*July 28th, 1976, Mariposa

47

Kai Schumann

German actor

*July 28th, 1976, Dresden

47

Mike Estabrook

American baseball umpire

*July 28th, 1976, Daytona Beach

47

Huma Abedin

Long-time aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton

*July 28th, 1976, Kalamazoo

47

Oliver Köhrmann

German handball player

*July 28th, 1976, Oldenburg

47

Countess Isabelle de Lannoy

(born 1976)

*July 28th, 1976, Ronse

47

Rasmus Bjerg

Danish actor

*July 28th, 1976, Kolding

47

Sibel Taşçıoğlu

Turkish actress

*July 28th, 1976, Bursa

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

49

Alexis Tsipras

Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)

*July 28th, 1974, Athens

42

Billy Aaron Brown

American actor

*July 28th, 1981, Clarinda

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

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

30

Kevin Julio

Indonesian actor

*July 28th, 1993, Jakarta

49

Hannah Waddingham

English actress

*July 28th, 1974, Wandsworth

52

Stephen Lynch

American actor and musician

*July 28th, 1971, Abington Township

38

Mathieu Debuchy

French association football player (born 1985)

*July 28th, 1985, Fretin

46

Manu Ginóbili

Argentine basketball player

*July 28th, 1977, Bahía Blanca

39

Arash Marandi

German actor, stage actor and film actor

*July 28th, 1984, Tehran

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

43

Tanc Sade

Australian actor

*July 28th, 1980, Sydney

40

Cody Hay

Figure skater

*July 28th, 1983, Dawson Creek

82

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player

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

48

Leonor Watling

Spanish actress and singer

*July 28th, 1975, Madrid

42

Michael Carrick

English footballer and manager

*July 28th, 1981, Wallsend

49

Banksy

English graffiti artist, political activist, and painter

*July 28th, 1974, Bristol

48

Imke Duplitzer

German fencer

*July 28th, 1975, Karlsruhe

40

Juan Guaidó

Ex President of the National Assembly of Venezuela.

*July 28th, 1983, La Guaira

56

Mette Gjerskov

Danish politician

*July 28th, 1966, Jyllinge †June 12th, 2023

30

Cher Lloyd

English singer

*July 28th, 1993, Malvern

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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