In context
- When
- Wednesday, July 28 199333 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
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Cher Lloyd
At a glanceAI-assisted
Cher Lloyd is a British singer-songwriter born July 28, 1993, in Solihull, England. She rose to prominence as a contestant on the UK version of The X Factor in 2010.
Who they were
Cher Lloyd, English singer
Early lifeAI-assisted
Lloyd grew up in the West Midlands and showed an early interest in music and performance. She attended Hall Green School in Birmingham before pursuing her singing career.
Path and careerAI-assisted
Lloyd finished fourth on The X Factor UK Series 7 in 2010, which led to a recording contract with Syco Records. Her debut single 'Swagger Jagger' reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in 2011.
She released her debut album 'Sticks + Stones' in 2012, which included the hit single 'Want U Back.' Lloyd has since released multiple albums and collaborated with various artists in pop and dance music.
Why this date
Cher Lloyd appears on our July 28 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.
July 28 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1993Cher Lloyd
- 20012001 World Aquatics Championships
- 2002Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560
- 2002Coal mining
- 20052005 Birmingham tornado
- 2005Provisional Irish Republican Army
- 2010Airblue Flight 202
- 2011Seoul
- 2017Nawaz Sharif
- 2018Wendy Tuck
- 20222022 Appalachian floods
Also in 1993
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- September 12STS-51NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51.
- September 13Nirvana (band)Nirvana released their third and final studio album, In Utero, which went on to sell more than 15 million copies.
- September 13Yitzhak RabinIsraeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after…
- September 14Lufthansa Flight 2904Lufthansa Flight 2904, an Airbus A320, crashes into an embankment after overshooting the runway at Okęcie International Airport (now Wars…
- November 17United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
- November 17Sani AbachaIn Nigeria, General Sani Abacha ousts the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup.
- August 10List of earthquakes in New ZealandTwo earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw…
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When did Cher Lloyd happen?
July 28 1993 — 33 years ago, on a Wednesday.
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