A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
May 28: Day of the Week
May 28, 2024 is the 149th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 217 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 28 Historical Event(s)
1533
The Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
1644
Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of the Earl of Derby.
1892
In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
1930
The Chrysler Building in New York City officially opens.
1936
Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
1940
World War II: Belgium surrenders to Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
1951
British radio comedy programme The Goon Show was broadcast on BBC for the first time.
1961
Peter Benenson’s article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.
1974
Northern Ireland’s power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.
2002
The Mars Odyssey finds signs of large ice deposits on the planet Mars.
Who were born on May 28?
1140
Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)
1676
Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754)
1934
Yvonne Dionne, Dionne quintuplets(d. 2001)
1943
Terry Crisp, Canadian hockey coach
1944
Gladys Knight, American R&B and soul singer and actress
1954
Andy Hamilton, British comedian
1964
Phil Vassar, American country singer
1964
Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer
1979
Jesse Bradford, American actor
1981
Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player
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Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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