Every yearMay 28

Everything May 28 celebrates

6 national, international and world observances, plus 2 that moveHealthFoodCelebrationMusic

6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for May 28 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.

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01Don't Fry DayLeadHealth
02International Hamburger DayFood
03National Brisket DayFood
04National Heat Awareness DayHealth
05National Road Trip DayCelebration
06National Title Track DayMusic

These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on May 28 in some years.

Memorial Day — 2029 and 2035

Pentecost — 2034

Born on May 28

Historic figures

  • Ian Fleming1908–1964English journalist and author, created James Bond
  • Patrick White1912–1990Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
  • William Pitt the Younger1759–1806English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • Edvard Beneš1884–1948Czech academic and politician, 2nd and 4th President of Czechoslovakia
  • Bülent Ecevit1925–2006Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician
  • Thomas Moore1779–1852Irish poet and composer
  • Louis Agassiz1807–1873Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist
  • Jim Thorpe1888–1953American decathlete, football player, and coach
  • Carl Larsson1853–1919Swedish painter and author
  • György Ligeti1923–2006Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator

Celebrities & public figures

Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.

This page covers May 28 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see May 28, 2027.

Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.

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