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What happened on March 28
On March 28 history recorded 44 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 95 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 44events
- 160births
- 95deaths
- 9observances
Highlights
Highlights
193The Praetorian Guard assassinated Roman emperor Pertinax (bust pictured) and sold the imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus.
The Praetorian Guard was the imperial guard of the Imperial Roman army that served various roles for the Roman emperor including being a bodyguard unit, counterintelligence, crowd control and gathering military intelligence.
1646Irish Confederate Wars: Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty, signed the First Ormond Peace for the Confederates in exchange for greater freedom of religion.
The Irish Confederate Wars took place from 1641 to 1653. The conflict began with the Irish rising of 1641 and evolved into a prolonged struggle over Ireland's future, as Irish forces sought to defend their land, political rights and autonomy against foreign co
1802German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered Pallas, the second asteroid to be identified, but at the time considered to be a planet.
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers was a German astronomer. He found a convenient method of calculating the orbit of comets, and in 1802 and 1807, discovered the second and the fourth asteroids Pallas and Vesta.
March 28
On this day
I century
- 37
37Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate.
II century
IV century
XI century
XVI century
XVIII century
- 1745
1745War of the Austrian Succession: In the Battle of Vilshofen, Austrian forces defeat French forces. - 1776
1776Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco. - 1795
1795Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
XIX century
- 1801
1801Treaty of Florence is signed, ending the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples. - 1802
1802Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered. - 1809
1809Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín. - 1814
1814War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels. - 1842
1842First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Otto Nicolai. - 1854
1854Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia. - 1860
1860First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins. - 1862
1862American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
XX century
- 1910
1910Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from water runway Étang le Barre, near Marseille. - 1918
1918General John J. Pershing, during World War I, cancels 42nd 'Rainbow' Division's orders to Rolampont for further training and diverted it to the occupy the Baccarat sector. Rainbow Division becomes "the first American division to take over an entire sector on its own, which it held longer than any other American division-occupied sector alone for a period of three months". - 1918
1918Finnish Civil War: On the so-called "Bloody Maundy Thursday of Tampere", the Whites force the Reds to attack the city center, where the city's fiercest battles being fought in Kalevankangas with large casualties on both sides. During the same day, an explosion at the Red headquarters of Tampere kills several commanders. - 1920
1920Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states. - 1933
1933The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board. - 1939
1939Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege. - 1941
1941World War II: First day of the Battle of Cape Matapan in Greece between the navies of the United Kingdom and Australia, and the Royal Italian navy. - 1942
1942World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes. - 1946
1946Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power. - 1959
1959The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet. - 1961
1961ČSA Flight 511 crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, killing 52. - 1963
1963Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conduct a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia. - 1965
1965An Mw 7.4 earthquake in Chile sets off a series of tailings dam failures, burying the town of El Cobre and killing at least 500 people. - 1968
1968Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a student protest. - 1969
1969Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. - 1970
1970An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring at least 1,200. - 1978
1978The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity. - 1979
1979A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. - 1979
1979The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by one vote, precipitating a general election. - 1990
1990United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. - 1994
1994In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters. - 1999
1999Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill at least 130 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica.
XXI century
- 2001
2001Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos begins operation. - 2003
2003In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier. - 2005
2005An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a magnitude of 8.6 and killing over 1000 people. - 2006
2006At least one million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law. - 2020
2020The region of Uusimaa (with the capital city Helsinki) is temporarily isolated from the rest of Finland due to increased COVID-19 infections. - 2025
2025An earthquake strikes close to Mandalay, Myanmar with a magnitude of 7.7, killing over 5400 people.
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Born on March 28
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Died on March 28
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Christopher Wharton
- Christian feast day: Jeanne-Marie de Maille
- Christian feast day: Józef Sebastian Pelczar
- Christian feast day: Priscus
- Christian feast day: Pope Sixtus III
- Christian feast day: Stephen Harding
- Christian feast day: March 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Serfs Emancipation Day (Tibet)
- Teachers' Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on March 28?
44 documented historical events happened on March 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Praetorian Guard assassinated Roman emperor Pertinax (bust pictured) and sold the imperial office in an auction to Didius Julianus. On the same day, in another year: Irish Confederate Wars: Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty, signed the First Ormond Peace for the Confederates in exchange for greater freedom of religion. 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.
Who was born on March 28?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 28, including Henry D. Washburn, Emmanuel Benner, Jean Benner. 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.
Who died on March 28?
95 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 28, including AD 193, Guntram, Ordulf, Duke of Saxony. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on March 28?
9 observances are celebrated on March 28 around the world: Christian feast day: Christopher Wharton, Christian feast day: Jeanne-Marie de Maille, Christian feast day: Józef Sebastian Pelczar, Christian feast day: Priscus, Christian feast day: Pope Sixtus III, Christian feast day: Stephen Harding. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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