January 28th, 1577

Born on January 28th, 1577

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 164,000 days old!

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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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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 1577

22

Beatrice Cenci

Italian noblewoman and murderer

*February 6th, 1577, Rome †September 11th, 1599, Rome

67

Jan Baptist van Helmont

Chemist, physiologist, and physician from the Spanish Low Countries

*January 1st, 1577, City of Brussels †December 30th, 1644, Vilvoorde

62

Robert Burton

English scholar (1577–1640)

*February 8th, 1577, Leicestershire †January 25th, 1640, Oxford

44

Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Capuchin friar

*October 1st, 1577, Sigmaringen †April 24th, 1622, Seewis im Prättigau

72

Iwasa Matabei

Japanese artist (1578-1650)

*November 30th, 1577, Itami †July 20th, 1650, Edo

63

Pietro Tacca

Italian artist (1577-1640)

*September 16th, 1577, Carrara †October 26th, 1640, Florence

72

Ferdinand of Bavaria

Archbishop of Cologne

*October 6th, 1577, Munich †September 13th, 1650, Arnsberg

53

Franciscus Dousa

Dutch classical scholar

*March 5th, 1577, Leiden †December 11th, 1630, Leiden

66

Paul Guldin

Swiss mathematician and astronomer

*June 12th, 1577, Mels †November 3rd, 1643, Graz

51

Nicolas Trigault

French Jesuit, missionary and writer

*January 1st, 1577, Douai †November 14th, 1628, Hangzhou

51

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Dutch admiral

*November 25th, 1577, Delfshaven †June 18th, 1629, English Channel

66

Guido Bentivoglio

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1579–1644)

*October 4th, 1577, Ferrara †September 7th, 1644, Rome

82

Jacob Cats

Dutch poet, humorist, jurist and politician (1577-1660)

*November 10th, 1577, Schouwen-Duiveland †September 12th, 1660, The Hague

62

Noël Brûlart de Sillery

French diplomat (1578-1640)

*December 25th, 1577, Kingdom of France †September 26th, 1640, Kingdom of France

61

François Leclerc du Tremblay

French Capuchin friar and political adviser (1577–1638)

*November 4th, 1577, Paris †December 17th, 1638, Rueil-Malmaison

59

Rudolf Amsinck

9 Nov 1577 - 1 Dec 1636

*November 9th, 1577, Hamburg †December 1st, 1636

87

Adam Willaerts

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1577-1664)

*January 1st, 1577, London †April 4th, 1664, Rotterdam

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1577 is a normal year and no leap year.

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