What were famous people doing at age 28?

114 events at age 28, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

• Arnold Palmer: Won first Masters Tournament (1958)
• Ayrton Senna: Won first World Championship with McLaren (1988)
• Suleiman II: Became King of Huns (434)
• Andres Iniesta: Won Euro 2012 with Spain (2012)
• Anna Karenina: Left her husband
• Elon Musk: Co-founded X.com which became PayPal (1999)
• Ichiro Suzuki: Won AL MVP and Rookie of the Year (2001)
• Vasco da Gama: Led first European expedition to India by sea (1497)
• William Wallace: Appointed Guardian of Scotland (1298)
• William Shakespeare: Wrote Romeo and Juliet (1595)
• Winter Soldier: Fell from train in WWII
• Wayne Gretzky: Won 4th Stanley Cup (1988)
• Ada Lovelace: Published first algorithm (1843)
• Emily Brontë: Published Wuthering Heights (1847)
• Kazuo Ishiguro: Published first novel A Pale View of Hills (1982)
• Green Lantern (DC): Received power ring
• Cleopatra: Became lover of Mark Antony (-41)
• Cleopatra VII: Married Mark Antony (-41)
• Kelsey-Lee Barber: Won World Championship javelin (2019)
• Ken Griffey Jr: Won AL MVP with 56 home runs (1997)
• Kensuke Aida: Became a skilled survival expert in the post-Impact world (2029)
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Invented calculus independently of Newton (1674)
• Conor McGregor: First UFC two-division champion (2016)
• Jennifer Lopez: Starred in Selena (1997)
• Shaquille ONeal: Won first NBA Championship with Lakers (2000)
• Jackie Robinson: Broke color barrier in MLB (1947)
• Xavi Hernandez: Won Euro 2008 with Spain (2008)
• Gianluigi Buffon: Won World Cup with Italy (2006)
• Sylvia Plath: Published The Bell Jar (1963)
• Scarlett O Hara: Rebuilt Tara plantation after the war (1873)
• Stephen Curry: Set record with 402 three-pointers in a season (2016)
• Mr. Darcy: Helped Lydia's situation
• Mr. Darcy: Proposed to Elizabeth Bennet despite class differences (1820)
• Che Guevara: Joined Castro's revolutionary movement (1956)
• Chinua Achebe: Published 'Things Fall Apart', the most widely read African novel (1958)
• Niels Bohr: Proposed Bohr model of the atom (1913)
• Nico Robin: Joined Straw Hat Pirates
• Nico Robin: Declared her will to live and officially became Straw Hat crew member (2008)
• Paweł Fajdek: Won fourth World Championship (2017)
• Harriet Tubman: Began conducting Underground Railroad missions (1850)
• Banksy: Rose to fame with Bristol street art (2002)
• Hisoka Morow: Joined Phantom Troupe as member #4
• Hisoka Morow: Fought Chrollo at Heavens Arena
• Hisoka Morow: Joined the Hunter Exam to find worthy opponents (1999)
• Big Mom: Became one of the Four Emperors of the Sea
• Bryson DeChambeau: Won long drive competition and became golf's biggest hitter (2021)
• Franz Schubert: Composed "Great" Symphony No. 9 (1825)
• Friedrich Nietzsche: Published "The Birth of Tragedy" (1872)
• Frederick the Great: Became King of Prussia and launched War of Austrian Succession (1740)
• Frederick the Great: Became King of Prussia (1740)
• Frederick the Great: Started War of Austrian Succession (1740)
• Frederick the Great: Became King of Prussia (1740)
• Primo Levi: Published "If This Is a Man" (1947)
• Pedro Martinez: Dominant season with 2.07 ERA (1999)
• Bernhard Riemann: Presented foundations of Riemannian geometry (1854)
• Bobby Murphy: Snap Inc IPO (2017)
• Bob Marley: Signed with Island Records (1972)
• Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook IPO at $104B (2012)
• Michael Jordan: Won first NBA Championship (1991)
• Michael Jordan: Won first NBA championship (1991)
• Michael Jordan: Won first NBA championship (1991)
• Catherine the Great II: Husband became Holy Roman Emperor (1745)
• Michel Platini: Won European Championship with France (1984)
• Mr. Darcy: Proposed to Elizabeth Bennet despite class differences (1820)
• Yor Forger: Married Loid Forger and became Anya's adoptive mother
• Raphael: Completed "School of Athens" (1511)
• Lise Meitner: Became second woman to earn physics doctorate in Vienna (1906)
• Leonhard Euler: Solved Seven Bridges of Königsberg problem (1735)
• Roger Federer: Completed Career Grand Slam (2009)
• Tadao Ando: Founded Tadao Ando Architect and Associates (1969)
• Yuzuru Hanyu: Transitioned to professional skating (2022)
• Gege Akutami: Jujutsu Kaisen became worldwide hit with anime adaptation (2020)
• Kenji Miyazawa: Published Haru to Shura (1924)
• Satoru Gojo: Became strongest sorcerer
• Hiromu Arakawa: Began "Fullmetal Alchemist" serialization (2001)
• Hiromu Arakawa: Started Fullmetal Alchemist in Monthly Shonen Gangan (2001)
• Kazushi Sakuraba: Joined Pride FC (1997)
• Ryota Yamagata: Set Japanese 100m record of 9.95 seconds (2021)
• Ryota Yamagata: Competed at the Tokyo Olympics in the 100m event (2021)
• Cornelius: Released "Fantasma" as Cornelius (1997)
• Hideki Matsui: Joined New York Yankees (2002)
• Mori Ogai: Published Maihime (The Dancing Girl) (1890)
• Kensuke Aida: Survived in the post-Third Impact world (2029)
• Ryoma Sakamoto II: Helped negotiate Satsuma-Choshu Alliance (1866)
• Shinji Ikari: Chose to live
• Hijikata Toshizo: Went to Kyoto with the Roshigumi; became vice-commander of the Shinsengumi (1863)
• Hideki Yukawa: Proposed meson theory (1935)
• Hideki Yukawa: Proposed meson theory to explain nuclear forces (1935)
• Kenshin Himura: Vowed not to kill
• Taira no Kiyomori II: Became head of Taira military forces (1166)
• Kohei Horikoshi: Started My Hero Academia in Weekly Shonen Jump (2014)
• Mao Zedong: Co-founded Chinese Communist Party (1921)
• Hideo Nomo: Threw no-hitter (1996)
• Reigen Arataka: Ran Spirits and Such Consultation Office with Mob (2016)
• Adam Smith: Became professor of logic at University of Glasgow (1751)
• Ivan the Terrible: Started Livonian War (1558)
• Captain Marvel (MCU): Became Air Force pilot
• Jackie Robinson: Won Rookie of the Year (1947)
• Dr. John Watson: Returned wounded from Afghan War (1880)
• Mr. Darcy: Inherited Pemberley
• Mr. Darcy: First proposal rejected
• Nikola Tesla: Immigrated to America (1884)
• Hisoka Morow: Became Hunter for fighting opportunities
• Franklin D. Roosevelt: New York State Senator (1910)
• Marie Curie: Married Pierre Curie (1895)
• Johannes Kepler: Became Imperial Mathematician (1599)
• Jotaro Kujo: Became marine biologist
• Jotaro Kujo (JoJo): Became marine biologist
• Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure): Became marine biologist
• Satoru Gojo: Taught at Jujutsu High
• Konosuke Matsushita: Invented improved electric socket (1922)
• Sanada Yukimura: Became vassal of Toyotomi clan (1595)
• Shiki Masaoka: War correspondent in Sino-Japanese War (1895)
• Akio Toyoda: Joined Toyota Motor (1984)

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