January 28th, 1876

Born on January 28th, 1876

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 54,000 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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, 1876

68

Karel Douša

Czech music educator, composer, choirmaster and organist (1876-1944)

*January 28th, 1876, Zlonice †April 3rd, 1944, Prague

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Born in 1876

91

Konrad Adenauer

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

*January 5th, 1876, Cologne †April 19th, 1967, Rhöndorf

71

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)

*December 25th, 1876, Karachi †September 11th, 1948, Karachi

69

Manuel de Falla

Spanish composer

*November 23rd, 1876, Cádiz †November 14th, 1946, Alta Gracia

40

Jack London

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen

82

Pius XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

*March 2nd, 1876, Rome †October 9th, 1958, Castel Gandolfo

75

Robert Guérin

President of FIFA (1876-1952)

*June 28th, 1876, France †March 19th, 1952

39

Jean Webster

American novelist (1876-1916)

*July 24th, 1876, Fredonia †June 11th, 1916, New York City

84

Wilhelm Pieck

German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)

*January 3rd, 1876, Guben †September 7th, 1960, Berlin

81

Paul Rivet

French ethnologist (1876-1958)

*May 7th, 1876, Wasigny †March 21st, 1958, Paris

86

Édouard Belin

French inventor

*March 5th, 1876, Vesoul †March 4th, 1963, Territet

76

Vincent Scotto

French composer

*April 21st, 1876, Marseille †November 15th, 1952, Paris

60

Orso Mario Corbino

Italian physicist (1876-1937)

*April 30th, 1876, Augusta †January 23rd, 1937, Rome

41

Mata Hari

Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy (1876-1917)

*August 7th, 1876, Leeuwarden †October 15th, 1917, Vincennes

72

Susan Glaspell

American writer (1876-1948)

*July 1st, 1876, Davenport †July 27th, 1948, Provincetown

75

Louise Lara

French actress (1876-1952)

*July 22nd, 1876, Château-Thierry †May 9th, 1952, 9th arrondissement of Paris

64

Sherwood Anderson

American writer

*September 13th, 1876, Camden †March 8th, 1941, Colón City

35

Jules Bonnot

French anarchist

*October 14th, 1876, Pont-de-Roide †April 28th, 1912, Hôtel-Dieu de Paris

63

Ernst Pfuhl

German classical archaeologist (1876–1940)

*November 7th, 1876, Charlottenburg †August 7th, 1940, Basel

78

Otto Diels

German chemist

*January 23rd, 1876, Hamburg †March 7th, 1954, Kiel

54

Hermann Müller

German politician (1876–1931)

*May 18th, 1876, Mannheim †March 20th, 1931, Berlin

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1876 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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