Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/June 28
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Births
- 1491 – King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547) (pictured)
- 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
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)