March 28th, 1979

Born on March 28th, 1979

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What happened on March 28th, 1979?

March 28th, 1979

The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by one vote, precipitating a general election.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom

March 28th, 1979

British prime minister James Callaghan was defeated by one vote in a vote of no confidence after his government struggled to cope with widespread strikes during the Winter of Discontent.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Callaghan

What else happened on March 28th?

March 28th, 1946

The US Department of State released the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, a proposal for the international control of nuclear weapons.

March 28th, 1942

Second World War: The port of Saint-Nazaire in German-occupied France was disabled by British naval forces (ship pictured).

March 28th, 1933

After an on-board fire that may have been the first incident of airliner sabotage, the Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool broke apart in mid-air, killing fifteen people.

March 28th, 1918

World War I: British and Australian troops defeated German forces at the First Battle of Dernancourt in northern France.

March 28th, 1842

The Vienna Philharmonic (pictured) held its first concert, conducted by Otto Nicolai.

March 28th, 1802

German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid to be identified, but at the time considered to be a planet.

March 28th, 0193

The Praetorian Guard assassinated Roman emperor Pertinax and sold the imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus (coin pictured).

March 28th, 1935

The Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin.

March 28th, 2015

A siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab militants, which began the previous day and killed at least 20 people, ended with the Somali Armed Forces recapturing the premises.

March 28th, 2003

Invasion of Iraq: In a friendly fire incident, two members of the United States Air Force attacked the United Kingdom's Blues and Royals regiment, killing one soldier and injuring five.

March 28th, 1999

Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.

March 28th, 1997

In the Tragedy of Otranto, the Italian Navy vessel Sibilla collided with the Albanian civilian vessel Kateri i Radës, causing the latter to sink and leading to dozens of deaths.

March 28th, 2006

At least one million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.

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

Born on March 28th, 1979

45

Stefano Sorrentino

Italian footballer

*March 28th, 1979, Cava de' Tirreni

45

Xavier Legrand

French filmmaker

*March 28th, 1979, Melun

45

Bahar Pars

Swedish actress

*March 28th, 1979, Shiraz

45

Ramona Cataleta

Italian fencer

*March 28th, 1979, Foggia

45

Dennie Klose

German television presenter

*March 28th, 1979, Einbeck

45

Anneke Dürkopp

German television presenter

*March 28th, 1979, Kornwestheim

45

Kim Adler

German television presenter and contributing editor

*March 28th, 1979, Bremen

45

Daniel Montenegro

Argentine footballer

*March 28th, 1979, Buenos Aires

45

Ant Anstead

English television presenter, motor specialist and designer

*March 28th, 1979, Plymouth

45

Chae Rim

South Korean actress

*March 28th, 1979, Seoul

45

Gugun Deep Singh

Canadian actor

*March 28th, 1979, North York

41

Reche Caldwell

American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver (1979-2020)

*March 28th, 1979, Tampa †June 6th, 2020, Tampa

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

38

Lady Gaga

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)

*March 28th, 1986, Lenox Hill Hospital

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

76

Rolf Zacher

German actor (1941–2018)

*March 28th, 1941, Berlin †February 3rd, 2018, Hamburg

57

Kai Abraham

Badminton player

*March 28th, 1967, East Berlin

39

Steve Mandanda

French and DR Congolese association football player

*March 28th, 1985, Kinshasa

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

24

Aleyna Tilki

Turkish singer

*March 28th, 2000, Konya

43

Julia Stiles

American actress

*March 28th, 1981, New York City

46

Disiz

French rapper, actor and writer

*March 28th, 1978, Amiens

37

Jonathan Van Ness

American hairstylist and TV personality (born 1987)

*March 28th, 1987, Quincy

69

Reba McEntire

American country singer

*March 28th, 1955, McAlester

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

39

Stan Wawrinka

Swiss tennis player

*March 28th, 1985, Lausanne

75

Leslie Valiant

British computer scientist

*March 28th, 1949, Budapest

36

Geno Atkins

American football player (born 1988)

*March 28th, 1988, Fort Lauderdale

33

Lukas Hinterseer

Austrian footballer

*March 28th, 1991, Kitzbühel

45

Annie Wersching

American actress (1977–2023)

*March 28th, 1977, St. Louis †January 29th, 2023, Los Angeles

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

75

Michael W. Young

American geneticist, chronobiologist

*March 28th, 1949, Miami

44

Albert Streit

German footballer

*March 28th, 1980, Bucharest

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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