January 28th, 1841

Born on January 28th, 1841

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 67,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 271 days, exactly on April 3rd, 2027, people who were born on January 28th, 1841 will be 68,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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, 1841

63

Henry Morton Stanley

British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)

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

Same year
Born in 1841

62

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer

*September 8th, 1841, Nelahozeves †May 1st, 1904, Prague

80

Otto von Gierke

German philosopher (1841–1921)

*January 11th, 1841, Szczecin †October 10th, 1921, Berlin

90

Ferdinand Buisson

French academic and politician (1841-1932)

*December 20th, 1841, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 16th, 1932, Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine

68

Alessandro Fortis

Italian politician (1842-1909)

*September 16th, 1841, Forlì †December 4th, 1909, Rome

88

Georges Clemenceau

Prime Minister of France, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920

*September 28th, 1841, Mouilleron-en-Pareds †November 24th, 1929, Paris

74

Karl Marbach

French priest (1841-1916)

*November 22nd, 1841, Wissembourg †October 15th, 1916, Strasbourg

90

Gustave Le Bon

French psychologist (1841-1931)

*May 7th, 1841, Nogent-le-Rotrou †December 13th, 1931, Paris

68

George Turner

British artist (1841-1910)

*April 2nd, 1841, Cromford †March 29th, 1910, Idridgehay

75

Emil Theodor Kocher

Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841-1917)

*August 25th, 1841, Bern †July 27th, 1917, Bern

84

Henri Fayol

French mining engineer and executive, developer a general theory of business administration Fayolism (1841-1925)

*July 29th, 1841, Istanbul †November 19th, 1925, Rue de Bellechasse

71

Lester Frank Ward

American sociologist and paleontologist (1841-1913)

*June 18th, 1841, Joliet †April 18th, 1913, Washington, D.C.

53

Emmanuel Chabrier

French Romantic composer and pianist

*January 18th, 1841, Ambert †September 13th, 1894, 9th arrondissement of Paris

77

Wilfrid Laurier

7th prime minister of Canada (1841-1919)

*November 20th, 1841, Saint-Lin–Laurentides †February 17th, 1919, Ottawa

93

Oliver Wendell Holmes

American jurist (1841–1935); US Supreme Court justice from 1902 to 1932

*March 8th, 1841, Boston †March 6th, 1935, Washington, D.C.

70

Gerhard Armauer Hansen

Norwegian physician

*July 29th, 1841, Bergen †February 12th, 1912, Florø

86

Ina Coolbrith

American poet, writer, and librarian

*March 10th, 1841, Nauvoo †February 29th, 1928, Oakland

74

Leopold Kny

German botanist (1841–1916)

*July 6th, 1841, Wrocław †June 26th, 1916, Berlin

70

Sam Loyd

American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician

*January 30th, 1841, Philadelphia †April 10th, 1911, New York City

69

Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev

Russian chemist

*June 20th, 1841, Kazan †August 19th, 1910, Kazan

59

Victor D'Hondt

Belgian jurist (1841-1901)

*November 20th, 1841, Ghent †May 30th, 1901, Ghent

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1841 is a normal year and no leap year.

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