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March 28: Day of the Week
March 28, 2024 was the 88th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 278 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 28 Historical Event(s)
364
Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
1776
Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
1795
Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
1913
Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
1959
The State Council of the People’s Republic of China dissolves the Government of Tibet.
1968
Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship.
1978
The US Supreme Court hands down 5-3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
1994
In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.
2003
In a friendly fire incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard’s 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull.
2006
At least 1 million union members, students, and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government’s proposed First Employment Contract law.
Who were born on March 28?
1773
Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (d. 1844)
1902
Dame Flora Robson, English actress (d. 1984)
1948
John Evan, British musician (Jethro Tull)
1951
Karen Kain, Canadian ballerina
1956
Susan Ershler, American mountaineer
1980
Luke Walton, American basketball player
1984
Christopher Samba, French footballer
1984
Nikki Sanderson, British actress and model
1987
Lee Hea-Kang, South Korean footballer
1988
Patrick Mayer, German footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters KTURCZJMEEJ? Check your answers here: Unscramble words KTURCZJMEEJ. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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