January 28th, 1752

Born on January 28th, 1752

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 100,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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, 1752

72

Giuseppe Carpani

Italian writer (1752-1825)

*January 28th, 1752, Albavilla †January 22nd, 1825, Vienna

Same year
Born in 1752

80

Muzio Clementi

Italian-born English composer, pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer

*January 23rd, 1752, Rome †March 10th, 1832, Evesham

87

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 – 1840)

*May 11th, 1752, Gotha †January 22nd, 1840, Göttingen

83

John Nash

British architect (1752–1835)

*January 18th, 1752, Lambeth †May 13th, 1835, East Cowes Castle

80

Philip Freneau

American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and newspaper editor (1752-1832)

*January 2nd, 1752, New York City †December 18th, 1832, Freehold

47

Jeongjo of Joseon

22nd King of Joseon (r. 1776–1800)

*September 22nd, 1752, Changgyeonggung †June 28th, 1800, Changgyeonggung

65

David Humphreys

American Revolutionary War soldier and politician (1752-1818)

*July 10th, 1752, Derby †February 21st, 1818, New Haven

41

Maurice d'Elbée

French military leader

*March 21st, 1752, Dresden †January 6th, 1794, Isle of Noirmoutier

52

Elisabeth Hudtwalcker

German artist (1752-1804)

*July 6th, 1752, Hamburg †November 22nd, 1804, Hamburg

67

Henry Latimer

American politician (1752-1819)

*April 24th, 1752, Newport †December 19th, 1819, Philadelphia

41

Ildephons Schwarz

German librarian and author

*November 4th, 1752, Bamberg †June 19th, 1794, Banz Abbey

74

Anton Walter

Austrian piano maker

*February 5th, 1752, Neuhausen auf den Fildern †April 11th, 1826, Vienna

62

Nicolas-François Guillard

French writer (1752–1814)

*January 16th, 1752, Chartres †December 26th, 1814, former 11th arrondissement of Paris

61

Pascual Ruiz Huidobro

Spanish soldier (1752-1813)

*January 1st, 1752, Ourense †March 1st, 1813, Mendoza

54

Johann Anton Leisewitz

German lawyer, dramatic poet, and central figure of the Sturm und Drang era

*May 9th, 1752, Hanover †September 10th, 1806, Brunswick

65

Humphry Repton

British landscape designer (1752-1818)

*April 21st, 1752, Bury St Edmunds †March 24th, 1818, Springfield

64

Gouverneur Morris

American politician (1752-1816)

*January 31st, 1752, Morrisania †November 6th, 1816, Morrisania

80

Johann Jakob Fäsch

(1752-1832)

*March 26th, 1752, Basel †August 17th, 1832, Basel

75

Theodore Foster

American politician (1752-1828)

*April 29th, 1752, Brookfield †January 13th, 1828, Providence

69

Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan

French lady-in-waiting

*October 6th, 1752, Paris †March 16th, 1822, Mantes-la-Jolie

63

Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden

German engineer (1752-1815)

*March 23rd, 1752, Hamelin †July 3rd, 1815, Miszkowice

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Leap year

Yes: 1752 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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