January 28th, 1625

Born on January 28th, 1625

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 145,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 178 days, exactly on October 23rd, 2024, people who were born on January 28th, 1625 will be 146,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

76

Johannes Hevelius

Astronomer

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

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

47

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

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

95

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

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

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

44

Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

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

69

Clement IX

Pope from 1667, lived 1600-1669

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

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

73

Charles Marie de La Condamine

French explorer, geographer, and mathematician (1701-1774)

*January 28th, 1701, Paris †February 4th, 1774, Paris

43

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

63

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

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

69

Adrien Auzout

French astronomer

*January 28th, 1622, Rouen †May 23rd, 1691, Rome

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87

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (*1625 – †1712)

*June 8th, 1625, Perinaldo †September 14th, 1712, Paris

70

Jean Domat

French jurist

*November 30th, 1625, Clermont-Ferrand †March 14th, 1696, Paris

55

Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble

*October 26th, 1625, Niasviž †November 14th, 1680, Bologna

26

Tamás Esterházy

Hungarian soldier (1625-1652)

*December 20th, 1625, Beckov †August 26th, 1652, Veľké Vozokany

46

Johan de Witt

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1625–1672)

*September 24th, 1625, Dordrecht †August 20th, 1672, Groene Zoodje

82

Marie de Nemours

Swiss princess (1625-1707)

*March 5th, 1625, Paris †June 16th, 1707, Paris

73

Rasmus Bartholin

Danish scientist, physician and grammarian (1625-1698)

*August 13th, 1625, Roskilde †November 4th, 1698, Copenhagen

62

Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken

Swedish princess

*February 14th, 1625, Stegeborg Castle †October 24th, 1687, Höjentorp

70

Johann Christoph Arnschwanger

German writer (1625-1696)

*December 28th, 1625, Nuremberg †December 10th, 1696, Nuremberg

62

Peder Hansen Resen

Danish historian

*June 17th, 1625, Copenhagen †June 1st, 1688, Copenhagen

69

Barthélemy d'Herbelot

French orientalist (1625-1695)

*December 14th, 1625, Paris †December 8th, 1695, Paris

73

Jack Adams

Astrologer

*December 3rd, 1625, London †November 30th, 1699

88

Carlo Maratta

Italian painter of the Late Baroque (1625–1713)

*May 18th, 1625, Camerano †December 15th, 1713, Rome

79

Joan Huydecoper II

Dutch mayor (1625-1704)

*February 21st, 1625, Amsterdam †December 1st, 1704, Amsterdam

45

Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

*September 5th, 1625, Birkenfeld †March 30th, 1671, Birkenfeld

36

Jacqueline Pascal

French poet (1625-1661)

*October 4th, 1625, Clermont-Ferrand †October 4th, 1661, Paris

28

Paulus Potter

Dutch painter (1625-1654)

*November 20th, 1625, Enkhuizen †January 17th, 1654, Amsterdam

61

Daniel Gittard

French architect

*March 14th, 1625, Blandy †December 15th, 1686, Paris

76

Samuel Chappuzeau

Scholar, author, poet, playwright

*June 16th, 1625, Paris †August 31st, 1701, Celle

44

Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden

Prince of Baden-Baden in Germany

*September 23rd, 1625, Baden-Baden †November 4th, 1669, Heidelberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1625 is a normal year and no leap year.

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