Famous people born on July 28 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is July 28, you share it with Beatrix Potter, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jim Davis — and you were born under Leo, the sign of the warm, confident, and born for the spotlight.
Birthday basics for July 28
Leo ♌
Zodiac sign
Ruby
Birthstone
Larkspur
Birth flower
209th
Day of the year
July 28 is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years), with 156 days still to come.
Famous people born on July 28
Beatrix Potter — English author and illustrator of 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' (born 1866).
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis — American First Lady and style icon (born 1929).
Jim Davis — American cartoonist who created 'Garfield' (born 1945).
Also sharing the day:
Marcel Duchamp (b. 1887) — French artist whose playful "readymades" upended the art world.
Terry Fox (b. 1958) — Canadian hero whose Marathon of Hope inspired the world's largest one-day cancer research fundraiser.
Manu Ginóbili (b. 1977) — Argentine basketball star who won four NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
July 28 in history
1866 — The Metric Act made the metric system legal for use in the United States.
1914 — Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, beginning World War I.
1984 — The Summer Olympics opened in Los Angeles before a crowd of more than 92,000.
1821 — José de San Martín declared Peru's independence from Spain in Lima.
1935 — The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress made its first flight.
1996 — The 9,000-year-old skeleton known as Kennewick Man was discovered on the banks of the Columbia River in Washington.
July 28 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is July 28?
Anyone born on July 28 is a Leo — warm, confident, and born for the spotlight.
What is the birthstone for July 28?
The birthstone for a July 28 birthday is Ruby, and the birth flower is the Larkspur.
Who is the most famous person born on July 28?
Beatrix Potter is among the best known — English author and illustrator of 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' (born 1866).
What happened on July 28?
In 1866, The Metric Act made the metric system legal for use in the United States.
What day of the year is July 28?
July 28 is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years), with 156 days still to come.
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