January 28th, 1922

Born on January 28th, 1922

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 28th, 1922?

January 28th, 1922

Knickerbocker Storm: Washington, D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes a disaster when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses, killing over 100 people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knickerbocker_storm

January 28th, 1922

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knickerbocker_storm

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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 28th

Born on January 28th, 1922

71

Robert W. Holley

American biochemist (1922-1993)

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

92

Anna Gordy Gaye

American businesswoman, music executive and songwriter

*January 28th, 1922, Oconee †January 31st, 2014, Los Angeles

94

Karl Schlechta

Austrian football player and coach (1922-2016)

*January 28th, 1922, Austria †September 5th, 2016

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

80

Lewis Wilson

American actor (1920–2000)

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

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

44

Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

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

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

95

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

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

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

89

Eva Cassirer

German astronomer (1920-2009)

*January 28th, 1920, Berlin †September 19th, 2009, Calvià

86

Tomas Lindahl

Nobel prize winning Swedish biologist

*January 28th, 1938, Stockholm

92

Maria Becker

German-Swiss film and theater actress, director, artistic director, reciter, and radio play speaker

*January 28th, 1920, Berlin †September 5th, 2012, Uster

43

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

85

John M. Fabian

American pilot and astronaut

*January 28th, 1939, Baytown

87

Roxana Darín

Argentinian actor (1931-2018)

*January 28th, 1931, Buenos Aires †September 13th, 2018, Buenos Aires

107

Johan van Hulst

Dutch politician, professor and teacher

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

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Born in 1922

93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

*November 30th, 1922, Vienna †January 28th, 2016, Jerusalem

75

Poul Bundgaard

Danish actor and opera singer

*October 27th, 1922, Hellerup †June 3rd, 1998, Gentofte

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

*May 27th, 1922, Belgravia †June 7th, 2015, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

47

Judy Garland

American actress and singer (1922–1969)

*June 10th, 1922, Grand Rapids †June 22nd, 1969, Chelsea

58

Hattie Jacques

English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen (1922-1980)

*February 7th, 1922, Sandgate †October 6th, 1980, Eardley Crescent

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

84

Eva Ebner

German actor, screenwriter ans assistant director

*January 14th, 1922, Gdańsk †January 31st, 2006, Berlin

88

Ilse Jahn

German biologist, historian of science and curator (1922–2010)

*February 2nd, 1922, Chemnitz †May 8th, 2010, Berlin

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

*March 20th, 1922, The Bronx †June 29th, 2020, Beverly Hills

95

Stan Lee

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)

*December 28th, 1922, Manhattan †November 12th, 2018, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

98

Arthur Ashkin

American physicist (1922-2020)

*September 2nd, 1922, Brooklyn †September 21st, 2020, Rumson

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

82

Barbara Bel Geddes

American actress (1922–2005)

*October 31st, 1922, New York City †August 8th, 2005, Northeast Harbor

93

Patrick Macnee

English actor (1922–2015)

*February 6th, 1922, Paddington †June 25th, 2015, Rancho Mirage

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

*September 8th, 1922, Yonkers †February 12th, 2014, Beverly Hills

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

*December 7th, 1922, Aguilares †December 15th, 2000, Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus

93

Madeleine Sherwood

Canadian actress

*November 13th, 1922, Montreal †April 23rd, 2016, Saint-Hippolyte

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

*December 11th, 1922, Pechenga †January 10th, 2008, Los Angeles

53

Margaret Leighton

British actress (1922–1976)

*February 26th, 1922, Barnt Green †January 13th, 1976, Chichester

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1922 is a normal year and no leap year.

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