May 28th, 1978

Born on May 28th, 1978

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, 1978

45

Jimmy Casper

Road bicycle racer

*May 28th, 1978, Montdidier

45

Sylvie Tellier

French model

*May 28th, 1978, Nantes

45

Jake Johnson

American actor

*May 28th, 1978, Evanston

45

José Carlos Tabares

Argentine footballer

*May 28th, 1978, San Gustavo

45

Tomohiko Ito

Japanese association football player

*May 28th, 1978, Osaka Prefecture

45

Ferréol Cannard

French biathlete

*May 28th, 1978, Morez

45

Gulshan Devaiah

Actor

*May 28th, 1978, Bengaluru

45

Dariusz Sztylka

Polish footballer

*May 28th, 1978, Wrocław

45

Rufa Mae Quinto

Filipino actress and comedian

*May 28th, 1978, Pasadena

45

Adam Robitel

American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

*May 28th, 1978, Boston

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

41

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

29

Alec Benjamin

American singer-songwriter

*May 28th, 1994, Phoenix

44

Trilby Glover

Australian actress

*May 28th, 1979, Perth

41

Alexa Davalos

French-American actress

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

59

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

38

Carey Mulligan

English actress (born 1985)

*May 28th, 1985, Westminster

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

52

Marco Rubio

United States Senator from Florida since 2011

*May 28th, 1971, Miami

51

Chiara Mastroianni

French actress

*May 28th, 1972, Paris

52

Isabelle Carré

French actress

*May 28th, 1971, Paris

24

Lisa Klostermann

German footballer

*May 28th, 1999, Herdecke

51

Michael Boogerd

Dutch cyclist

*May 28th, 1972, The Hague

54

Justin Kirk

American actor

*May 28th, 1969, Salem

44

Sophie Balmary

French rower

*May 28th, 1979, Cahors

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

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

30

Svenja Jung

German actress

*May 28th, 1993, Weroth

40

Roman Atwood

American YouTube personality

*May 28th, 1983, Millersport

28

Karl Otto Stegmann

German motocycle racer

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

20

Cameron Boyce

American actor (1999–2019)

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

44

Archana Gupta

Indian actress

*May 28th, 1979, Agra

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Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

46

Danai Gurira

American actress

*February 14th, 1978, Grinnell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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