March 28 is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 278 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 37 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 31 AD 12 &ndash January 24 AD 41 more commonly known by his nickname Caligula (kəˈlɪɡjʊlə was a Roman Emperor The Principate is the first period of the Roman Empire, extending from the beginning of the reign of Caesar Augustus to the Crisis of the Third Century, A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament.
- 193 - Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus. Events By Place Roman Empire January 1 — Pertinax is proclaimed Roman Emperor. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Publius Helvius Pertinax, commonly known as Pertinax ( August 1, 126 &ndash March 28, 193) was a Roman emperor who briefly AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The Praetorian Guard ( Latin: PRÆTORIANI was a special force of Guards used by Roman Emperors Before being appropriated "Auctioneer" redirects here For the DC Comics supervillain see Auctioneer (comics. Marcus Didius Severus Julianus (133 or 137–193 was briefly Roman Emperor from 28 March 193 to 1 June 193.
- 364 - Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor. Events By Place Roman Empire Jovian surrenders Mesopotamia to the Persians. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Flavius Valentinianus, known in English as Valentinian I, ( 321 - November 17, 375) was Roman Emperor from 364 until his death This article is about the Roman Emperor For other people called Valens see Valens Flavius Julius Valens ( Latin: DOMINVS An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of
- 845 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. Events March 28 — Paris is sacked by Viking raiders probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collect a huge ransom in exchange Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnar "Hairy-Breeks" Old Norse: Ragnarr Loðbrók) was a Norse legendary hero from the Viking Age who was thoroughly
- 1776 - Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 1736 - December 19, 1788) was a Novo-Spanish explorer for the Spanish Empire. The Presidio of San Francisco (originally El Presidio Real de San Francisco or Royal Presidio of San Francisco) is a park on the northern tip of the San
- 1794 - Allies under the prince of Coburg defeat French forces at Le Cateau. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Le Cateau-Cambrésis is a commune in northern France, in the Nord département.
- 1795 - Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. Courland (Kurzeme Kurland Latin: Curonia / Couronia; Kuršas Kuramaa Kurlandia Курляндия Курляндія Kuurinmaa is one of the historical Under the system of Feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritable lands or revenue-producing The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya
- 1802 - Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the TemplateInfobox Planet. --> 2 Pallas (ˈpæləs, or as Παλλάς) is one of the largest Asteroids, sometimes called Minor planets or planetoids', are bodies—primarily of the inner Solar System —that are smaller than planets but
- 1809 - Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medelin. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France In the Peninsular War, the Battle of Medellín was fought on March 28, 1809 and resulted in a victory of the French under Marshal Victor
- 1834 - The United States Senate censures President Andrew Jackson for his actions in de-funding the Second Bank of the United States. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Not to be confused with Censor, Censer or Sensor. Censure (ˈsɛnʃəɹ is a process by which a formal Reprimand The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The Second Bank of the United States was a bank chartered in 1816 five years after the expiration of the First Bank of the United States.
- 1854 - Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
- 1860 - First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The First Taranaki War was an armed conflict over land ownership and Sovereignty that took place between Māori and the New Zealand Government in the
- 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass - in New Mexico, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought on 26-28 March 1862 in northern New Mexico Territory, was the decisive Battle of the New Mexico Campaign during New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The battle began on March 26. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1871 - The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris was a Government that briefly ruled Paris from 18 March (more formally from 26 March) to 28 May Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
- 1910 - Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Henri Fabre ( November 29, 1882 &ndash June 30, 1984) was a French Aviator and the inventor of Le Canard A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Martigues ( Occitan: Lo Martegue in classical norm Lou Martegue in Mistralian norm is a commune in the southeastern part of France This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- 1913 - Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest The Buenos Aires Convention is a Copyright Treaty signed at Buenos Aires on 1910-04-11 which provides for the mutual recognition of copyrights Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
- 1920 - Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 was an outbreak of at least 38 significant Tornadoes across the Midwest and Deep South states on on March The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic subregions in the American South.
- 1930 - Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul.
- 1939 - Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Generalissimo or Generalissimus is a military rank of the highest degree superior to a Field Marshal or Grand Admiral. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain.
- 1940 - Construction begins of the exhibition center to host the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia
- 1941 - World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan - in the Mediterranean Sea, British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Cape Matapan (Battle of Tenaro) was a World War II Naval battle fought off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece from The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Bt, KT, GCB, OM, DSO (7 January The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- 1942 - World War II: In occupied France, British naval forces raid the German-occupied port of St. Nazaire. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. See also the St Nazaire Raid Saint-Nazaire ( Breton: Sant-Nazer) is a town and ''commune'' in the Loire-Atlantique département
- 1946 - Cold War: The United States State Department releases the Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy was written by a committee chaired by Dean Acheson and David Lilienthal in 1946 and Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions
- 1969 - Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Giorgos Seferis (Γιώργος Σεφέρης ( March 13, 1900, or February 29 according to the Julian calendar then in use September 20 Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
- 1969 - The McGill français movement protest occurs, the second largest protest in Montreal's history with 10,000 trade unionists, leftist activists, CEGEP students, and even some McGill students at McGill's Roddick Gates. Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming A CEGEP (ˈseɪʒɛp or /ˈsiːʤɛp/ French: Cégep) is a post-secondary education institution exclusive to the province of Quebec in This led to the majority of the protesters getting arrested.
- 1978 - The US Supreme Court hands down 5-3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Richard H Finley Kendallville Indiana for respondents (Linda and Leo Sparkman --> Stump S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity. Sterilization (also spelled sterilisation) is a surgical technique leaving a male or female unable to reproduce.
- 1979 - In Pennsylvania, a pump in the reactor cooling system fails in the Three Mile Island accident, resulting in the evaporation of some contaminated water causing a nuclear meltdown. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Three Mile Island accident of 1979 was the most significant accident in the history of the American commercial Nuclear power generating industry A nuclear meltdown is a term for a severe Nuclear reactor accident
- 1979 - British Prime Minister James Callaghan, is defeated by one vote in a Motion of No Confidence. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005 was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 A motion of no confidence (also vote of no confidence, censure motion, no-confidence motion, or confidence motion) is a Parliamentary motion This results in Parliament being dissolved to make way for a General Election. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976
- 1990 - President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens ( September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete Not to be confused with the Medal of Honor, sometimes called the "Congressional Medal of Honor" which is the highest military decoration of the United States
- 1994 - In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Zulu ( IsiZulu: amaZulu) are the largest South African ethnic group of an estimated 10-11 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa.
- 1994 - BBC Radio Five Live broadcasts for first time in United Kingdom
- 2000 - A Murray County, Georgia, school bus is hit by a CSX freight train (3 children die in this accident). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Murray County is a County located in the US state of Georgia.
- 2003 - In a "friendly fire" incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Friendly fire or non-hostile fire, a term originally adopted by the United States military, refers to fire from one's own side or allied forces as The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Idaho Air National Guard is composed of 3000 Airmen and officers assigned to two flying wings and six geographically separated units (GSUs throughout Idaho. The 190th Fighter Squadron flies the A-10 Thunderbolt II. It is a unit of the Idaho Air National Guard. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Lance-Corporal of Horse Matthew Richard "Matty" Hull ( 31 March 1976 &ndash 28 March 2003) was a British
- 2005 - The 2005 Sumatran earthquake rocks Indonesia, and at magnitude 8. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 2005 Sumatra earthquake, referred to as the Nias Earthquake by the scientific community was a major earthquake on 28 March 2005 located off the west coast of northern The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. 7 is the second strongest earthquake since 1960. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- 2006 - At least 1 million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The contrat première embauche ( CPE) translated first employment contract, was a new form of employment contract pushed in spring 2006 in France
Births
- 1472 - Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (d. Fra Bartolomeo or Fra Bartolommeo ( di Pagholo) ( March 28, 1472 &ndash October 6, 1517) also known as Baccio della 1517)
- 1515 - Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Carmelite nun (d. For other saints with similar names please see Saint Teresa. Saint Teresa of Ávila, known in religion as Saint Teresa of Jesus and The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites (sometimes simply Carmel by Synecdoche; Latin: Ordo fratrum Beatæ 1582)
- 1522 - Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (d. Albert Alcibiades (Albrecht Alcibiades March 28 1522 &ndash January 8 1557 was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, also known as Brandenburg-Bayreuth Bayreuth ( pronounced) is a City in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb 1557)
- 1569 - Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. Ranuccio I Farnese ( March 28, 1569 &ndash March 5, 1622) was the fourth Duke of Parma and Piacenza 1622)
- 1592 - Comenius, Czech bishop (d. John Amos Comenius (Jan Amos Komenský Ján Amos Komenský Johann Amos Comenius Jan Amos Komeński Comenius Ámos János latinized: Iohannes Amos Comenius 1670)
- 1599 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (d. Witte Corneliszoon de With ( 28 March 1599, Den Briel - 8 November 1658, Oresund) was a famous Dutch 1658)
- 1609 - King Frederick III of Denmark (d. Frederick III ( March 18, 1609 &ndash February 19, 1670) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death 1670)
- 1613 - Xiaozhuangwen Grand Empress Dowager, Empress of Manchu (d. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in 1688)
- 1652 - Samuel Sewall, American magistrate (d. Samuel Sewall (March 28 1652 - January 1 1730 was a Massachusetts judge best known for his involvement in the Salem witch trials, for which he later apologized 1730)
- 1725 - Andrew Kippis, English clergyman and biographer (d. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Andrew Kippis ( 28 March 1725 &ndash 8 October 1795) was an English Nonconformist clergyman and Biographer. 1795)
- 1750 - Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan revolutionary (d. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez ( Caracas, March 28, 1750 – in prison El Arsenal de la Carraca, Cadiz, 1816)
- 1760 - Thomas Clarkson, British abolitionist (d. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Thomas Clarkson ( 28 March 1760 &ndash 26 September 1846) abolitionist, was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 1846)
- 1773 - Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (d. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henri Gratien Comte Bertrand ( 28 March 1773 - 31 January 1844) French general was born at Châteauroux as a member of 1844)
- 1793 - Henry Schoolcraft, American geographer and geologist (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry Rowe Schoolcraft ( March 28, 1793 &ndash December 10, 1864) was an American geographer, Geologist, 1864)
- 1795 - Georg Heinrich Pertz, German historian (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Georg Heinrich Pertz ( March 28, 1795 - October 7, 1876) was a German Historian born at Hanover. 1876)
- 1806 - Thomas Hare, English barrister (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Hare (born in England 28 March 1806; died 6 May 1891) was a British proponent of electoral reform 1891)
- 1815 - Arsène Houssaye, French novelist (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arsène Houssaye ( March 28, 1815 - February 26, 1896) French Novelist, Poet and man of letters was born at 1896)
- 1818 - Wade Hampton III, American soldier and politician (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Wade Hampton III ( March 28, 1818 April 11, 1902) was a Confederate Cavalry leader during the American Civil War 1902)
- 1819 - Sir Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Sir Joseph William Bazalgette ( 28 March 1819 &ndash 15 March 1891) was one of the great English Civil engineers of 1891)
- 1836 - Frederick Pabst, American brewer (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Frederick Pabst ( March 28, 1836 &ndash January 1, 1904) was a German-American brewer born in Saxony, Germany. 1904)
- 1840 - Emin Pasha, Equatorian politician (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mehmet Emin Pasha ( March 28, 1840 &ndash October 23, 1892) born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer, baptized (c For the Astrometrical device please refer to Equatorium Equatoria ( Al-Istiwa'iyah in Arabic) began as a province 1892)
- 1842 - William Harvey Carney, American Civil War officier (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Harvey Carney ( February 29, 1840 &ndash December 8, 1908) was an American Civil War soldier and the first African American 1908)
- 1849 - James Darmesteter, French author and antiquarian (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Darmesteter ( March 28, 1849 &ndash October 10, 1894) French Author and Antiquarian, was born of 1894)
- 1851 - Bernardino Machado, Portuguese politician (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães, GCTE, GCL (bɨɾnaɾˈdinu mɐˈʃadu ( Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1944)
- 1862 - Aristide Briand, French politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Aristide Briand (28 March 1862 – 7 March 1932 was a French statesman who served several terms as Prime Minister of France and won the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1932)
- 1866 - Jimmy Ross, Scottish footballer (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jimmy Ross ( 28 March 1866 &ndash 12 June 1902) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th century 1902)
- 1868 - Maxim Gorky, Russian author (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov ( In Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в ( &ndash June 18, 1936) better known as Maxim Gorky (Максим 1936)
- 1871 - Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Willem Mengelberg ( 28 March 1871 &ndash 21 March 1951) was a Dutch conductor. 1951)
- 1890 - Paul Whiteman, American bandleader (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 &ndash December 29, 1967) was an American orchestral 1967)
- 1892 - Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Corneille Jean François Heymans ( March 28 1892, Ghent Belgium &ndash July 18 1968, Knokke, Belgium) was a The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1968)
- 1892 - Tom Maguire, Irish republican (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom Maguire (28 March 1892 &ndash 5 July 1993 was an Irish republican who held the rank of commandant-general in the Western Command of the Irish Republican Army 1993)
- 1893 - Spyros Skouras, Greek-born American movie executive (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Spyros P Skouras ( March 28, 1893 – August 16, 1971) was an American movie executive who was the president of the Twentieth Century Fox 1971)
- 1895 - Christian Herter, 59th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Christian Archibald Herter ( March 28, 1895 December 30, 1966) was an American politician and statesman Governor of Massachusetts The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1966)
- 1895 - Spencer W. Kimball, American religious leader (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Spencer Woolley Kimball ( March 28, 1895 – November 5, 1985) was the twelfth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 1985)
- 1897 - Sepp Herberger, German football coach (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Josef " Sepp " Herberger ( March 28, 1897 in Mannheim, Germany &mdash April 20, 1977 in Weinheim 1977)
- 1899 - Harold B. Lee, American religious leader (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harold Bingham Lee ( March 28, 1899 – December 26, 1973) was eleventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 1973)
- 1899 - August Anheuser Busch, Jr., brewing magnate and American baseball executive (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. This page is for 3rd generation brewing magnate August A "Gussie" Busch Jr 1989)
- 1899 - Ernst Lindemann, German naval officer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ernst Lindemann ( March 28, 1894 – May 27, 1941) was the captain of the German battleship Bismarck. 1941)
- 1899 - Buck Shaw, American football coach (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence T (Buck Shaw ( March 28, 1899 – March 19, 1977) was a football coach for Santa Clara University 1977)
- 1900 - Edward Wagenknecht, American literary critic (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Edward (Charles Wagenknecht 2004)
- 1902 - Dame Flora Robson, English actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE ( 28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an Oscar -nominated English actress 1984)
- 1902 - Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jaromír Vejvoda ( March 28, 1902 Zbraslav &ndash November 13, 1988 at the same place was a Czech composer and the author 1988)
- 1903 - Rudolf Serkin, Austrian pianist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Rudolf Serkin ( March 28, 1903 &ndash May 8, 1991) was a Bohemian-born Pianist. 1991)
- 1903 - Charles Starrett, American actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Charles Starrett ( March 28 1903 - March 22 1986) was an American Actor best known for his starring role in the 1986)
- 1905 - Marlin Perkins, American naturalist and television host (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Richard Marlin Perkins ( March 28, 1905 &ndash June 14, 1986) was a zoologist best known as a host of the Television program 1986)
- 1905 - Pandro S. Berman, American film producer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Pandro Samuel Berman ( March 28, 1905 &ndash July 13, 1996) known as Pandro S 1996)
- 1907 - "Swifty" Lazar, American talent agent (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Irving Paul "Swifty" Lazar ( March 28 1907 &ndash December 30 1993) was a legendary talent agent and deal-maker representing 1993)
- 1909 - Nelson Algren, American writer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Nelson Algren ( March 28, 1909 &ndash May 9, 1981) was an American writer 1981)
- 1910 - Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr., American Librarian (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr ( March 28, 1910 &ndash January 7, 2001) bibliophile and director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in 2001)
- 1910 - Jimmie Dodd, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. James Wesley Dodd ( March 28, 1910 - November 10, 1964) was best known as the MC of the popular 1950s Disney TV show 1964)
- 1910 - Queen Ingrid of Denmark (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Princess Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta of Sweden, ( 28 March 1910 – 7 November 2000) was the Queen consort of King 2000)
- 1911 - J. L. Austin, British philosopher of language (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Langshaw Austin ( March 26, 1911 – February 8, 1960) was a British philosopher of language, born in Lancaster and 1960)
- 1912 - A. Bertram Chandler Australian author (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Arthur Bertram Chandler (28 March 1912–6 June 1984 was an Australian Science fiction author 1984)
- 1912 - Marina Raskova, Russian navigator (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Marina Mikhailovna Raskova ( March 28, 1912 &ndash January 4, 1943) was a famous Russian navigator 1943)
- 1914 - Edward Anhalt, American screenwriter (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year After working as a Journalist and Documentary filmmaker for Pathe and CBS-TV, Edward Anhalt ( March 28, 1914 - September 2000)
- 1914 - Bohumil Hrabal, Czech writer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Bohumil Hrabal (ˈboɦumɪl ˈɦrabal ( March 28 1914, Brno - February 3 1997, Prague) was a famous Czech 1997)
- 1914 - Edmund Muskie, American politician (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie ( March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American Democratic Politician 1996)
- 1914 - Kenneth Richard Norris, Australian entomologist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dr Kenneth Richard (Dick Norris ( March 28, 1914 - July 14, 2003) was an eminent Australian entomologist. 2003)
- 1915 - Jay Livingston, American composer and songwriter (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jay Livingston ( March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was a partner with Ray Evans in a composing and songwriter duo best 2001)
- 1919 - Vic Raschi, American baseball player (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Victor John Angelo "Vic" Raschi ( March 28, 1919 &ndash October 14, 1988) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher 1988)
- 1921 - Dirk Bogarde, English actor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde ( 28 March, 1921  &ndash 8 May, 1999) better known by his Stage name 1999)
- 1921 - Herschel Grynszpan, German political assassin (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Herschel Feibel Grynszpan (sometimes spelled in the German form Grünspan, as Grunspahn, or in English as Greenspan) (born March between 1943 and 1945)
- 1922 - Neville Bonner, Australian politician (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Neville Thomas Bonner AO ( 28 March, 1922 - 5 February, 1999) was an Australian politician and the first indigenous 1999)
- 1922 - Felice Chiusano, Italian singer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Felice Chiusano ( 28 March 1922 - 3 February 1990) was one of the singers of Quartetto Cetra, a popular Italian vocal quartet 1990)
- 1922 - Joey Maxim, American boxer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, ( March 28 1922 &ndash June 2 2001) was an American boxer. 2001)
- 1924 - Freddie Bartholomew, Irish actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freddie Bartholomew ( March 28, 1924 &ndash January 23, 1992) born Frederick Llewellyn March, was a British Child 1992)
- 1925 - Dorothy DeBorba, American child actress
- 1926 - Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
- 1927 - Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Adelle DeBorba (born March 28 1925 is a former American 1930s child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang Short subjects Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, better known as the 18th and present Duchess of Alba de Tormes Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marianne Fredriksson, nee Persson ( March 28, 1927, Gothenburg &ndash February 11, 2007, Österskär was a Swedish 2007)
- 1928 - Zbigniew Brzezinski, U. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński ˈzbigɲev bʐɛˈʑiɲski: (born March 28 1928 Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish-American S. National Security Advisor
- 1928 - Alexander Grothendieck, German mathematician
- 1929 - Paul England, Australian racing driver
- 1930 - Robert Ashley, American composer
- 1930 - Elizabeth Bainbridge, English opera singer
- 1930 - Jerome Isaac Friedman, American physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1933 - Tete Montoliu, Catalonian jazz pianist (d. Experimental infobox see Wikipedia talkPersondata before changing --> Alexander Grothendieck (born March 28, 1928 in Berlin, Germany Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul England (born in Melbourne, March 28, 1929) is an Australian former Racing driver. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Ashley is a contemporary American Composer born March 28, 1930 in Ann Arbor Michigan, best known for his operas and other theatrical Elizabeth Bainbridge (born on 28 March, 1930) is a retired Opera singer from West Sussex, England. Jerome Isaac Friedman (born March 28, 1930) is an American Physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tete Montoliu ( March 28, 1933 &ndash August 24, 1997) was a Jazz pianist from Catalonia, Spain. The Catalans are the people from Catalonia, an Autonomous community of Spain, including people originating in that region but living elsewhere 1997)
- 1933 - Frank Murkowski, American politician
- 1935 - Michael Parkinson, English broadcaster
- 1936 - Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and politician
- 1940 - Tony Barber, Australian television personality
- 1941 - Alf Clausen, orchestra conductor (The Simpsons)
- 1941 - Jim Turner, American football player
- 1942 - Daniel Dennett, American philosopher
- 1942 - Neil Kinnock, British politician
- 1942 - Mike Newell, English film director
- 1942 - Samuel Ramey, American opera singer
- 1942 - Conrad Schumann, East German border guard (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Francis Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American Politician and a member of the Republican Party. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE (born March 28 1935) is an English broadcaster and Journalist. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa (born March 28 1936 is a Peruvian writer Politician, Journalist, and Essayist. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony "Tony" Barber (born 28 March 1940 in Oldham, Lancashire Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alf Clausen (born March 28, 1941) is an American film and television Composer. James Bayard "Jim" Turner (born March 28, 1941 in Martinez California) is a former American football player Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Clement Dennett (born March 28 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a prominent American philosopher whose research Neil Gordon Kinnock Baron Kinnock PC (born 28 March 1942 is a British Politician. Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March 1942 is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for Television. The American Opera singer Samuel Edward Ramey (born March 28, 1942 in Colby Kansas) is Hans Conrad Schumann ( 28 March, 1942 – June 20, 1998 in Oberemmendorf near Kipfenberg) was one of the most famous defectors from 1998)
- 1942 - Jerry Sloan, American basketball player and head coach
- 1943 - Conchata Ferrell, American actress
- 1944 - Rick Barry, American basketball player
- 1944 - Ken Howard, American actor
- 1945 - Count Björn Hamilton, Swedish politician
- 1946 - Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru
- 1946 - Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut
- 1947 - John Landecker, American disk jockey
- 1948 - Dianne Wiest, American actress
- 1948 - Gerry House, American radio personality
- 1948 - John Evan, British musician (Jethro Tull)
- 1948 - Milan Williams, American musician The Commodores (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Gerald Eugene Sloan, better known as Jerry Sloan (born March 28 1942) is an American National Basketball Association coach Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conchata Galen Ferrell (born March 28, 1943) is an American actress most recently known for her role as Berta the housekeeper in the CBS Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard (Rick Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28 1944 in Elizabeth New Jersey) is a retired American professional Basketball player Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr (born March 28, 1944) is an American Tony Award - and Daytime Emmy Award -winning actor known for his role in the television Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Björn Axel Åke Malcolm Hamilton, born on March 28 1945, Swedish Count, Civil engineer and Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (born 28 March 1946 is a Peruvian Politician and Economist. Established in the Constitution of 1993 the President of Peru, officially the President of the Republic ( Presidente de la República) is the Chief of Wubbo Johannes Ockels is a Dutch Physicist and Astronaut. In 1985 he participated in a flight of the space shuttle, making him the first and Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Records Landecker (born March 28, 1947) is an Oldies Disc jockey best known for creating "Boogie Check" "Americana Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has enjoyed a successful career on stage television and film and has won Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerry House is a Country Music Association (CMA and Academy Of Country Music (ACM award-winning radio personality currently heard on The Big 98 WSIX-FM in Nashville on the John Evan (born John Spencer Evans 28 March 1948, Blackpool, Lancashire) played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970 Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Milan B Williams ( March 28, 1948 &ndash July 9, 2006) was an American Keyboardist and a founding member of the Commodores The Commodores were a highly successful Funk / soul band of the 1970s and 1980s 2006)
- 1948 - Matthew Corbett, English retired actor
- 1951 - Karen Kain, Canadian ballerina
- 1951 - Matti Pellonpää, Finnish actor and musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Corbett (born 28 March 1948) in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, born Peter Graham Corbett, is an English television Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Karen Alexandria Kain, CC (born March 28, 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ballet dancer Matti Pellonpää (born March 28, 1951 in Helsinki; died July 13, 1995 in Vaasa) was an award-winning Finnish 1995)
- 1952 - Tony Brise, racing driver (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony William Brise ( 28 March 1952 in Erith, Kent &ndash 29 November 1975 in Arkley, London 1975)
- 1953 - Melchior Ndadaye, Burundian politician (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melchior Ndadaye ( March 28, 1953 &ndash October 21, 1993) was a Burundian intellectual and politician Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda 1993)
- 1954 - Morris Mason, American convicted rapist and murderer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Morris Odell Mason ( March 28, 1954 &ndash June 25, 1985) was a convicted rapist and murderer who called himself "the killer for the Eastern 1985)
- 1955 - John Alderdice, Northern Irish politician
- 1955 - Reba McEntire, American singer and actress
- 1956 - April Margera, Bam Margera's mother
- 1958 - Curt Hennig, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) John Thomas Alderdice Baron Alderdice (b March 28, 1955) is a Northern Ireland politician Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American Country music singer performer and actress Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. April Margera (born March 28, 1956 in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, United States) is a reality television personality best known for Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28 1979 is a professional Skateboarder television and radio personality and daredevil. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr 2003)
- 1959 - Chris Myers, American sportscaster
- 1960 - Chris Barrie, British actor
- 1960 - José Maria Neves, Cape Verdeian politician
- 1960 - Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, French author and dramatist
- 1961 - Orla Brady, Irish actress
- 1961 - Byron Scott, American basketball player
- 1962 - Jure Franko, Slovenian skier
- 1962 - Terry Szopinski, American pro-wrestler
- 1965 - Steve Bull, English footballer
- 1968 - Iris Chang, American author (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Chris Myers (born 1959 is an American Sports broadcaster who works for numerous media outlets and covers several different sports Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris Barrie (born March 28, 1960) is a British Actor. He first achieved success as a vocal impressionist, notably in the José Maria Pereira Neves (born March 28, 1960) is the Prime Minister of Cape Verde. The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (born March 28, 1960 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon) is a popular contemporary French author and dramatist his plays are translated and Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orla Brady (born 28 March 1961) is an Irish actress. Biography The second of four children born to Dublin Publican Byron Antom Scott (born March 28 1961 in Ogden, Utah) is a former National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's New Orleans Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jure Franko (born March 28, 1962 in Nova Gorica) is a Slovenian and Yugoslavian former alpine skier. Terry Szopinski (born March 28, 1962 in Pompano Beach Florida) is a professional wrestler better known as The Warlord. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Stephen George "Steve" Bull, MBE, (born 28 March 1965 in Tipton) is an English former footballer who is best Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Iris Shun-Ru Chang ( March 28, 1968 &ndash November 9, 2004) was an American Historian and Journalist. 2004)
- 1968 - Nasser Hussain, English cricketer
- 1968 - Jon Lee, British drummer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Nasser Hussain OBE (born March 28 1968, Madras, India) is a former Essex and England Cricketer He Jon Lee ( March 28, 1968 – January 7, 2002) was the original drummer for the successful British rock band Feeder 2002)
- 1968 - Tim Lovejoy, British television presenter
- 1968 - Max Perlich, American actor
- 1969 - Brett Ratner, American film director
- 1969 - Rodney Atkins, American country music singer-songwriter
- 1970 - Vince Vaughn, American actor
- 1970 - Michelle Gildernew, Irish republican politician
- 1971 - Mr. Cheeks, American rapper
- 1972 - Nick Frost, English comedian and actor
- 1972 - Keith Tkachuk, American ice hockey player
- 1973 - Eddie Fatu, Samoan professional wrestler
- 1973 - Matt Nathanson, American singer-songwriter
- 1974 - Mark King, English snooker player
- 1974 - Scott Mills, British radio disc jockey
- 1975 - Shanna Moakler, former beauty queen
- 1975 - Iván Helguera, Spanish footballer
- 1975 - Matt Reis, American soccer goalkeeper
- 1975 - Richard Kelly, American film director
- 1975 - Derek Hill, American racing driver
- 1976 - David Keuning, American guitar player (The Killers)
- 1977 - Erik Rasmussen, American ice hockey player
- 1977 - Lauren Weisberger, American novelist
- 1979 - Park Chae-rim, South Korean actress
- 1980 - Stiliani Pilatou, Greek long jumper
- 1980 - Luke Walton, American basketball player
- 1981 - Julia Stiles, American actress
- 1981 - Gareth David-Lloyd, Welsh Actor
- 1981 - Edwar Ramirez, American baseball player
- 1981 - Lindsay Frimodt, American model
- 1982 - Sonia Agarwal, Indian actress
- 1983 - Ryan Ashington, English footballer
- 1984 - Christopher Samba, French-born footballer
- 1984 - Nikki Sanderson, British actress and model
- 1984 - Yordanos Abay, Ethiopian footballer
- 1986 - J-Kwon, American rapper
- 1986 - Barbora Strýcová, Czech tennis player
- 1988 - Lacey Turner, British soap actress
- 1989 - Marek Suchý, Czech footballer
- 1989 - Lukas Jutkiewicz, English footballer
- 1989 - Mira Leung, Canadian figure skater
- 1989 - Afrikan Boy, a Nigerian rapper
- 1991 - Amy Bruckner, American actress
Deaths
- 193 - Pertinax, Roman Emperor (b. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy Paul Lovejoy (born 28 March, 1968) is a British Television presenter, most famous for hosting Saturday morning Football Max Perlich (born March 28, 1968) is an American film and television actor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American Film director and Music-video director. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodney Allan Atkins (born March 28, 1969, in Knoxville Tennessee) is an American Country music artist Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Michelle Gildernew (born 28 March 1970) is an Irish Republican, Sinn Féin politician who has been the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Mr Cheeks (born Terrance Kelly aka Andrew Benson on March 28, 1971, in Jamaica Queens, New York) is a Rapper Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas John Frost (born 28 March, 1972) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian and movie script-writer He is best known Keith Matthew Tkachuk (born March 28 1972, in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey player in Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Edward 'Eddie' Fatu (born March 28 1973 His two older brothers Sam (better known as Tonga Kid and Tama and Solofa Jr Matt Nathanson (born 28 March 1973 in Lexington Massachusetts) is a Singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1974) is an English Radio DJ best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shanna Lynn Moakler (born March 28 1975 is an American model actor and reality television star Iván Helguera Bujía (born March 28, 1975 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish football central defender or Matt Reis (born March 28, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American Soccer Goalkeeper, who currently plays for the Richard Kelly (born March 28, 1975 in Newport News Virginia) is an American Film director and writer, best Derek John Hill (born March 28 1975) is an American racing driver Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas Nevada. Formed in 2002 the group consists of Brandon Flowers ( vocals, keyboards Erik Rasmussen (born March 28, 1977 in St Louis Park, Minnesota, U Lauren Weisberger (born March 28, 1977) is an American Novelist and author of the 2003 bestseller The Devil Wears Prada Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Park Chae-rim (박채림 (born March 28 1979) is a South Korean actress Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Stiliani "Stella" Pilatou (Στυλιανή "Στέλλα" Πιλάτου born March 28[[ 980]] in Heraklion) is a Greek Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28 1980 is an American professional Basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Julia O'Hara Stiles (born March 28 1981 is an American stage and screen actress. Gareth David-Lloyd (born March 28 1981) is a Welsh actor best known for his role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction television Edwar E Ramírez (born March 28, 1981, in El Cercado, Dominican Republic) is a Relief pitcher for the New York Yankees Lindsay Frimodt (born March 28, 1981 in California) is an American model. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Sonia Agarwal is an Indian film actress born in Punjab India on March 28, 1982. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ryan David Ashington (born March 28, 1983) is an English former professional footballer. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Veijeany Christopher Samba (born March 28 1984 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne) is a French Congolese football player Nikki Ann Sanderson (born 28 March 1984 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English actress and Glamour model who is best known for playing Yordanos Abay (born March 28, 1984 in Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian football striker currently playing for Al-Saqr. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jerrell Jones better known by his Stage name J-Kwon, is a Rapper from St Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (born March 28, 1986 in Plzeň) is a professional female Tennis player from the Czech Republic Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Lacey Amelia Turner (born 28 March 1988) is a multiple British SoapInside Soap award and National Television award winning English Actress Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Marek Suchý (born March 29, 1988 in Prague) is a Czech football player who plays as a defender for Gambrinus liga Lukas Isaac P Jutkiewicz (born March 28 1989 in Southampton) is an English - Polish football player for Everton Mira Leung (born March 28, 1989) is a Canadian Figure skater. Afrikan Boy (born 28 March 1989) is a grime / Afrobeat / new wave MC from Woolwich, London, Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Amelia Ellen Bruckner (born March 28, 1991) known as Amy Bruckner is an American Actress noted for her roles in the Disney Events By Place Roman Empire January 1 — Pertinax is proclaimed Roman Emperor. Publius Helvius Pertinax, commonly known as Pertinax ( August 1, 126 &ndash March 28, 193) was a Roman emperor who briefly The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 126)
- 1072 - Ordulf, Duke of Saxony
- 1239 - Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (b. Ordulf (sometimes Otto) (c 1022&ndash 28 March 1072) was the Duke of Saxony from 1059 when he succeeded his father Bernard II ( August 6, 1180 &ndash March 28, 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 1180)
- 1285 - Pope Martin IV
- 1563 - Heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (b. Pope Martin IV (between 1210 and 1220 &ndash March 28, 1285) born Simon de Brion, held the Papacy from February 21, 1281 Heinrich Glarean (also Glareanus) (June 1488– March 28, 1563) was a Swiss music theorist, poet and humanist 1488)
- 1566 - Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat and historian (b. Siegmund (Sigismund Freiherr von Herberstein, (or Baron Sigismund von Herberstein) ( August 23, 1486 &ndash March 28, 1566) was 1486)
- 1677 - Václav Hollar, Czech-born actor (b. Václav Hollar (ˈvatslaf ˈɦolar known in England as Wenceslaus Hollar or sometimes Wenzel ( July 13, 1607 - March 25 1607)
- 1687 - Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (b. Constantijn Huygens ( September 4 1596, The Hague - March 28 1687, The Hague was a Dutch Poet and Composer 1596)
- 1794 - Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and philosopher (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1743)
- 1850 - Gerard C. Brandon, American politician (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Gerard Chittocque Brandon ( September 15 1788 March 28 1850) was an American political leader who twice served as Governor 1788)
- 1866 - Solomon Foot, American politician (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Solomon Foot (born on November 19, 1802 in Cornwall Vermont - died on March 28, 1866 in Washington D 1802)
- 1868 - James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, British military leader (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Lieutenant General James Thomas Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan, KCB (16 October 1797 &ndash 28 March 1868 commanded the Light Brigade of the British Army during 1797)
- 1870 - George Henry Thomas, American general (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Henry Thomas ( July 31, 1816 &ndash March 28, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and a Union 1816)
- 1874 - Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (b. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peter Andreas Hansen ( December 8, 1795  – March 28, 1874) was a Danish Astronomer, was born at Tønder 1795)
- 1881 - Modest Mussorgsky, Russian composer (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский Modest Petrovič Musorgskij) ( March 21 March 9 1839 &ndash March 1839)
- 1910 - David Josiah Brewer, U. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting David Josiah Brewer LLD ( January 20, 1837 &ndash March 28, 1910) was an American Jurist. S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1837)
- 1910 - Edouard Judas Colonne, French violinist (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Edouard Juda Colonne ( July 23, 1838 – March 28, 1910) was a French conductor and Violinist Born in 1838)
- 1929 - Lomer Gouin, Quebec politician (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, PC, KCMG ( March 19 1861 &ndash March 28 1929) was a Canadian politician 1861)
- 1939 - Francis Matthew John Baker, Australian politician (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis (Frank Matthew John Baker, born in Bundaberg, Queensland in 1903 was an Australian politician and Vice-President of the State Service Union 1903)
- 1941 - Virginia Woolf, English feminist writer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (Adeline Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941 was an English Novelist and Essayist, regarded as one of the foremost 1882)
- 1942 - Miguel Hernández, Spanish poet, death in prison (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miguel Hernández is also the name of a Spanish University Miguel Hernández ( October 30, 1910 - March 28, 1910)
- 1943 - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer and pianist (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов 1873)
- 1944 - Stephen Leacock, Canadian humorist (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Butler Leacock PhD, FRSC ( 30 December 1869 &ndash 28 March 1944) was a Canadian writer and 1869)
- 1946 - Chick Fullis, baseball player (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Philip (Chick Fullis ( February 27, 1904 - March 28, 1946) was a Center fielder who played in Major League Baseball 1904)
- 1947 - Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karol Świerczewski (callsign Walter) (born on 22 February 1897 in Warsaw, died on 28 March 1947 at Jabłonki 1897)
- 1949 - Grigoraş Dinicu, Romanian composer and violinist (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grigoraş Dinicu ( April 3, 1889 – March 28, 1949) was a Romanian Roma Composer and Violinist. 1889)
- 1953 - Jim Thorpe, American athlete (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk: Wa-Tho-Huk) (28 May 1888 – 28 March 1953 was an American athlete 1887)
- 1958 - W.C. Handy, American composer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Christopher Handy ( November 16 1873 &ndash March 28 1958) was a Blues Composer and Musician, often 1873)
- 1965 - Jack Hoxie, American actor and rodeo performer (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jack Hoxie ( January 11, 1885 - March 28, 1965) was an American Rodeo performer and motion picture Actor whose career was 1885)
- 1965 - Clemence Dane, British novelist and playwright (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Clemence Dane was the Pseudonym of Winifred Ashton ( 21 February 1888 in Blackheath, England, United Kingdom 1888)
- 1969 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1890)
- 1974 - Dorothy Fields, American librettist and lyricist (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Fields ( July 15, 1905 &ndash March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. 1905)
- 1976 - Arthur Crudup, American blues singer and guitarist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (also known as "Pop" Crudup) ( August 24 1905 — March 28 1974) was a Delta 1905)
- 1976 - Richard Arlen, American actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Richard Arlen ( September 1, 1898 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor 1898)
- 1978 - Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dino Ciani ( June 16, 1941, Fiume - March 28, 1974) was an Italian pianist 1941)
- 1979 - Emmett Kelly, American clown (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Emmett Leo Kelly ( December 9, 1898 &ndash March 28, 1979) a native of Sedan Kansas, was an American circus performer 1898)
- 1980 - Dick Haymes, Argentine-born singer and actor (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Dick Haymes ( September 13, 1918 &ndash March 28, 1980) was an Actor and one of the most popular male vocalists of 1918)
- 1982 - William Giauque, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) William Francis Giauque ( May 12, 1895 – March 28, 1982) was a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1949 for his The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1895)
- 1984 - Carmen Dragon, American conductor, composer and arranger (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Carmen Dragon ( July 28, 1914 &ndash March 28, 1984) was an American conductor composer and arranger 1914)
- 1985 - Marc Chagall, Russian-born painter (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Marc Chagall (מאַרק שאַגאַל&lrm Belarusian: Мойша Захаравіч Шагалаў Mojša Zaharavič Šagałaŭ; Russian: Марк 1887)
- 1986 - Virginia Gilmore. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Virginia Gilmore ( July 26, 1919 – March 28, 1986) was an American Film, stage, and television actress American actress (b. 1919)
- 1987 - Maria von Trapp, Austrian-born singer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Maria Augusta von Trapp ( née Kutschera; January 26 1905 &ndash March 28 1987) was the stepmother and Matriarch of 1905)
- 1987 - Patrick Troughton, British actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Patrick George Troughton (25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987 was an English Actor most widely known in his role as the second incarnation of the 1920)
- 1993 - Scott Cunningham, Occult author (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Scott Douglas Cunningham ( June 27, 1956 &ndash March 28, 1993) was the Author of several books on Wicca and various 1956)
- 1994 - Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-born French playwright (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Eugène Ionesco, born Eugen Ionescu ( November 26, 1909 – March 28, 1994 1909)
- 1995 - Hugh O'Connor, American actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Not to be confused with Hugo Oconór. Hugh Edward Ralph O'Connor ( April 7, 1962 &ndash March 28, 1995) was an 1962)
- 1999 - Freaky Tah, American rapper (Lost Boyz) (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Raymond Rogers ( May 14, 1971 - March 28, 1999) better known by his stage name Freaky Tah, was a Hip-hop artist from The Lost Boyz was a hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York. 1971)
- 2000 - Anthony Powell, British novelist (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Dymoke Powell, CH, CBE (December 21 1905&ndashMarch 28 2000 was an English novelist best known for his twelve-volume work A Dance to the Music 1905)
- 2001 - Moe Koffman, Canadian musician (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Moe Koffman ( December 28 1928 - March 28 2001) was a Canadian Jazz musician and composer 1928)
- 2003 - Rusty Draper, American country and pop singer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Farrell H "Rusty" Draper (born 25 January 1923, Kirksville, Missouri – died 28 March 2003, Bellevue 1923)
- 2004 - Art James, American game show host (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Art James ( October 15, 1929 &ndash March 27, 2004) was an American Game show host best known for shows such as 1929)
- 2004 - Peter Ustinov, British actor (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow 1921)
- 2005 - Dame Moura Lympany, British pianist (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Moura Lympany DBE ( August 18 1916 &ndash March 28 2005) was an English concert pianist 1916)
- 2006 - Caspar Weinberger, United States Secretary of Defense (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger ( August 18, 1917 &ndash March 28, 2006) was an American politician and Secretary The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U 1917)
- 2006 - Charles Schepens, American ophthalmologist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles L Schepens ( March 13, 1912 - March 28, 2006) was an influential American Ophthalmologist, regarded by many 1912)
- 2006 - Kevin Pro Hart, Australian artist (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Charpoo "Pro" Hart, MBE (30 May 1928 – 28 March 2006 born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, was considered the father of the Australian 1928)
- 2006 - Proinsias Ó Maonaigh, Irish musician (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney ( 1922 - March 28, 2006) was a Fiddler from Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal 1922)
Holidays and observances
- Slovakia, Czech Republic - Teachers' Day. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, In some countries Teachers’ Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of Teachers Some of them are Holidays while others are celebrated during working
- Saint Castor
- Saint Gontram (d. Saint Guntram (c 532 – 592 (also called Gontram, Gontran, Gunthram, or Gunthchramn) was the king of Burgundy from 561 to 592 592)
- Saint Priscus
- Saint Sixtus III
External links
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