January 28th, 1542

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Born on January 28th, 1542 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 28th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 28th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1542)

Born on January 28th, 1542

Weekday

Wednesday

January 28th, 1542 was a Wednesday.

Age

482

People born on January 28th, 1542 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 482 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1542 - February 19th, 1542

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 862 days, exactly on September 7th, 2026, people who were born on January 28th, 1542 will be 177,000 days old!

176,138 Days

25,162 Weeks

5,787 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 28th?

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

January 28th, 1986

The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission, 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 (pictured).

January 28th, 1941

The Uline Arena in Washington, D.C., opened to host the Ice Capades.

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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

January 28th, 1547

Nine-year-old Edward VI, the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant, became king.

January 28th, 1393

King Charles VI of France was nearly killed when several dancers' costumes caught fire during a masquerade ball.

January 28th, 1142

Despite having saved the southern Song dynasty from attempts by the northern Jin dynasty to conquer it, Chinese general Yue Fei was executed by the Song government.

January 28th, 2023

Protests begin after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.

January 28th, 2006

The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 28th?

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

Jacco Arends

Badminton player

*January 28th, 1991, Haarlem

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

Ludolph van Ceulen

German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)

*January 28th, 1540, Hildesheim †December 31st, 1610, Leiden

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

*January 28th, 1887, Łódź †December 20th, 1982, Geneva

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

*January 28th, 1693, Moscow †October 17th, 1740, Saint Petersburg

Amy Coney Barrett

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2020

*January 28th, 1972, New Orleans

Mike Moore

Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1990

*January 28th, 1949, Whakatāne †February 2nd, 2020, Auckland

Johannes Hevelius

Astronomer

*January 28th, 1611, Gdańsk †January 28th, 1687, Gdańsk

Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

*January 28th, 1912, Cody †August 11th, 1956, East Hampton

Lewis Wilson

American actor (1920–2000)

*January 28th, 1920, New York City †August 9th, 2000, San Francisco

Carlos Slim

Mexican business magnate and investor

*January 28th, 1940, Mexico City

Bennie Thompson

American politician (born 1948)

*January 28th, 1948, Bolton

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

Nicolò Donato

Doge of Venice (1539-1618)

*January 28th, 1539, Venice †May 9th, 1618, Venice

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

*January 28th, 1841, Denbigh †May 10th, 1904, London

Clement IX

Pope from 1667, lived 1600-1669

*January 28th, 1600, Pistoia †December 9th, 1669, Rome

Same year
Born in 1542

Akbar

3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 15th, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri

Mary, Queen of Scots

Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567

*December 8th, 1542, Linlithgow †February 8th, 1587, Fotheringhay Castle

John of the Cross

Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint

*June 24th, 1542, Fontiveros †December 14th, 1591, Úbeda

Jan Zamoyski

Polish magnate, statesman and military commander (1542–1605)

*March 19th, 1542, Skokówka †June 3rd, 1605, Zamość

Anders Sørensen Vedel

Danish historian (1542-1616)

*November 9th, 1542, Vejle †February 13th, 1616, Ribe

Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter

English politician (1542-1623)

*May 5th, 1542, London †February 8th, 1623, London

Georg Rollenhagen

*May 2nd, 1542, Bernau bei Berlin †May 20th, 1609, Magdeburg

Robert Bellarmine

Catholic cardinal, saint, and Doctor of the Church

*October 4th, 1542, Montepulciano †September 17th, 1621, Rome

Magnus, Duke of Östergötland

Swedish prince; son of Gustav I of Sweden and Margareta Leijonhufvud

*July 25th, 1542, Stockholm †June 26th, 1595, Vreta

Philip IV of Nassau-Weilburg

Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1559-1602) and Saarbrücken and Saarwerden (1574-1602)

*April 14th, 1542, Weilburg †March 12th, 1602, Saarbrücken

John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania

Protestant Bishop of Cammin and ruling Duke of Pomerania

*August 27th, 1542, Wolgast †February 9th, 1600, Wolgast

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

Spanish explorer

*October 1st, 1542, Congosto †October 18th, 1595, Nendo Island

Richard Grenville

English politician, soldier and explorer (1542-1591)

*June 15th, 1542, Bideford †September 10th, 1591, Flores Island

Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee

Roman Catholic bishop

*May 11th, 1542, Berneck †April 18th, 1608, Porrentruy

Michael Abel

German author

*September 1st, 1542, Frankfurt (Oder) †January 1st, 1609, Leipzig

Scipione Gonzaga

Italian cardinal

*November 11th, 1542, Mantua †January 11th, 1593, Mantua

Tarquinia Molza

Italian singer and composer

*November 1st, 1542, Modena †August 8th, 1617, Modena

Henriette of Cleves

Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel

*October 31st, 1542, La Chapelle-d'Angillon †June 24th, 1601, Paris

Henry III, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Duke of Bernstadt and Count of Glatz (1542-1587)

*April 29th, 1542, Oleśnica †April 10th, 1587, Oleśnica

Isabella de' Medici

Daughter of Cosimo I. de’ Medici and Eleonora of Toledo (1542-1576)

*August 31st, 1542, Florence †July 16th, 1576, Cerreto Guidi

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 28th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVIII.I.MDXLII

28.1.1542

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1542 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1542

January 1542

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1				1	2	3	4
2	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
3	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
4	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
5	26	27	28	29	30	31

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Born on January 28th, 1542

Weekday

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Age

Zodiac

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Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 176,000 days old!

176,138 Days

25,162 Weeks

5,787 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 28th?

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

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

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

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.

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

The Uline Arena in Washington, D.C., opened to host the Ice Capades.

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".

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

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

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.

Nine-year-old Edward VI, the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant, became king.

King Charles VI of France was nearly killed when several dancers' costumes caught fire during a masquerade ball.

Despite having saved the southern Song dynasty from attempts by the northern Jin dynasty to conquer it, Chinese general Yue Fei was executed by the Song government.

Protests begin after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.

The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.

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

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 28th

Joseph Freinademetz

Julian of Cuenca

Thomas Aquinas

January 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Army Day (Armenia)

Data Privacy Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

28.1.1542

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Age in days, weeks and months
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