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March 28

A look at March 28 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Steve Mandanda and Fra Bartolomeo, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2025

    2025 Myanmar earthquake

    An earthquake strikes close to Mandalay, Myanmar with a magnitude of 7.7, killing over 5400 people.

    Earthquake impacting Myanmar and
  2. 2020

    Uusimaa

    The region of Uusimaa (with the capital city Helsinki) is temporarily isolated from the rest of Finland due to increased COVID-19 infections.

    Region of Finland
  3. 1999

    Kosovo War

    Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill at least 130 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica.

    1998–1999 armed conflict in
  4. 1963

    Civil rights movement

    Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conduct a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia.

    1954–1968 U.S. social movement
  5. 1946

    Cold War

    Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.

    1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between
  6. 1941

    World War II

    World 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.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  7. 1939

    Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.

    1936–1939 civil war in
  8. 1933

    Imperial Airways

    The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.

    Long-range airline of the
  9. 1862

    American Civil War

    American 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.

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  10. 1802

    Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers

    Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.

    German astronomer (1758–1840)
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Famous birthday twins

Born on March 28

Steve Mandanda

b. 1985

French footballer

Fra Bartolomeo

b. 1472

Italian painter

Maxim Gorky

b. 1868

Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright

John Amos Comenius

b. 1592

Czech bishop and educator

Lady Gaga

b. 1986

American singer-songwriter and actress

Mario Vargas Llosa

b. 1936

Peruvian writer and politician, Nobel Prize laureate

Marina Raskova

b. 1912

Russian pilot and navigator

Laura Chinchilla

b. 1959

Costa Rican politician, 46th President of Costa Rica

Deaths

  • 2004Peter Ustinov, English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1994Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and critic
  • 1969Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States
  • 1941Virginia Woolf, English writer
  • 1584Ivan the Terrible, Russian king
  • 193Pertinax, Roman emperor

Holidays & 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)

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