January 28th, 1794

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Born on January 28th, 1794 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 28th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 28th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1794)

Born on January 28th, 1794

Weekday

Tuesday

January 28th, 1794 was a Tuesday.

Age

230

People born on January 28th, 1794 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 230 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1794 - February 19th, 1794

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 84,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 904 days, exactly on October 19th, 2026, people who were born on January 28th, 1794 will be 85,000 days old!

84,096 Days

12,013 Weeks

2,763 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

Jacco Arends

Badminton player

*January 28th, 1991, Haarlem

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

*January 28th, 1887, Łódź †December 20th, 1982, Geneva

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

Amy Coney Barrett

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2020

*January 28th, 1972, New Orleans

Mike Moore

Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1990

*January 28th, 1949, Whakatāne †February 2nd, 2020, Auckland

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

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

Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

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

Lewis Wilson

American actor (1920–2000)

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

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

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

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

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

Carlos Slim

Mexican business magnate and investor

*January 28th, 1940, Mexico City

Bennie Thompson

American politician (born 1948)

*January 28th, 1948, Bolton

Friedrich Gottlob Schulze

German economist

*January 28th, 1795, Priestewitz †July 3rd, 1860, Jena

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

British politician (1784-1860)

*January 28th, 1784, Edinburgh †December 14th, 1860, London

Tomas Lindahl

Nobel prize winning Swedish biologist

*January 28th, 1938, Stockholm

Same year
Born in 1794

Ferdinand Wachter

*January 1st, 1794, Renthendorf †January 1st, 1861

James Barry

19th century British surgeon known for medical reforms and personal life

*November 30th, 1794, Cork †July 25th, 1865, London

Johann Peter Weyer

German architect

*May 19th, 1794, Cologne †August 25th, 1864, Cologne

Léon Cogniet

French painter (1794-1880)

*August 29th, 1794, Paris †November 20th, 1880, 10th arrondissement of Paris

Edward Everett

American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and orator (1794–1865)

*April 11th, 1794, Dorchester †January 15th, 1865, Boston

Aimable Pélissier

French military officer who executed the genocide of the Ouled Riah tribe in Algeria

*November 6th, 1794, Maromme †May 22nd, 1864, Algiers

Jeanne Villepreux-Power

French biologist (1794-1871)

*September 25th, 1794, Juillac †January 25th, 1871, Juillac

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

German botanist (1794-1868)

*April 17th, 1794, Erlangen †December 13th, 1868, Munich

Cornelius Vanderbilt

American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)

*May 27th, 1794, Staten Island †January 4th, 1877, Manhattan

Ignaz Moscheles

Bohemian conductor, music educator, composer and pianist (1794-1870)

*May 23rd, 1794, Prague †March 10th, 1870, Leipzig

Antonio López de Santa Anna

Mexican politician and military leader (1794-1876)

*February 21st, 1794, Xalapa †June 10th, 1876, Mexico City

Eilhard Mitscherlich

German chemist

*January 7th, 1794, Oldenburg †August 28th, 1863, Berlin

Wilhelm Müller

German poet (1794-1827)

*October 7th, 1794, Dessau †September 30th, 1827, Dessau

William Cullen Bryant

American romantic poet and journalist (1794-1878)

*November 3rd, 1794, Cummington †June 12th, 1878, New York City

Theobald Boehm

Bavarian flautist and tinkerer (1794-1881)

*April 9th, 1794, Munich †November 25th, 1881, Munich

Erastus Corning

American politician and businessman (1794-1872)

*December 14th, 1794, Norwich †April 9th, 1872, Albany

Anna Brownell Jameson

Irish-born English writer, 1794–1860; author of the Diary of an ennyueé

*May 19th, 1794, Dublin †March 17th, 1860, London

Jacques Babinet

French physicist, mathematician and astronomer

*March 5th, 1794, Lusignan †October 21st, 1872, Paris

Sylvester Graham

American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer

*July 5th, 1794, Suffield †September 11th, 1851, Northampton

Edward Bury

British engineer (1794–1858)

*October 22nd, 1794, Salford †November 25th, 1858, Scarborough

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 28th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVIII.I.MDCCXCIV

28.1.1794

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

XC = 90

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1794 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1794

January 1794

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1			1	2	3	4	5
2	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
3	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
4	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
5	27	28	29	30	31

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Born on January 28th, 1794

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 84,000 days old!

84,096 Days

12,013 Weeks

2,763 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 28th?

Ali, the fourth Islamic caliph, was assassinated, effectively ending the Rashidun Caliphate.

The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission, killing all seven crew members.

Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, causing some of the most severe flooding recorded in the region.

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.

The Lego Group, a Danish toy company, filed a patent in Denmark for the design of Lego bricks (pictured).

The Uline Arena in Washington, D.C., opened to host the Ice Capades.

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".

The largest recorded snowstorm in the history of Washington, D.C., collapsed the Knickerbocker Theatre, killing 98 people.

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

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.

Nine-year-old Edward VI, the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant, became king.

King Charles VI of France was nearly killed when several dancers' costumes caught fire during a masquerade ball.

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.

Protests begin after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.

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

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 28th

Joseph Freinademetz

Julian of Cuenca

Thomas Aquinas

January 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Army Day (Armenia)

Data Privacy Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

28.1.1794

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