January 28th, 1545

Born on January 28th, 1545

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 959 days, exactly on December 12th, 2026, people who were born on January 28th, 1545 will be 176,000 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, 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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?

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

33

Jacco Arends

Badminton player

*January 28th, 1991, Haarlem

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

95

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

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

47

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

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

52

Amy Coney Barrett

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

*January 28th, 1972, New Orleans

71

Mike Moore

Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1990

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

76

Johannes Hevelius

Astronomer

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

70

Ludolph van Ceulen

German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)

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

44

Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

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

80

Lewis Wilson

American actor (1920–2000)

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

84

Carlos Slim

Mexican business magnate and investor

*January 28th, 1940, Mexico City

76

Bennie Thompson

American politician (born 1948)

*January 28th, 1948, Bolton

43

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

36

Paul Mathesius

German theologian

*January 28th, 1548, Jáchymov †October 17th, 1584, Oschatz

63

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

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

69

Clement IX

Pope from 1667, lived 1600-1669

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

Same year
Born in 1545

21

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland (1545-1567)

*December 7th, 1545, Yorkshire †February 10th, 1567, Edinburgh

47

Alexander Farnese

Duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain

*August 27th, 1545, Rome †December 3rd, 1592, Arras

23

Carlos, Prince of Asturias

Prince of Asturias; eldest child of Philip II of Spain

*July 9th, 1545, Valladolid †July 24th, 1568, Madrid

75

Ana de Jesús

Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun and spiritual writer (1545-1621)

*December 5th, 1545, Medina del Campo †March 4th, 1621, City of Brussels

58

Janus Dousa

Dutch historian and noble (1545-1604)

*December 6th, 1545, Noordwijk †October 8th, 1604, The Hague

53

Yi Sun-sin

Korean (Joseon) naval commander (1545 – 1598)

*April 28th, 1545, Seoul †December 16th, 1598, Namhae County

23

Elisabeth of Valois

Queen consort of Spain (1545-1568)

*April 2nd, 1545, Fontainebleau †October 3rd, 1568, Aranjuez

57

Franciscus Junius

Huguenot theologian

*May 11th, 1545, Bourges †October 13th, 1602, Leiden

72

Kaspar von Fürstenberg

German politician (1545-1618)

*November 11th, 1545, Ense †March 5th, 1618, Arnsberg

61

Heinrich Maius

German theologian

*November 23rd, 1545, Sangerhausen †September 28th, 1607, Heidelberg

59

Eitel Frederick IV, Count of Hohenzollern

First Count of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1545-1605)

*September 7th, 1545, Sigmaringen †January 16th, 1605, Hechingen

76

Andrew Melville

Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer

*August 1st, 1545, Montrose †January 1st, 1622, Sedan

71

Charles II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Oels, Duke of Bernstadt (1545-1617)

*April 15th, 1545, Oleśnica †January 28th, 1617, Oleśnica

23

Charles Christopher, Duke of Münsterberg

Duke of Münsterberg

*May 22nd, 1545, Oleśnica †March 17th, 1569, Oleśnica

53

Neidhardt von Thüngen

German bishop

*May 1st, 1545, Ehrenberg †December 26th, 1598, Würzburg

46

Ernest Louis of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania (1545-1592)

*November 2nd, 1545, Wolgast †June 17th, 1592, Wolgast

72

Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn

German bishop (1545-1617)

*March 18th, 1545, Mespelbrunn †September 13th, 1617, Würzburg

58

Melchior Junius

German university teacher (1545-1604)

*October 27th, 1545, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 23rd, 1604, Strasbourg

58

John Juvenal Ancina

Italian Oratorian and bishop (1545-1604)

*October 19th, 1545, Fossano †August 30th, 1604, Saluzzo

67

Thomas Bodley

English diplomat and scholar (1545-1613)

*March 2nd, 1545, Exeter †January 28th, 1613, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1545 is a normal year and no leap year.

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