January 28th, 1925

Born on January 28th, 1925

Age in days, weeks and months
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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English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.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, 1925

79

Raja Ramanna

Indian nuclear scientist (1925-2004)

*January 28th, 1925, Tumkur †September 24th, 2004, Mumbai

84

Andrzej Stelmachowski

Polish politician (1925-2009)

*January 28th, 1925, Poznań †April 6th, 2009, Warsaw

93

Scotty Bloch

American actress (1925–2018)

*January 28th, 1925, Pelham †September 15th, 2018, Niantic

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

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

80

Lewis Wilson

American actor (1920–2000)

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

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

71

Robert W. Holley

American biochemist (1922-1993)

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

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

95

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

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

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

86

Tomas Lindahl

Nobel prize winning Swedish biologist

*January 28th, 1938, Stockholm

87

Roxana Darín

Argentinian actor (1931-2018)

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

83

Per Oscarsson

Swedish film actor, director, producer and screenwriter (1927-2010)

*January 28th, 1927, Kungsholm parish †December 31st, 2010, Ardala parish

43

Elijah Wood

American actor

*January 28th, 1981, Cedar Rapids

85

John M. Fabian

American pilot and astronaut

*January 28th, 1939, Baytown

78

Akiko Kikuchi

Japanese singer (1924-2002)

*January 28th, 1924, Tokyo †April 7th, 2002

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Born in 1925

73

Mel Tormé

American recording artist

*September 13th, 1925, Chicago †June 5th, 1999, Los Angeles

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

87

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

*October 13th, 1925, Grantham †April 8th, 2013, The Ritz London

80

Pedro González González

American actor (1925-2006)

*May 24th, 1925, Aguilares †February 6th, 2006, Culver City

89

Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin

94

Olof Thunberg

Swedish actor (1925–2020)

*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka

76

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

81

Georg Buschner

German association football player and manager (1925-2007)

*December 26th, 1925, Gera †February 12th, 2007, Jena

68

Mai Zetterling

Swedish actress (1925–1994)

*May 24th, 1925, Västerås †March 17th, 1994, London

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

80

Attilâ İlhan

Turkish poet and writer

*June 15th, 1925, Menemen †October 10th, 2005, Istanbul

58

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925–1984)

*November 10th, 1925, Pontrhydyfen †August 5th, 1984, Geneva

86

Dietmar Kienast

German historian of classical antiquity and university teacher (1925-2012)

*August 22nd, 1925, Berlin †February 13th, 2012, Olching

81

Günter Ebert

German journalist and writer (1925-2006)

*February 19th, 1925, Meerane †July 17th, 2006, Berlin

89

Rolf Henniger

German actor (1925-2015)

*August 30th, 1925, Erfurt †August 15th, 2015, Berlin

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

*April 26th, 1925, Chernivtsi †January 7th, 2013, Tel Aviv

98

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

*September 8th, 1925, Southsea †July 24th, 1980, Middlesex Hospital

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1925 is a normal year and no leap year.

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