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, 1540

King Henry VIII of England had his chief minister Thomas Cromwell executed for treason and heresy.

July 28th, 2010

In the deadliest air accident in Pakistan's history, Airblue Flight 202 crashed into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, killing all 152 aboard.

July 28th, 1915

U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince to begin a nineteen-year occupation of Haiti.

July 28th, 1899

A Category 1 hurricane (map pictured) made landfall in Azua Province, Dominican Republic, and destroyed three large schooners at Santo Domingo; only one crew member on the three vessels survived.

July 28th, 2005

Britain's costliest tornado struck Birmingham, injuring 39 people and causing £40 million of damage across the city.

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, Adolf Hitler demanded the replacement of much of Slovakia's cabinet.

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 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 from London.

July 28th, 1866

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

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

Born on July 28th, 1976

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Curumin

Brazilian singer

*July 28th, 1976, São Paulo

50

Jacoby Shaddix

American singer

*July 28th, 1976, Mariposa

50

Kai Schumann

German actor

*July 28th, 1976, Dresden

50

Mike Estabrook

American baseball umpire

*July 28th, 1976, Daytona Beach

50

Huma Abedin

Long-time aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton

*July 28th, 1976, Kalamazoo

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Born in 1976

49

Abiy Ahmed

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

50

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

50

Damien Leith

Irish-Australian singer–songwriter

*January 18th, 1976, Dublin

50

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

50

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

50

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

50

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

49

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

50

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

49

Giorgio Galimberti

Italian tennis player

*September 5th, 1976, Milan

50

Daniel Ernemann

German association football player and manager

*February 18th, 1976, Amberg

50

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

50

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

50

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Castleknock

49

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

50

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

49

Ryan Kwanten

Australian actor and comedian (born 1976)

*November 28th, 1976, Sydney

49

Ronaldo

Brazilian former association football player (born 1976)

*September 22nd, 1976, Itaguaí

50

Patrick Vieira

French association football manager (born 1976)

*June 23rd, 1976, Dakar

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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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