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Who was born on July 28

160 notable people were born on July 28. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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Lucy Burns — American suffragist, born on July 28 1879.

Marcel Duchamp — French-American painter, sculptor, and chess player, born on July 28 1887.

Rued Langgaard — Danish composer, born on July 28 1893.

Bullet Rogan — American baseball player, born on July 28 1893.

Barbara La Marr — American actress, born on July 28 1896.

Freddie Fitzsimmons — American baseball player and manager, born on July 28 1901.

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Who was born on July 28?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 28, including Lucy Burns, Marcel Duchamp, Rued Langgaard. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on July 28?

48 documented historical events happened on July 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the Second Crusade. On the same day, in another year: King Henry VIII of England had his chief minister Thomas Cromwell executed for treason and heresy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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