January 28th, 1758

Born on January 28th, 1758

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 97,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 750 days, exactly on May 23rd, 2026, people who were born on January 28th, 1758 will be 98,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

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

47

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

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

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

79

Mathew Carey

American publisher and economist (1760-1839)

*January 28th, 1760, Dublin †September 16th, 1839

63

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

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

80

Lewis Wilson

American actor (1920–2000)

*January 28th, 1920, New York City †August 9th, 2000, San Francisco

72

Giuseppe Carpani

Italian writer (1752-1825)

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

84

Carlos Slim

Mexican business magnate and investor

*January 28th, 1940, Mexico City

76

Bennie Thompson

American politician (born 1948)

*January 28th, 1948, Bolton

42

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

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

43

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

73

Charles Marie de La Condamine

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

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

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Born in 1758

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

*April 28th, 1758, Monroe Hall †July 4th, 1831, New York City

36

Maximilien Robespierre

French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)

*May 6th, 1758, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

79

Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy

French linguist and orientalist (1758–1838)

*September 21st, 1758, Paris †February 21st, 1838, Paris

47

Horatio Nelson

British Royal Navy admiral (1758–1805)

*September 29th, 1758, Burnham Thorpe †October 21st, 1805, Cape Trafalgar

81

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

*October 11th, 1758, Hemelingen †March 2nd, 1840, Bremen

48

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti (1758-1806)

*September 20th, 1758, Plaine-du-Nord †October 17th, 1806, Port-au-Prince

84

Noah Webster

American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)

*October 16th, 1758, West Hartford †May 28th, 1843, New Haven

58

André Masséna

French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)

*May 6th, 1758, Nice †April 4th, 1817, Paris

21

Go-Momozono

Emperor of Japan (1758-1779)

*August 5th, 1758, Kyoto †December 16th, 1779, Kyoto

80

Johann Heinrich Wieland

Swiss politician (1758-1838)

*February 14th, 1758, Waldenburg †May 4th, 1838, Basel

51

John Hoppner

British painter (1758-1810)

*April 4th, 1758, Whitechapel †January 23rd, 1810, London

89

Louis Adam

French composer

*December 3rd, 1758, Muttersholtz †April 8th, 1848, Paris

68

Camillo Pacetti

Italian artist (1758-1826)

*May 2nd, 1758, Rome †July 16th, 1826, Milan

59

Fanny von Arnstein

Austrian salon-holder

*November 29th, 1758, Berlin †June 8th, 1818, Vienna

56

Thomas Picton

Welsh general who served in the British Army (1758-1815)

*August 24th, 1758, Haverfordwest †June 18th, 1815, Battle of Waterloo

78

Christian Adam Dann

German theologian (1758-1837)

*December 24th, 1758, Tübingen †March 19th, 1837, Stuttgart

74

Armand Samuel de Marescot

French general

*March 1st, 1758, Tours †December 25th, 1832, Saint-Quentin-lès-Troo

80

Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch

German painter (1758-1838)

*September 10th, 1758, Stuttgart †December 31st, 1838, Stuttgart

50

Fisher Ames

American politician (1758–1808)

*April 9th, 1758, Dedham †July 4th, 1808, Dedham

84

John Armstrong Jr.

American politician (1758-1843)

*November 25th, 1758, Carlisle †April 1st, 1843, Red Hook

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1758 is a normal year and no leap year.

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