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 210^th 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, 1,722,124,800 seconds 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.

July 28 Historical Events

• 1364 –
  Troops of the Republic of Pisa and of the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.
• 1809 –
  Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera – Sir Arthur Wellesley’s British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte.
• 1821 –
  José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain.
• 1868 –
  The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is certified, establishing African-American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
• 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.
• 1973 –
  Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
• 1976 –
  The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People’s Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
• 1996 –
  The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
• 2005 –
  The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland.

Who were born on July 28?

• 1804 –
  Ludwig Feuerbach, German philosopher (d. 1872)
• 1860 –
  Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1922)
• 1902 –
  Karl Popper, Austrian-born British philosopher (d. 1994)
• 1909 –
  Aenne Burda German publisher (d. 2005)
• 1942 –
  Tonia Marketaki, Greek film director and screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 1949 –
  Steve Peregrin Took, English singer (d. 1980)
• 1979 –
  Alena Popchanka, French swimmer
• 1981 –
  Michael Carrick, English footballer
• 1990 –
  Shana Swash, English actress
• 1992 –
  George Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland

Who died on July 28?

• 1285 –
  Keran, Queen of Armenia, consort of King Leo III of Armenia (birth year unknown)
• 1527 –
  Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador (b. 1460)
• 1741 –
  Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer (b. 1678)
• 1844 –
  Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon I (b. 1768)
• 1930 –
  Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1862)
• 1971 –
  Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canadian soldier and diplomat (b. 1890)
• 1981 –
  Fr. Stanley Rother, American Roman Catholic Priest and missionary (b. 1935)
• 1997 –
  Seni Pramoj, Thai politician (b. 1905)
• 2006 –
  Patrick Allen, British actor and voice actor (b. 1927)
• 2010 –
  George P. Lee, former general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and convicted sex offender (b. 1943)