January 28th, 1377

Born on January 28th, 1377

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 237,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 790 days, exactly on September 12th, 2028, people who were born on January 28th, 1377 will be 238,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 28th?

January 28th, 0661

Ali, the fourth Islamic caliph, was assassinated, effectively ending the Rashidun Caliphate.

January 28th, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan lifted price controls from petroleum products, contributing to the 1980s oil glut.

January 28th, 1961

In Gitarama, Rwanda, local and other government officials initiated a coup to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic.

January 28th, 1521

Charles V and the estates of the Holy Roman Empire met at the Diet of Worms to discuss Martin Luther and the effects of the Protestant Reformation.

January 28th, 1916

The province of Manitoba passed a law that first granted some Canadian women the right to vote.

January 28th, 1671

Anglo-Spanish War: In pursuit of retreating Spanish troops, English soldiers sacked the city of Panama.

January 28th, 1986

The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission (video featured), killing all seven crew members.

January 28th, 1984

Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, causing some of the most severe flooding recorded in the region.

January 28th, 1964

Three U.S. Air Force pilots aboard an unarmed T-39 Sabreliner were killed when the aircraft was shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19.

January 28th, 1958

The Lego Group, a Danish toy company, filed a patent in Denmark for the design of Lego bricks.

January 28th, 1941

World War II: About three hours after Thai bombers raided Sisophon, a ceasefire paused hostilities in the Franco-Thai War.

January 28th, 1933

Choudhry Rahmat Ali published a pamphlet in which he called for the creation of a Muslim state in north-western India that he termed "Pakstan".

January 28th, 1922

The largest recorded snowstorm in the history of Washington, D.C., collapsed the Knickerbocker Theatre (damage pictured), killing 98 people.

January 28th, 1813

English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.

January 28th, 1754

The word serendipity, derived from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, was coined by Horace Walpole (pictured) in a letter to a friend.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 28th

Same year
Born in 1377

24

Jianwen Emperor

Zhu Yunwen, Emperor of China

*December 5th, 1377, Nanjing †July 13th, 1402, Nanjing

37

Ladislaus of Naples

King of Naples (1377-1414)

*February 15th, 1377, Naples †August 6th, 1414, Naples

26

Albert IV, Duke of Austria

Austrian duke

*September 19th, 1377, Vienna †September 14th, 1404, Klosterneuburg

79

Đurađ Branković

Despot of the Serbian Kingdom of Rascia (1377-1456) (ruled 1427-1456)

*January 31st, 1377, Pristina †January 2nd, 1457, Smederevo Fortress

70

Zhu Quan

Ming dynasty prince (1378-1448)

*November 30th, 1377, Nanjing †November 30th, 1447

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 28th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1377 is a normal year and no leap year.

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