April 28 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 28 Calendar
April 28st Daily Holidays include:
- Arbor Day – April 28, 2023 (Last Friday in April)
- Biological Clock Day
- Brave Hearts Day
- Childcare Professionals Day – April 28, 2023 (Last Friday in April)
- Clean Comedy Day
- Day of Dialogue – April 28, 2023 (Last Friday in April)
- Great Poetry Reading Day
- Hairball Awareness Day – April 28, 2023 (Last Friday in April)
- Kiss your Mate Day
- National Blueberry Pie Day
- National BraveHearts Day
- National Cubicle Day
- National Superhero Day
- Pay It Forward Day
- Undiagnosed Children’s Awareness Day – April 28, 2023 (Last Friday in April)
- Workers Memorial Day
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 28: Famous Birthdays
- April 28, 1758 – James Monroe, American politician, soldier, lawyer and 5th President of the U.s from 1817-1825 (d. 1831)
- April 28, 1868 – Lucy Booth, English songwriter and Salvation Army commander (d. 1953)
- April 28, 1937 – Saddam Hussein, 5th President of Iraq (d. 2006)
- April 28, 1941 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer, (Tommy, Street Car Named Desire)
- April 28, 1950 – Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host (Tonight Show), and producer
- April 28, 1952 – Mary McDonnell, American actress (Dances with Wolves, Independence Day)
- April 28, 1974 – Penelope Cruz, Spanish-American actress (Vanilla Sky)
- April 28, 1981 – Jessica Alba, American model, actress and co-founder of The Honest Company (Dark Angel, Sin City, Fantastic Four)
April 28: Historical Events
- April 28, 1770 – Captain James Cook and his crew of the Endeavour, lands at Botany Bay in Australia
- April 28, 1788 – Maryland becomes the 7th U.S. State to ratify the Constitution
- April 28, 1789 – Fletcher Christian leads the mutiny on the HMS Bounty and Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift
- April 28, 1792 – France invades Belgium and starts the French Revolutionary War
- April 28, 1910 – The 1st night air flight in England
- April 28, 1932 – A yellow fever vaccine for humans is announced
- April 28, 1934 – Frankin D. Roosevelt signs the Home Owners Loan Act
- April 28, 1944 – During Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the Normandy landings during World War II, 9 German E-Boats attacked US and UK soldiers, 750 US soldiers died
- April 28, 1945 – Benito Mussolin and his mistress Clara Petacci are executed by firing squad by members of the Italian resistance movement
- April 28, 1952 – The World War II Pacific Peace Treaty takes effect
- April 28, 1952 – Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
- April 28, 1965 – U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic to forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship. They remain until October of 1966.
- April 28, 1973 – 82 500 pound bombs detonate at a railyard in Antelope, California over the course of 18 hours.
- April 28, 1988 – Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 has a roof that tears off during the flight and kills a stewardess
- April 28, 1994 – Aldrich Ames, a former CIA officer and his wife plead guilty to spying and giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union
April 28: Music Events
- April 28, 1940 – Glenn Miller records ‘Pennsylvania 6-5000’
- April 28, 1966 – The Beatles, record ‘Eleonor Rigby’
- April 28, 1973 – Pink Floyd’s, The Dark Side of the Moon is the #1 Album
- April 28, 1974 – Grand Funk’s The Loco-Motion hits #1
- April 28, 1975 – John Lennon makes a guest appearance on Tonight, and Ringo Star makes a guest appearance on the Smothers Brothers Show
- April 28, 1979 – Blondie’s Heart of Glass hits #1
- April 28, 1999 – Members of The Verve release a statement announcing their breakup
- April 28, 1999 – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- April 28, 2003 – Apple launches iTunes which works with their iPod
April 28: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 28 is Taurus.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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