July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

The holiday is celebrated in many countries. On this day, Nobel laureate physician Baruch Samuel Blumberg was born. The holiday was first celebrated in 2018 by the World Hepatitis Alliance. World Hepatitis Day has been officially observed since 2011, when the World Health Organization added it to its calendar.

Also today is Wish Day. Have a good rest and fulfill your dream. Be confident in yourself.

Historical events on July 28 worldwide

  • 01**1586** — Sir Thomas Harriot delivered potato tubers to Great Britain and Ireland.
  • 02**1851** — The first photograph of a total solar eclipse was taken (daguerreotype).
  • 03**1862** — Gold was found in Montana, USA, sparking a gold rush.
  • 04**1896** — The city of Miami was founded in Florida, USA.
  • 05**1900** — Danish immigrant Louis Lessing (Connecticut) invented the hamburger in the USA.
  • 06**1914** — World War I began.
  • 07**1916** — England banned the import of opium and cocaine.
  • 08**1951** — Premiere of Walt Disney's animated film "Alice in Wonderland".
  • 09**1964** — Mao Zedong rejected Nikita Khrushchev's proposal to attend an international conference of communist and workers' parties.
  • 10**1992** — In Afghanistan, women were banned from appearing on television.

Historical events on July 28 in Kazakhstan

  • 01**1969** — The city of Zhanatas was founded in Zhambyl region.
  • 02**1992** — A ceremony of exchanging notes on establishing diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and the European Commission took place in Brussels, Belgium.
  • 03**2003** — The National Bank of Kazakhstan introduced a 10,000 tenge banknote into circulation.
  • 04**2007** — The President of Kazakhstan signed the Law "On Education".

Famous people born on July 28

  • 01**1922** — Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard.
  • 02**1923** — People's Artist of the USSR, director, screenwriter Vladimir Basov.
  • 03**1929** — First Lady of the USA Jacqueline Kennedy.
  • 04**1954** — President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez.

Who was born on July 28 in Kazakhstan

  • 01**1948** — Doctor of Law, Professor Ramazan Nurtayev.
  • 02**1948** — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Healthcare Worker of Kazakhstan Yerassyl Abylkassymov.
  • 03**1957** — Former akim of Zhambyl region Karim Kokirekbayev.