January 28th, 1790

Born on January 28th, 1790

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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

Same year
Born in 1790

71

John Tyler

President of the United States from 1841 to 1845

*March 29th, 1790, Greenway Plantation †January 18th, 1862, Richmond

78

Alphonse de Lamartine

French author, poet and statesman (1790–1869)

*October 21st, 1790, Mâcon †February 28th, 1869, Paris

77

August Ferdinand Möbius

German mathematician and astronomer

*November 17th, 1790, Schulpforte †September 26th, 1868, Leipzig

75

Adolph Diesterweg

German educator and philosopher (1790–1866)

*October 29th, 1790, Siegen †July 7th, 1866, Berlin

48

Ignaz von Rudhart

Prime Minister of Greece (1790-1838)

*March 11th, 1790, Weismain †May 11th, 1838, Trieste

77

Rafael Cordero

Puerto Rican educator

*September 30th, 1790, San Juan †July 5th, 1868, San Juan

83

Hall J. Kelley

American explorer (1790-1874)

*February 24th, 1790, Northwood †January 17th, 1874, Three Rivers

73

Giovanni David

Italian opera singer (1790-1864)

*September 15th, 1790, Naples †January 1st, 1864, Saint Petersburg

83

Auguste Couder

French painter (1789-1873)

*April 1st, 1790, London †April 1st, 1873, Paris

73

Nassau William Senior

British lawyer and economist (1790-1864)

*September 26th, 1790, Compton †June 4th, 1864, Kensington

58

Nicola Vaccai

Italian composer (1790-1848)

*March 15th, 1790, Tolentino †August 5th, 1848, Pesaro

72

Ignaz Assmayer

Austrian composer of liturgical music

*February 11th, 1790, Salzburg †August 31st, 1862, Vienna

54

Melchor Múzquiz

President of Mexico (1790-1844)

*January 5th, 1790, Melchor Múzquiz †December 14th, 1844, Mexico City

75

Feliks Paweł Jarocki

Polish entomologist (1790-1865)

*January 14th, 1790, Pacanów †March 25th, 1865, Warsaw

70

Jan Ackersdijck

Dutch jurist and economist

*October 22nd, 1790, 's-Hertogenbosch †July 13th, 1861, Utrecht

75

John Ross

1st principal chief of the Cherokee Nation

*October 3rd, 1790, Turkeytown †August 1st, 1866, District of Columbia

59

Mariano Necochea

Argentine general

*January 1st, 1790, Buenos Aires †January 1st, 1849, Miraflores

68

Jozef Geirnaert

Belgian painter (1790-1859)

*August 27th, 1790, Eeklo †March 20th, 1859, Ghent

67

Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de Custine

French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)

*March 18th, 1790, Niderviller †September 25th, 1857, Paris

84

Charles-Amédée Kohler

Swiss chocolatier (1790-1874)

*June 15th, 1790, Lausanne †September 15th, 1874, Lausanne

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1790 is a normal year and no leap year.

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