July 28th, 1979

Born on July 28th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 17,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 857 days, exactly on November 7th, 2028, people who were born on July 28th, 1979 will be 18,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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, 1976

An earthquake registering 7.6 Mw, one of the deadliest in history, devastated Tangshan, China, and killed at least 240,000 people.

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.

July 28th, 1821

Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish Empire.

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

Born on July 28th, 1979

46

Lee Min-woo

South Korean singer

*July 28th, 1979, Namwon

46

Hugo Alcântara

Brazilian association football player

*July 28th, 1979, Cuiabá

46

Alena Popchanka

Swimmer

*July 28th, 1979, Gomel

46

Birgitta Haukdal

Icelandic singer

*July 28th, 1979, Húsavík

Same year
Born in 1979

47

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

47

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

47

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

47

Imany

French pop-soul singer

*April 5th, 1979, Martigues

46

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

46

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

47

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger

46

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

47

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

46

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

47

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

46

Hussain Al Jassmi

Emirati singer

*August 25th, 1979, Khor Fakkan

46

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

46

Hard Kaur

British Indian rapper

*July 29th, 1979, Kanpur

47

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

46

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

47

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

47

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

47

Diego Forlán

Uruguayan association football player and manager (born 1979)

*May 19th, 1979, Montevideo

47

Anne Schäfer

German actress

*April 23rd, 1979, Munich

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Leap year

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

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