January 28th, 1549

Born on January 28th, 1549

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 419 days, exactly on June 21st, 2025, people who were born on January 28th, 1549 will be 174,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

36

Paul Mathesius

German theologian

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

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

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

70

Ludolph van Ceulen

German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)

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

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 1549

78

Francesco Maria del Monte

Cardinal and patron of music and art in Rome

*July 5th, 1549, Venice †August 27th, 1627, Rome

53

Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin

Daughter of Margrave John of Küstrin

*August 10th, 1549, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 30th, 1602, Old Cölln

72

Sir Henry Savile

English bible translator (1549-1622)

*November 30th, 1549, Yorkshire †February 19th, 1622, Eton

60

Kryštof z Lobkovic

Czech poet, hofmeister and valet

*April 28th, 1549, Horšovský Týn †May 25th, 1609, Prague

59

Ferdinando I de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549-1609)

*July 30th, 1549, Florence †February 3rd, 1609, Florence

72

Francesco Soriano

Italian composer of the Renaissance, born 1548 or 1549, died 29 July 1621

*January 1st, 1549, Soriano nel Cimino †July 19th, 1621, Rome

30

Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain

Queen consort of Spain (1549-1580)

*November 1st, 1549, Palace of the Counts of Benavente, Cigales †October 26th, 1580, Badajoz

60

Anna Elisabeth of Palatinate-Simmern

(1549-1609)

*July 23rd, 1549, Simmern †September 20th, 1609, La Petite-Pierre

61

Francis Solanus

Spanish missionary and saint

*March 10th, 1549, Montilla †July 14th, 1610, Lima

32

Duchess Sabine of Württemberg

Princess of Württemberg by birth, and by marriage, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1549-1581)

*July 2nd, 1549, Montbéliard †August 17th, 1581, Rotenburg an der Fulda

48

Princess Elizabeth of Sweden

Swedish princess; daughter of Gustav I of Sweden and Margaret Leijonhufvud (1549-1597)

*April 4th, 1549, Kungsör †November 12th, 1597, Stockholm

67

Kaspar Ulenberg

German theologian

*December 24th, 1549, Lippstadt †February 16th, 1617, Cologne

74

Philippe de Mornay

French theologian (1549-1623)

*November 5th, 1549, Buhy †November 11th, 1623, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre

65

Jakob Ebert

German theologian

*January 26th, 1549, Szprotawa †February 5th, 1614, Frankfurt (Oder)

54

Barnim X, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania-Stettin

*February 15th, 1549, Wolgast †September 1st, 1603, Szczecin

50

João de Lucena

Portuguese writer (1549-1600)

*December 27th, 1549, Trancoso †October 2nd, 1600, Lisbon

61

Johann Pappus

German theologian

*January 16th, 1549, Lindau †July 13th, 1610, Strasbourg

66

Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł

Grand Marshal of Lithuanian (1549-1616)

*August 2nd, 1549, Ćmielów †February 28th, 1616, Niasviž

82

Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

Italian noble

*February 20th, 1549, Pesaro †April 28th, 1631, Urbania

42

Francesco Bassano the Younger

Italian painter (1549-1592)

*January 7th, 1549, Bassano del Grappa †January 1st, 1592, Venice

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1549 is a normal year and no leap year.

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