28 July
What happened today in history?
- 1550– Henry VIII orders the execution of Thomas Cromwell and marries Catherine Howard.
Who was born today?
- 1866- Beatrix Potter – English author.
- 1929 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis – 37th First Lady of the United States (wife of JFK).
- 1945 – Jim Davis – American cartoonist (Garfield).
- 1977 – Manu Ginobili – Argentine basketball player.
- 1993 – Cher Lloyd – English singer-songwriter.
Who died today?
- 1540 – Thomas Cromwell – English statesman.
- 1741 – Antonio Vivaldi – Italian composer.
- 1750 – Johann Sebastian Bach – German composer.
- 1794 – Maximilien de Robespierre – French lawyer and politician (French Revolution).
- 2006 – David Gemmell – English writer.