January 28th, 1761

Born on January 28th, 1761

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 96,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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, 1761

76

Marguerite Gérard

French painter and engraver

*January 28th, 1761, Grasse †May 18th, 1837, Paris

Same year
Born in 1761

70

James Hoban

Irish architect

*November 30th, 1761, County Kilkenny †December 8th, 1831, Washington, D.C.

83

Marie Harel

Inventor of Camembert Cheese

*April 28th, 1761, Crouttes †November 9th, 1844, Vimoutiers

69

Pius VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1829 to 1830

*November 20th, 1761, Cingoli †November 30th, 1830, Rome

46

Selim III

Ottoman sultan (1761-1808)

*December 24th, 1761, Istanbul †July 29th, 1808, Constantinople

72

William Carey

English Baptist missionary and Particular Baptist minister (1761-1834)

*August 17th, 1761, Northamptonshire †June 9th, 1834, Kolkata

57

August von Kotzebue

German dramatist and writer

*May 3rd, 1761, Weimar †March 23rd, 1819, Mannheim

43

Jean-Charles Pichegru

French general (1761-1804)

*February 16th, 1761, Les Planches-près-Arbois †April 5th, 1804, Paris

71

Gottlob Ernst Schulze

German philosopher (1761-1833)

*August 23rd, 1761, Heldrungen †January 14th, 1833, Göttingen

77

René-Pierre Choudieu

French politician (1761-1838)

*September 20th, 1761, Angers †December 9th, 1838, Paris

54

Samuel Dexter

American politician (1761–1816) who served in Congress and in Presidential Cabinets of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

*May 14th, 1761, Boston †May 4th, 1816, Cambridge

38

Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal

Regent of Schaumburg-Lippe from 1787 to 1799

*June 8th, 1761, Zutphen †November 9th, 1799, Bückeburg

60

John Rennie

Engineer from Scotland (1761-1821)

*June 7th, 1761, East Lothian †October 4th, 1821, London

45

Sophie Mereau

German writer, editor

*March 27th, 1761, Altenburg †October 31st, 1806, Heidelberg

63

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck

Dutch ambassador and Grand pensionary of Holland (1761-1825)

*October 31st, 1761, Deventer †February 15th, 1825, Amsterdam

74

Friedrich Vieweg

German publisher (1761-1835)

*March 11th, 1761, Halle (Saale) †December 25th, 1835, Brunswick

68

Diego Muñoz Torrero

Spanish politician (1761-1829)

*January 21st, 1761, Cabeza del Buey †March 16th, 1829, Oeiras e São Julião da Barra

51

Jan Willem de Winter

Dutch admiral (1761–1812)

*March 23rd, 1761, Kampen †June 2nd, 1812, Paris

57

Marie-Gabrielle Capet

French painter (1761-1818)

*September 6th, 1761, Lyon †November 1st, 1818, Paris

60

Dorothea von Medem

Baltic noble

*February 3rd, 1761, Mežotne †August 20th, 1821, Löbichau

67

Nicolas Frochot

French politician

*March 20th, 1761, Dijon †July 29th, 1828, Rouvres-sur-Aube

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1761 is a normal year and no leap year.

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