January 28th, 1829

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Born on January 28th, 1829 – 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 1829)

Born on January 28th, 1829

Weekday

Wednesday

January 28th, 1829 was a Wednesday.

Age

195

People born on January 28th, 1829 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 195 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1829 - February 19th, 1829

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 687 days, exactly on March 16th, 2026, people who were born on January 28th, 1829 will be 72,000 days old!

71,313 Days

10,187 Weeks

2,343 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 28th?

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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

Born on January 28th, 1829

Gustav von Arnim

German officer (1829-1909)

*January 28th, 1829, Potsdam †April 20th, 1909, Berlin

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

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

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

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

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

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

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

Julián Trujillo Largacha

President of Colombia

*January 28th, 1828, Popayán †July 18th, 1883, Bogotá

Mike Moore

Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1990

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

Amy Coney Barrett

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

*January 28th, 1972, New Orleans

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

Carlos Slim

Mexican business magnate and investor

*January 28th, 1940, Mexico City

Bennie Thompson

American politician (born 1948)

*January 28th, 1948, Bolton

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

Roberto Ardigò

Italian philosopher (1828-1920)

*January 28th, 1828, Casteldidone †September 15th, 1920, Mantua

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

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

Edgeworth David

Australian geologist

*January 28th, 1858, St Fagans †August 28th, 1934, Sydney

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Born in 1829

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York City

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

German geologist

*April 30th, 1829, Esslingen am Neckar †July 18th, 1884, Vienna

Louis Constanz Berger

German manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)

*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-Horchheim

Auguste Beernaert

Belgian prime minister and human rights activist (1829-1912)

*July 26th, 1829, Ostend †October 6th, 1912, Lucerne

Carl Schurz

Union Army general, politician (1829-1906)

*March 2nd, 1829, Liblar †May 14th, 1906, New York City

Oscar II of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905

*January 21st, 1829, Stockholm †December 8th, 1907, Stockholm

Manuel Tamayo y Baus

Spanish dramatist

*September 15th, 1829, Madrid †June 20th, 1898, Madrid

Anton Rubinstein

Russian pianist, composer and conductor

*November 16th, 1829, Ofatinți †November 8th, 1894, Petergof

Camillo Walzel

German librettist (1829-1895)

*February 11th, 1829, Magdeburg †March 17th, 1895, Vienna

Carl Frederik Tietgen

Danish businessman

*March 19th, 1829, Odense †October 19th, 1901, Copenhagen

Geronimo

Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829-1909)

*June 16th, 1829, Gila River †February 17th, 1909, Fort Sill

Alfred Brehm

German naturalist (1829-1884)

*February 2nd, 1829, Renthendorf †November 11th, 1884, Renthendorf

Levi Strauss

German-Jewish-born American businessman

*February 26th, 1829, Buttenheim †September 26th, 1902, San Francisco

Juan Facundo Riaño y Montero

*November 24th, 1829, Granada †February 27th, 1901, Madrid

Asaph Hall

American astronomer (*1829 – †1907)

*October 15th, 1829, Goshen †November 22nd, 1907, Annapolis

August Kekulé

German organic chemist

*September 7th, 1829, Darmstadt †July 13th, 1896, Bonn

Robert Lowry

32nd governor of Mississippi

*March 10th, 1829, Chesterfield County †January 19th, 1910, Jackson

Thomas Hill

American painter (1829–1908)

*September 11th, 1829, West Midlands †June 30th, 1908, Madera County

Carl von Hänisch

German officer (1829-1908)

*January 4th, 1829, Racibórz †September 5th, 1908, Charlottenburg

Catherine Booth

Mother of The Salvation Army

*January 17th, 1829, Ashbourne †October 4th, 1890, Clacton-on-Sea

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.MDCCCXXIX

28.1.1829

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1829 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1829

January 1829

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

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January 28th, 1829

Born on January 28th, 1829

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 71,000 days old!

71,313 Days

10,187 Weeks

2,343 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

Born on January 28th, 1829

German officer (1829-1909)

Same Day Who's birthday is on January 28th?

Same year Born in 1829

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

28.1.1829

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Age in days, weeks and months
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