January 28th, 1726

Born on January 28th, 1726

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 248 days, exactly on March 31st, 2027, people who were born on January 28th, 1726 will be 110,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

Born on January 28th, 1726

78

Christian Felix Weiße

German writer and pedagogue (1726–1804)

*January 28th, 1726, Annaberg-Buchholz †December 16th, 1804, Stötteritz

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Born in 1726

66

Jacob Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*September 21st, 1726, Vienna †February 23rd, 1793, Erlangen

29

Gerard Majella

Italian Redemptorist lay brother and saint (1729-1755)

*April 6th, 1726, Muro Lucano †September 30th, 1755, Caposele

74

William Gibbons

American lawyer and revolutionary from Georgia (1726-1800)

*April 8th, 1726, Charleston County †September 27th, 1800, Savannah

69

Antonio Zucchi

Italian painter (1726-1795)

*May 1st, 1726, Venice †December 26th, 1795, Rome

71

Lewis Morris

American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York (1726-1798), Signer of the Declaration of Independence

*April 8th, 1726, Morrisania †January 22nd, 1798, Morrisania

79

Gabriel François Doyen

French painter (1726-1806)

*May 20th, 1726, Paris †March 13th, 1806, Saint Petersburg

61

Daniel Beat Ludwig Funk

Swiss watchmaker

*January 1st, 1726, Bern †May 1st, 1787, Bern

69

William Prescott

Continental army soldier (1726-1795)

*February 20th, 1726, Groton †October 13th, 1795, Pepperell

65

Benjamin Harrison V

American planter and merchant (1726-1791)

*April 5th, 1726, Charles City County †April 24th, 1791, Charles City County

80

José Solano y Bote

Spanish admiral (1726-1806)

*March 6th, 1726, Zorita †March 24th, 1806, Madrid

88

Charles Burney

English music historian (1726-1814)

*April 7th, 1726, Shrewsbury †April 12th, 1814, Chelsea

95

Ambroise-François Germain

French politician and goldsmith

*January 20th, 1726, Paris †December 15th, 1821, Paris

32

Louise Henriette de Bourbon

Duchess of Orléans (1726-1759)

*June 20th, 1726, Paris †February 9th, 1759, Paris

78

Joseph Roos

Austrian painter (1726-1805)

*October 9th, 1726, Vienna †August 25th, 1805, Vienna

68

Abraham Clark

American politician (1726-1794)

*February 15th, 1726, Elizabeth †September 15th, 1794, Rahway

52

Francesco Cetti

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1726, Mannheim †November 20th, 1778, Sassari

64

James Bowdoin

American leader during the American Revolution (1726-1790)

*August 7th, 1726, Boston †November 6th, 1790, Boston

80

José Clavijo y Fajardo

Spanish naturalist, journalist and publicist (1726-1806)

*May 19th, 1726, Teguise †November 3rd, 1806, Madrid

66

Johann Ludwig Schmidt

German law scholar (1726-1792)

*April 22nd, 1726, Quedlinburg †August 2nd, 1792, Jena

66

Johann Philipp Kahler

(1726-1792)

*June 9th, 1726, Rinteln †October 13th, 1792, Rodenberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1726 is a normal year and no leap year.

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