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January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 337 days remaining until the end of the year (338 in leap years ).
Events
1077 - Walk to Canossa : The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is lifted.1521 - The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25 .1547 - Henry VIII dies. His nine year old son, Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England .1573 - Articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland .1754 - Horace Walpole , in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity 1624 - Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on Saint Kitts .1724 - The Russian Academy of Sciences was founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great , and implemented in the Senate decree. It was called St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.1760 - Pownal, Vermont created by Benning Wentworth as one of the New Hampshire Grants .1813 - Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom .1820 - Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev discovered the Antarctic continent approaching the Antarctic coast.1846 - Battle of Aliwal , India won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith .1855 - The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the Panama Railway .1871 - Franco-Prussian War : Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.1878 - Yale Daily News newspaper in the United States .1887 - In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh , Montana , the world's largest snowflakes are reported, being 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.1902 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie .1909 - United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War .1915 - An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard .1916 - Louis D. Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court .1917 - Municipally owned streetcars take to the streets of San Francisco, California .1918 - Finnish Civil War : Rebels seized control of the capital, Helsinki , and members of the Senate of Finland go underground.1921 - A symbolic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is installed beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to honor the unknown dead of World War I .1922 - Knickerbocker Storm , Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater collapses.1932 - Japanese forces attack Shanghai .1933 - The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhary Rehmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.1934 - The first ski tow in the United States begins operation in Vermont .1935 - Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion .1938 - The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by driver Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 .1941 - French-Thai War : Final air battle of the conflict. Japanese -mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day.1945 - World War II : Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road .1958 - The Lego company patented their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
Births
1225 - Saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274 )1312 - Queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349 )1457 - King Henry VII of England (d. 1509 )1540 - Ludolph van Ceulen , German mathematician (d. 1610 )1582 - John Barclay , Scottish writer (d. 1621 )1600 - Pope Clement IX (d. 1669 )1608 - Giovanni Alfonso Borelli , Italian physiologist and physicist (d. 1679 )1611 - Johannes Hevelius , astronomer (d. 1687 )1622 - Adrien Auzout , French astronomer (d. 1691 )1701 - Charles Marie de La Condamine , French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774 )1706 - John Baskerville , English printer (d. 1775 )1712 - Tokugawa Ieshige , Japanese shogun (d. 1761 )1717 - Mustafa III , Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774 )1719 - Johann Elias Schlegel , German critic and poet (d. 1749 )1755 - Samuel Thomas von Sömmering , German physician (d. 1830 )1784 - George Hamilton Gordon Aberdeen , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1860 )1818 - George S. Boutwell , 20th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905 )1822 - Alexander Mackenzie , 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1892 )1833 - Charles George 'Chinese' Gordon , British soldier and administrator (d. 1885 )1841 - Henry Morton Stanley , Welsh-born explorer and journalist (d. 1904 )1853 - José Martí , Cuban revolutionary (d. 1895 )1855 - William Seward Burroughs I , American inventor (d. 1898 )1863 - Ernst William Christmas , Australian painter (d. 1918 )1864 - Charles W. Nash , co-founder of Nash Motors , which would become American Motors as well as co-founder of Buick (d. 1948 )1864 - Herbert Akroyd Stuart , English engineer - inventor of the first compression ignition engine (d. 1927 )
1865 - Lala Lajpat Rai , Indian freedom fighter (d. 1928 )1865 - Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg , first president of Finland (d. 1952 )
1873 - Colette , French writer (d. 1954 )1874 - Vsevolod Meyerhold , Russian theatre director (d. 1940 )1879 - Francis Picabia , French-born painter and poet (d. 1953 )1880 - Herbert Strudwick , English cricketer (d. 1970 )1884 - Auguste Piccard , Swiss physicist (d. 1962 )1886 - Marthe Bibesco , Romanian writer (d. 1973 )1886 - Hidetsugu Yagi , Japanese electrical engineer (d. 1976 )
1887 - Arthur Rubinstein , Polish pianist and conductor (d. 1982 )1890 - Robert Stroud , American convict, the Birdman of Alcatraz (d. 1963 )1891 - Bill Doak , American baseball player (d. 1954 )1892 - Ernst Lubitsch , German-born film director (d. 1947 )1897 - Valentin Kataev , Russian writer (d. 1986 )1899 - Elias Simojoki , Finnish clergyman and politician (d. 1940 )1900 - Alice Neel , American artist (d. 1984 )1903 - Aleksander Kamiński , Polish writer (d. 1978 )1904 - Canuplin , Filipino magician and bodabil entertainer (d. 1979 )1908 - Paul Misraki , French composer and songwriter (d. 1998 )1909 - John Thomson , Scottish footballer (d. 1931 )1910 - John Banner , Austrian actor (d. 1973 )1910 - Arnold Moss , American actor (d. 1989 )
1912 - Jackson Pollock , American painter (d. 1956 )1918 - Harry Corbett , English puppeteer (Sooty ) (d. 1989 )1918 - Trevor Skeet , New Zealand-born British politician (d. 2004 )
1919 - Francis Gabreski , American fighter pilot (d. 2002 )1922 - Robert W. Holley , American biochemist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993 )1927 - Ronnie Scott , British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (d. 1996 )1927 - Hiroshi Teshigahara , Japanese director (d. 2001 )
1929 - Acker Bilk , English jazz clarinetist1929 - Claes Oldenburg , Swedish-born artist
1933 - Jack Hill , American film director1934 - Juan Manuel Bordeu , Argentine racing driver (d. 1990 )1934 - Mitr Chaibancha , Thai actor (d. 1970 )
1935 - David Lodge , English author1936 - Ismail Kadare , Albanian writer1936 - Alan Alda , American actor, writer, and director
1938 - Leonid Zhabotynsky , Ukrainian weightlifter1940 - Carlos Slim Helú , Mexican businessman1941 - Joel Crothers , American actor (d. 1985 )1943 - Paul Henderson , Canadian ice hockey player1943 - Dick Taylor , English musician (The Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things )1944 - Susan Howard , American actress1944 - John Tavener , English composer
1945 - Robert Wyatt , English musician1947 - Jeanne Shaheen , American politician1948 - Mikhail Baryshnikov , Russian dancer1948 - Charles Taylor , President of Liberia
1949 - Gregg Popovich , NBA Basketball Coach1950 - Barbi Benton , American actress1950 - Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah , King of Bahrain
1950 - Bob Hay , American songwriter and musician1951 - Brian Bilbray , American politician1951 - Leonid Kadeniuk , Ukrainian cosmonaut
1953 - Colin Campbell , Canadian ice hockey player and executive1953 - Chris Carter , English musician (Throbbing Gristle , Chris & Cosey )
1954 - Rick Warren , American pastor and author1955 - Nicolas Sarkozy , President of France1957 - Mark Napier , Canadian ice hockey player1957 - Frank Skinner English comedian
1959 - Frank Darabont , American filmmaker1959 - Burkhard Dallwitz , German-born composer
1959 - Randi Rhodes , Nova M Radio personality
1959 - Dave Sharp , Welsh guitarist (The Alarm )
1960 - Robert von Dassanowsky , American cultural historian, writer, and producer1961 - Normand Rochefort , Canadian ice hockey player1962 - Keith Hamilton Cobb , American actor1962 - Sam Phillips , American singer
1963 - Dan Spitz , American musician, guitarist for Anthrax 1965 - Lynda Boyd , American actress1967 - Jan Lamb , Hong Kong disc jockey & stand-up comedian1968 - Sarah McLachlan , Canadian singer and songwriter1968 - DJ Muggs , American musician (Cypress Hill )
1968 - Rakim , born William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper
1969 - Kathryn Morris , American actress1969 - Mo Rocca , American writer and comedian
1969 - Linda Sanchez , American politician
1971 - Anthony Hamilton , American soul singer1972 - Nicky Southall , English footballer1974 - Tony Delk , American basketball player1974 - Jermaine Dye , American baseball player
1974 - Magglio Ordóñez , Venezuelan baseball player
1975 - David Zingler , American writer1975 - Anne Montminy , Canadian Olympic diver
1975 - Lee Latchford-Evans , English singer
1975 - Junior Spivey , American baseball player
1975 - Terri Colombino , American Actress
1976 - Mark Madsen , American basketball player1976 - Jarrod Montague , American drummer (Taproot )
1976 - Lee Ingleby , British actor
1976 - Miltiadis Sapanis , Greek footballer
1976 - Emiko Kado , Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999 )
1977 - Daunte Culpepper , American football player1977 - Joey Fatone , American singer (*NSYNC )
1977 - Matt DeVries , American guitarist (Chimaira )
1977 - Takuma Sato , Japanese Formula One driver
1977 - Lyle Overbay , American baseball player
1978 - Gianluigi Buffon , Italian footballer1978 - Jamie Carragher , English footballer
1978 - Papa Bouba Diop , Senegalese footballer
1979 - Ali Boulala , Swedish skateboarder1980 - Nick Carter , American singer (Backstreet Boys )1980 - Jesse James Hollywood , American drug dealer and fugitive
1981 - Rick Razzano , American football player1981 - Elijah Wood , American actor
1984 - Andre Iguodala , American basketball player1985 - Arnold Mvuemba , French footballer1986 - Jessica Ennis , English heptathlete 1986 - Shruti Haasan , Indian actress
1986 - Alexis Texas , porn star
1988 - Henry Mortensen , American actor
Deaths
814 - Charlemagne (b. 742 )1061 - Duke Spytihněv II of Bohemia (b. 1031 )1271 - Isabella of Aragon , queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247 )1443 - Robert le Maçon , Chancellor of France1547 - King Henry VIII of England (b. 1491 )1596 - Sir Francis Drake , English explorer and soldier1599 - Cristofano Malvezzi , Italian composer (b. 1547 )1613 - Thomas Bodley , English diplomat and library founder (b. 1545 )1621 - Pope Paul V (b. 1550 )1681 - Richard Allestree , English royalist churchman (b. 1619 )1672 - Pierre Séguier , Chancellor of France (b. 1588 )1687 - Johannes Hevelius , Polish astronomer (b. 1611 )1697 - John Fenwick , English conspirator1754 - Ludvig Holberg , Norwegian historian and writer (b. 1684 )1832 - Augustin Daniel Belliard , French general (b. 1769 )1859 - Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782 )1864 - Émile Clapeyron , French engineer and physicist (b. 1799 )1903 - Augusta Holmès , French composer (b. 1847 )1912 - Gustave de Molinari , Belgian economist (b. 1819 )1915 - Nikolay Umov , Russian physicist (b. 1846 )1918 - John McCrae , Canadian poet (b. 1872 )1935 - Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov , Russian composer (b. 1859 )1937 - Anastasios Metaxas , Greek architect and shooter (b. 1862 )1938 - Bernd Rosemeyer , German racecar driver (b. 1909 )1939 - William Butler Yeats , Irish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1865 )1947 - Reynaldo Hahn , French composer (b. 1875 )1949 - Jean-Pierre Wimille , French race car driver (b. 1908 )1950 - Nikolai Luzin , Russian mathematician (b. 1883 )1951 - Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim , president of Finland (b.1867 )1953 - James Scullin , 9th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876 )1953 - Derek Bentley (b. 1933 ) (executed )
1959 - Walter Beall , American baseball player (b. 1899 )1960 - Zora Neale Hurston , American author (b. 1891 )1963 - Gustave Garrigou , French cyclist (b. 1884 )1965 - Tich Freeman , English cricketer (b. 1888 )1965 - Maxime Weygand , French soldier (b. 1867 )
1971 - Donald Winnicott , British psychoanalyst (b. 1896 )1979 - Eileen Shanahan , Irish Poet (b. 1901 )1973 - John Banner , Austrian actor (b. 1910 )1975 - Ola Raknes , Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (b. 1887 )1983 - Billy Fury , British singer (b. 1940 )1983 - Frank Forde , 15th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1890 )
1986 - Greg Jarvis - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1944 )1986 - Christa McAuliffe - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1948 )
1986 - Ronald McNair - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1950 )
1986 - Ellison Onizuka - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1946 )
1986 - Judith Resnik - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1949 )
1986 - Francis R. Scobee - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1939 )
1986 - Michael J. Smith - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1945 )
1988 - Klaus Fuchs , German physicist (b. 1911 )1994 - Hal Smith , American actor (b. 1916 )1996 - Joseph Brodsky , Russian-born poet, Nobel Laureate (b. 1940 )1996 - Jerry Siegel , American cartoonist (b. 1914 )
1996 - Burne Hogarth , American cartoonist (b. 1911 )
1999 - Markey Robinson , Irish painter (b. 1918 )1999 - Torgny T:son Segerstedt , Swedish sociologist and philosopher (b. 1908 )
2001 - Curt Blefary , American baseball player (b. 1943 )2002 - Astrid Lindgren , Swedish author (b. 1907 )2004 - Lloyd M. Bucher , U.S. Navy officer (b. 1927 )2004 - Don Cholito , Puerto Rican radio host (b. 1923 )
2004 - Elroy Hirsch , American football player (b. 1923 )
2004 - Don Stansauk , American professional wrestler (b. 1936 )
2004 - Joe Viterelli , American actor (b. 1937 )
2005 - Jim Capaldi , English singer and songwriter (b. 1944 )2005 - Karen Lancaume , French actress (suicide) (b. 1973 )
2005 - Jacques Villeret , French actor (b. 1951 )
2006 - Yitzchak Kaduri , rabbi (b. around 1900 )2006 - Henry McGee , English comedian (b. 1929 )
2007 - Carlo Clerici , Swiss professional road racing cyclist (b. 1929 )2007 - Father Robert Drinan , Roman Catholic Priest and American politician (b. 1920 )
2007 - Karel Svoboda , Czech composer of popular music (b. 1938 )
2007 - Hsu Wei Lun , Taiwanese actress (b. 1978 )
2007 - Yelena Romanova , Russian athlete (b. 1963 )
2007 - Emma Tillman , the world's oldest living person from January 24-28, 2007 (b. 1892 )
2008 - Christodoulos , Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (b. 1939 )2008 - Bengt Lindström , Swedish artist (b. 1925 )
Holidays and observances
External links
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