January 28th, 1551

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Born on January 28th, 1551 – 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 1551)

Born on January 28th, 1551

Weekday

Sunday

January 28th, 1551 was a Sunday.

Age

473

People born on January 28th, 1551 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 473 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1551 - February 19th, 1551

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 141 days, exactly on September 24th, 2024, people who were born on January 28th, 1551 will be 173,000 days old!

172,859 Days

24,694 Weeks

5,679 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

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

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

Paul Mathesius

German theologian

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

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

Ludolph van Ceulen

German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)

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

Same year
Born in 1551

Henry III of France

King of France from 1574 to 1589

*September 19th, 1551, Palace of Fontainebleau †August 2nd, 1589, Saint-Cloud

William Camden

(1551–1623) English antiquarian

*May 2nd, 1551, London †November 9th, 1623, Chislehurst

Vasili IV of Russia

Russian tsar

*November 30th, 1551, Nizhny Novgorod †September 12th, 1612, Gostynin

Maria Anna of Bavaria

Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608)

*March 21st, 1551, Munich †April 29th, 1608, Graz

Václav Budovec z Budova

Czech diplomat, politician and writer (1551-1621)

*August 28th, 1551, Hradec Králové †June 21st, 1621, Prague

Jacopo da Empoli

Italian painter (1551-1640)

*April 30th, 1551, Florence †September 30th, 1640, Florence

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1551-1602)

*January 14th, 1551, Agra †August 12th, 1602, Lahore

Wilhelm Friedrich Lutz

German theologian

*March 7th, 1551, Tübingen †April 17th, 1597, Nördlingen

Charlotte de Sauve

French courtesan

*October 26th, 1551, Kingdom of France †September 30th, 1617, Paris

Martin Delrio

Belgian theologian

*May 17th, 1551, Antwerp †October 19th, 1608, Leuven

Anne Erica of Waldeck-Eisenberg

German countess and abbess

*September 17th, 1551, Korbach †August 11th, 1611, Arolsen Castle

Anastasius Germonius

Roman Catholic archbishop

*February 27th, 1551, Sale delle Langhe †August 4th, 1627, Madrid

Salomon Schweigger

German theologian and orientalist (1551-1622)

*March 30th, 1551, Sulz am Neckar †June 21st, 1622, Nuremberg

Alessandro Alberti

Italian painter (1551-1596)

*January 1st, 1551, Sansepolcro †July 10th, 1596, Rome

Nicolaus Reimers

German astronomer (1551-1600)

*February 2nd, 1551, Hennstedt †August 15th, 1600, Prague

Franz Hildesheim

German historian

*October 12th, 1551, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †October 24th, 1613, Berlin

Giovanni I Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1551-1629)

*January 11th, 1551, Venice †December 23rd, 1629, Venice

Giulio Caccini

Italian composer

*October 8th, 1551, Rome †December 10th, 1618, Florence

Lothar von Metternich

Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)

*August 31st, 1551, Grafschaft †September 17th, 1623, Koblenz

Michael Triller

*May 17th, 1551, Graba †May 17th, 1610, Sangerhausen

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.MDLI

28.1.1551

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1551 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1551

January 1551

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

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Born on January 28th, 1551

Weekday

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Age

Zodiac

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Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 172,000 days old!

172,859 Days

24,694 Weeks

5,679 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

28.1.1551

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