January 28th, 1670

Born on January 28th, 1670

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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

47

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

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

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

73

Charles Marie de La Condamine

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

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

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

81

William Stephens

President (governor) of Georgia

*January 28th, 1671, Isle of Wight †January 1st, 1753

76

Johannes Hevelius

Astronomer

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

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

63

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

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

42

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

*January 28th, 1853, Havana †May 19th, 1895, Oriente Province

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Born in 1670

58

William Congreve

British writer (1670-1729)

*January 24th, 1670, Leeds †January 19th, 1729, London

58

Richard Steele

17th/18th-century Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, and politician

*November 30th, 1670, Dublin †September 1st, 1729, Carmarthen

51

John Toland

Irish philosopher (1670-1722)

*November 30th, 1670, Inishowen †March 11th, 1722, London Borough of Wandsworth

87

Richard Leveridge

English composer

*July 19th, 1670, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster †March 22nd, 1758, High Holborn

76

Antoine Joseph Pater

French sculptor

*February 27th, 1670, Valenciennes †February 24th, 1747, Valenciennes

90

Melchor Rafael de Macanaz

Spanish politician (1670-1760)

*January 31st, 1670, Hellín †December 5th, 1760, Hellín

62

Augustus II the Strong

King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony (1670–1733)

*May 12th, 1670, Dresden †February 1st, 1733, Warsaw

70

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

French poet

*April 6th, 1670, Paris †March 17th, 1741, Brussels metropolitan area

66

Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine

French noble

*March 31st, 1670, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye †May 14th, 1736, Castle of Sceaux

62

Bernard Mandeville

Anglo-Dutch writer and physician (1670-1733)

*November 15th, 1670, Rotterdam †January 21st, 1733, London Borough of Hackney

58

Johann Friedrich Wentzel

German painter (1670-1729)

*August 10th, 1670, Berlin †January 20th, 1729, Dresden

66

Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes

French noble

*January 18th, 1670, Paris †November 18th, 1736, Paris

62

Erdmute Benigna Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach

(1670-1732)

*April 13th, 1670, Wildenfels †September 14th, 1732, Ebersdorf

72

Octavian Broggio

Czech architect

*January 2nd, 1670, Čížkovice †July 24th, 1742, Litoměřice

63

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

Anglo-French military leader (1670-1734)

*August 21st, 1670, Moulins †June 12th, 1734, Philippsburg

76

Jacob Sigisbert Adam

French sculptor

*October 28th, 1670, Nancy †May 6th, 1747, Nancy

74

Peter Cornelius Beyweg

German priest

*July 8th, 1670, Cologne †October 12th, 1744, Speyer

81

Jacob van Schuppen

French painter (1670-1751)

*January 26th, 1670, Fontainebleau †January 29th, 1751, Vienna

78

Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg

Duchess of Parma (1670-1748)

*July 5th, 1670, Neuburg an der Donau †September 15th, 1748, Parma

61

Gustav Samuel Leopold, Duke of Zweibrücken

German noble (1670-1731)

*April 12th, 1670, Stegeborg Castle †September 17th, 1731, Zweibrücken

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1670 is a normal year and no leap year.

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