BirthAugust 281991

Andreja Pejić

Andreja Pejić, Bosnian model

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When
Wednesday, August 28 199135 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Andreja Pejić

Who they were

Andreja Pejić is an Australian actress and former model. Since coming out as a trans woman in 2013, she has become one of the most recognisable transgender models in the world.

Why this date

Andreja Pejić appears on our August 28 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

August 28 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1991Andreja Pejić
  2. 1996Chicago Seven
  3. 1998Pakistan
  4. 1998Second Congo War
  5. 1999Soyuz TM-29
  6. 2003Federal Bureau of Investigation
  7. 2009Space Shuttle Discovery
  8. 2016ISRO
  9. 20172017 China–India border standoff
  10. 2021Thomson–East Coast Line
  11. 20222022 Phoenix shooting

Also in 1991

  • September 9TajikistanTajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
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  • March 14EscondidaEscondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.
  • September 12Space Shuttle DiscoveryNASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
  • September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
  • September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
  • September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
  • October 201991 Uttarkashi earthquakeAn earthquake struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.

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August 28 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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