January 28th, 1927

Born on January 28th, 1927

Weekday

Friday

January 28th, 1927 was a Friday.

Age

People born on January 28th, 1927 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 99 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1927 - February 19th, 1927

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 662 days, exactly on May 17th, 2028, people who were born on January 28th, 1927 will be 37,000 days old!

36,338 Days

5,191 Weeks

1,193 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Born on January 28th, 1927: When to retire?

Birth

67 80

Childhood & Education 20 Years

Work 47 Years

Retirement 13 Years

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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, 1927

Per Oscarsson

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

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

Same year
Born in 1927

Shirley Fry

American tennis and badminton player

*June 30th, 1927, Akron †July 13th, 2021, Naples

Hans Wußing

German historian of mathematics

*October 15th, 1927, Waldheim †April 26th, 2011, Leipzig

Roger Moore

English actor (1927–2017)

*October 14th, 1927, Stockwell †May 23rd, 2017, Crans-Montana

Hansjürgen Müller-Beck

German prehistorian

*August 13th, 1927, Apolda †August 2nd, 2018, Bern

John Boardman

British classical archaeologist (1927-2024)

*August 20th, 1927, London Borough of Redbridge †May 23rd, 2024

Benedict XVI

265 pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)

*April 16th, 1927, Birth house of Benedict XVI †December 31st, 2022, Mater Ecclesiae Monastery

Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)

*March 6th, 1927, Aracataca †April 17th, 2014, Mexico City

Harry Belafonte

American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)

*March 1st, 1927, Seraing †April 25th, 2023, New York City

Werner Liebrich

German footballer (1927–1995)

*January 18th, 1927, Kaiserslautern †March 20th, 1995, Kaiserslautern

Johannes Georg Seidel

*May 16th, 1927, Dresden †August 26th, 2017

Günter Grass

German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)

*October 16th, 1927, Free City of Danzig †April 13th, 2015, Lübeck

Rosalynn Carter

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, Plains

Uta Ranke-Heinemann

German Catholic theologian and author; World's first woman to hold a chair in Catholic theology (1927-2021)

*October 2nd, 1927, Essen †March 25th, 2021, Essen

Olof Palme

Swedish Prime Minister (1969–76, 1982–86)

*January 30th, 1927, Stockholm †February 28th, 1986, Sveavägen

Karl Peter Grotemeyer

German mathematician (1927–2007)

*September 8th, 1927, Osnabrück †July 30th, 2007, Bielefeld

Harry Mulisch

Dutch writer

*July 29th, 1927, Haarlem †October 30th, 2010, Amsterdam

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist (1927-1994)

*January 25th, 1927, Rio de Janeiro †December 8th, 1994, New York City

Kika de la Garza

American politician (1927-2017)

*September 22nd, 1927, Mercedes †March 13th, 2017, McAllen

Agustín Edwards Eastman

Chilean publisher and journalist (1927–2017)

*November 24th, 1927, 8th arrondissement of Paris †April 24th, 2017, Graneros

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer (1927–2017)

*August 23rd, 1927, Talmont †April 25th, 2017, 6th arrondissement of Paris

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

XXVIII.I.MCMXXVII

28.1.1927

Legend

M = 1000

CM = 900

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Born on January 28th, 1927
Future birthdays

100

2027Thursday, January 28th

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1927 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1927

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January 28th, 1927

Born on January 28th, 1927

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 36,000 days old!

36,338 Days

5,191 Weeks

1,193 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Born on January 28th, 1927: When to retire?

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What happened on January 28th?

Ali, the fourth Islamic caliph, was assassinated, effectively ending the Rashidun Caliphate.

U.S. president Ronald Reagan lifted price controls from petroleum products, contributing to the 1980s oil glut.

In Gitarama, Rwanda, local and other government officials initiated a coup to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic.

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.

The province of Manitoba passed a law that first granted some Canadian women the right to vote.

Anglo-Spanish War: In pursuit of retreating Spanish troops, English soldiers sacked the city of Panama.

The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission (video featured), killing all seven crew members.

Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, causing some of the most severe flooding recorded in the region.

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.

The Lego Group, a Danish toy company, filed a patent in Denmark for the design of Lego bricks.

World War II: About three hours after Thai bombers raided Sisophon, a ceasefire paused hostilities in the Franco-Thai War.

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".

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

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

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, 1927

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

Same year Born in 1927

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 28th

Joseph Freinademetz

Julian of Cuenca

Thomas Aquinas

January 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Army Day (Armenia)

Data Privacy Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

28.1.1927

Legend

Born on January 28th, 1927 Future birthdays

100

Leap year

Calendar January 1927

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Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

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

Same year
Born in 1927

Born on January 28th, 1927
Future birthdays

Calendar
January 1927

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53	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
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56	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
57	31