January 28th, 1529

Born on January 28th, 1529

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 181,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 295 days, exactly on May 17th, 2027, people who were born on January 28th, 1529 will be 182,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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 1529

70

Fulvio Orsini

Italian humanist, historian, and archaeologist

*December 11th, 1529, Rome †May 18th, 1600, Rome

69

Josua Maaler

Swiss pastor and lexicographer (1529-1599)

*June 15th, 1529, Zurich †June 5th, 1599, Glattfelden

86

Étienne Pasquier

French lawyer (1529-1615)

*June 7th, 1529, Paris †September 1st, 1615, Paris

53

Nicolaus Cisnerus

German university teacher and writer (1529-1583)

*March 24th, 1529, Mosbach †March 6th, 1583, Heidelberg

47

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Ruler of Baden-Durlach 1553-1577

*July 24th, 1529, Pforzheim †March 23rd, 1577, Durlach

76

Bernardo Davanzati

Italian economist and agronomist (1529-1606)

*August 31st, 1529, Florence †March 29th, 1606, Florence

62

Bartolomeo Passarotti

Italian painter (1529-1592)

*June 28th, 1529, Bologna †June 3rd, 1592, Bologna

68

Markus Fugger

German businessman (1529-1597)

*February 14th, 1529, Augsburg †June 18th, 1597, Augsburg

73

Grace O'Malley

Pirate Queen of Umaill, chieftain of the Ó Máille clan

*November 30th, 1529, County Mayo †November 30th, 1602, County Mayo

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1529 is a normal year and no leap year.

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