What are the important events that happened on July 28? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 28: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 28 is the 210th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 156 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 15, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,702,080 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectadecagon’ day.
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 185 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,237 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 28 Historical Events
1540 –
Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
1809 –
Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera – Sir Arthur Wellesley’s British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte.
1864 –
American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church – Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
1896 –
The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
1933 –
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Spain are established.
1942 –
World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227 in response to alarming German advances into the Soviet Union. Under the order all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be immediately executed.
1948 –
The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad foils a bullion robbery in the “Battle of London Airport”.
1965 –
Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1996 –
The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
2001 –
Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships.
Who were born on July 28?
1860 –
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1922)
1898 –
Lawrence Gray, American actor (d. 1970)
1907 –
Earl Tupper, American inventor of Tupperware (d. 1983)
1946 –
Jonathan Edwards, American singer and songwriter
1967 –
Taka Hirose, Japanese bassist (Feeder)
1977 –
Manu Ginóbili, Argentine basketball player
1981 –
Michael Carrick, English footballer
1981 –
Nancy Alexiadi, Greek singer
1985 –
Sharifah Sofia, Malaysian actress
1987 –
Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma, Spanish footballer
Who died on July 28?
450 –
Theodosius II, Roman Emperor (b. 401)
1128 –
William Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)
1631 –
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Spanish dramatist (b. 1569)
1895 –
Edward Beecher, American theologian (b. 1803)
1957 –
Edith Abbott, American social worker (b. 1876)
1971 –
Charles E. Pont, American painter and printmaker (b. 1898)
1972 –
Charu Majumdar, Indian revolutionary leader (b. 1918)
1999 –
Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1911)
2008 –
Suzanne Tamim, Lebanese singer and actress (b. 1977)
2009 –
Jim Johnson, American football coach (b. 1941)
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