January 28th, 1913

Born on January 28th, 1913

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 40,000 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, 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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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, 1913

30

Albert Rolland

French resistance fighter

*January 28th, 1913, Brest †September 17th, 1943, Fort Mont-Valérien

63

Bob Clark

American decathlete and long jumper (1913-1976)

*January 28th, 1913, Covina †May 13th, 1976, Arcadia

96

Ernst Cramer

German opinion journalist

*January 28th, 1913, Augsburg †January 19th, 2010, Berlin

51

Maurice Gosfield

American actor (1913-1964)

*January 28th, 1913, New York City †October 19th, 1964, Saranac Lake

91

Bernie Scherer

American football player (1913-2004)

*January 28th, 1913, Spencer †March 17th, 2004, Sun City

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Who's birthday is on January 28th?

44

Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

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

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

33

Jacco Arends

Badminton player

*January 28th, 1991, Haarlem

80

Lewis Wilson

American actor (1920–2000)

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

95

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

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

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

107

Johan van Hulst

Dutch politician, professor and teacher

*January 28th, 1911, Amsterdam †March 22nd, 2018, Amsterdam

71

Mike Moore

Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1990

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

84

Carlos Slim

Mexican business magnate and investor

*January 28th, 1940, Mexico City

52

Amy Coney Barrett

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

*January 28th, 1972, New Orleans

76

Bennie Thompson

American politician (born 1948)

*January 28th, 1948, Bolton

101

Vladimir Zeldin

Soviet and Russian actor

*January 28th, 1915, Michurinsk †October 31st, 2016, Moscow

71

Robert W. Holley

American biochemist (1922-1993)

*January 28th, 1922, Urbana †February 11th, 1993, Los Gatos

78

Nelson Olmsted

American actor (1914-1992)

*January 28th, 1914, Minneapolis †April 8th, 1992, Torrance

50

Robert Alton

American dancer and choreographer (1906-1957)

*January 28th, 1906, Bennington †January 1st, 1957, Los Angeles

86

Tomas Lindahl

Nobel prize winning Swedish biologist

*January 28th, 1938, Stockholm

43

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

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Born in 1913

81

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

93

Gerald Ford

President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*July 14th, 1913, Omaha †December 26th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

103

Alejandra Soler

Spanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)

*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, Valencia

84

Kai-Uwe von Hassel

German politician (1913–1997)

*April 21st, 1913 †May 8th, 1997, Aachen

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

*November 5th, 1913, Darjeeling †July 8th, 1967, Eaton Square

88

Anthony Dexter

American actor

*January 19th, 1913, Talmage †March 27th, 2001, Greeley

63

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

*November 22nd, 1913, Lowestoft †December 4th, 1976, Aldeburgh

80

Burt Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994)

*November 2nd, 1913, New York City †October 20th, 1994, Los Angeles

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

*February 4th, 1913, Tuskegee †October 24th, 2005, Detroit

74

Danny Kaye

American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)

*January 18th, 1913, Brooklyn †March 3rd, 1987, Los Angeles

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

*December 11th, 1913, Cherbourg †November 8th, 1998, Cannes

74

Trevor Howard

English film, stage and television actor (1913–1988)

*September 29th, 1913, Cliftonville †January 7th, 1988, Bushey

76

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

*September 7th, 1913, Sefton †October 20th, 1989, London

66

Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980)

*September 12th, 1913, Oakville †March 31st, 1980, Tucson

88

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

76

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

91

Claude Simon

French writer

*October 10th, 1913, Antananarivo †July 6th, 2005, Paris

86

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

100

Marc Platt

American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)

*December 2nd, 1913, Pasadena †March 29th, 2014, San Rafael

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

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1913 is a normal year and no leap year.

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