Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/June 28
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[edit] Births
- 1491 - King Henry VIII of England (pictured) (d. 1547)
- 1577 - Peter Paul Rubens, Belgian painter (d. 1640)
- 1703 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)
- 1712 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (d. 1778)
- 1902 - Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)
- 1926 - Mel Brooks, American filmmaker
- 1960 - John Elway, American football player
- 1966 - John Cusack, American actor
- 1971 - Fabien Barthez, French footballer
- 1986 - Kellie Pickler, American Idol contestant
[edit] Deaths
- 1836 - James Madison, President of the United States (b. 1751)
- 1975 - Rod Serling, American television scriptwriter (b. 1924)
- 1981 - Terry Fox, Canadian athlete and cancer activist (b. 1958)
- 1992 - Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (b. 1936)
