January 28th, 1734

Born on January 28th, 1734

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 106,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 990 days, exactly on January 12th, 2027, people who were born on January 28th, 1734 will be 107,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

47

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

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

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

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

73

Charles Marie de La Condamine

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

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

44

Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

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

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

63

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

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

76

Bennie Thompson

American politician (born 1948)

*January 28th, 1948, Bolton

56

Mustafa III

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774

*January 28th, 1717, Constantinople †January 21st, 1774, Constantinople

43

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

42

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

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

76

Johannes Hevelius

Astronomer

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

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47

Taksin

King of Siam

*April 17th, 1734, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya †April 7th, 1782, Thon Buri

80

Franz Anton Mesmer

German physician

*May 23rd, 1734, Iznang †March 5th, 1815, Meersburg

62

Joseph Wright of Derby

18th-century British painter (1734-1797)

*September 3rd, 1734, Derby †August 29th, 1797, Derby

62

Hendrik Jan Arntzenius

Dutch librarian and university professor

*April 20th, 1734, Nijmegen †April 7th, 1797, Utrecht

67

George Romney

English painter (1734-1802)

*December 26th, 1734, Dalton-in-Furness †November 15th, 1802, Kendal

75

Jean-Baptiste Rey

French composer and conductor

*December 18th, 1734, Lauzerte †July 15th, 1810, Paris

47

Anna Göldi

Last European to be executed for witchcraft

*October 24th, 1734, Sennwald †June 13th, 1782, Glarus

57

Athanase Auger

French translator

*December 12th, 1734, Paris †February 7th, 1792, Paris

67

Gaetano Gandolfi

Painter (1734-1802)

*August 31st, 1734, San Giovanni in Persiceto †June 20th, 1802, Bologna

66

Maria Teresa Cucchiari

Foundress of the Trinitarian sisters of Rome

*October 10th, 1734, Rome †June 10th, 1801, Avezzano

75

Franz Ignaz Beck

German composer (1734-1809)

*February 20th, 1734, Mannheim †December 31st, 1809, Bordeaux

75

Ueda Akinari

Japanese writer

*July 25th, 1734, Ōsaka †August 8th, 1809, Kyōto

59

François-Armand de Saige

French politician (1734-1793)

*February 20th, 1734, Bordeaux †October 23rd, 1793, place Gambetta

66

Ralph Abercromby

Scottish soldier and politician; (1734-1801)

*October 7th, 1734, Tullibody †March 28th, 1801, Alexandria

87

Tommaso Conca

Italian painter (1734-1822)

*December 22nd, 1734, Gaeta †December 13th, 1822, Rome

88

Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski

Polish noble (1734-1823)

*December 1st, 1734, Gdańsk †March 19th, 1823, Sieniawa

83

Thomas McKean

American Founding Father and politician (1734–1817)

*March 19th, 1734, New London Township †June 24th, 1817, Philadelphia

73

Giuseppe Piermarini

Italian architect (1734-1808)

*July 18th, 1734, Foligno †February 18th, 1808, Foligno

86

William Floyd

American Founding Father and politician (1734–1821)

*December 17th, 1734, Brookhaven †August 4th, 1821, Westernville

57

Karl Josef von Bachmann

Swiss aristocrat and soldier

*December 3rd, 1734, Näfels †September 3rd, 1792, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1734 is a normal year and no leap year.

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