On This Day — January 28

🕰️ Notable Events on January 28

• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100 crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia, killing 92. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977 which dumps 10 feet (3.0 m) of snow in one day in Upstate New York, with Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — An unarmed United States Air Force T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — The National Football League announced expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for 1961 NFL season. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Elvis Presley makes his first American television appearance. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9 mph). Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali Khan and is accepted by Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Japanese forces attack Shanghai. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Knickerbocker Storm, Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Foundation of the Spanish Legion. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h). Wikipedia ↗
• 1878 — Yale Daily News becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1871 — Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice. Wikipedia ↗
• 1855 — A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1851 — Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois. Wikipedia ↗
• 1846 — The Battle of Aliwal, India, is won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith. Wikipedia ↗
• 1820 — A Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev discovers the Antarctic continent, approaching the Antarctic coast. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1754 — Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend. Wikipedia ↗
• 1724 — The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917. Wikipedia ↗
• 1624 — Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts. Wikipedia ↗
• 1573 — Articles of the Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1547 — Henry VIII dies. His nine-year-old son, Edward VI, becomes king. Wikipedia ↗
• 1521 — The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25. Wikipedia ↗
• 1393 — King Charles VI of France is nearly killed when several dancers' costumes catch fire during a masquerade ball. Wikipedia ↗
• 1077 — Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is lifted. Wikipedia ↗
• 1069 — Robert de Comines, the Earl of Northumbria, is killed while attempting to subdue rebels in Durham, England. This leads to the Harrying of the North by William the Conqueror. Wikipedia ↗
• 946 — Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler of the Buyid Empire. He is succeeded by Al-Muti as caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate. Wikipedia ↗
• 814 — Charlemagne dies of pleurisy in Aachen as the first Holy Roman Emperor. He is succeeded by his son Louis the Pious as king of the Frankish Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 661 — The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on January 28

• 1998 — Ariel Winter, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Richmond Boakye, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Mitch Cornish, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Andrei Savchenko, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Jordan Kahu, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Paul Henry, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Seiya Sanada, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Nathan Outteridge, Australian sailor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Asad Shafiq, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lauris Dārziņš, Latvian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ben Clucas, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Stephen Gostkowski, American Football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Andre Iguodala, American Basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Anne Panter, English field hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Elijah Wood, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Nick Carter, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Yasuhito Endō, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Jamie Carragher, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Sandis Buškevics, Latvian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Daunte Culpepper, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Joey Fatone, American singer, dancer, and television personality Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Takuma Sato, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Sireli Bobo, Fijian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Mark Madsen, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Rick Ross, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Pedro Pinto, Portuguese-American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Junior Spivey, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Tony Delk, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jermaine Dye, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ramsey Nasr, Dutch author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Mark Regan, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Nicky Southall, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Léon van Bon, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Giorgio Lamberti, Italian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Mo Rocca, American comedian and television journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Linda Sánchez, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Billy Brownless, Australian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Seiji Mizushima, Japanese director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — David Lawrence, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Juergen Teller, German-English photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Arnaldur Indriðason, Icelandic author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Loren Legarda, Filipino journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Frank Darabont, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Nick Price, Zimbabwean-South African golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Frank Skinner, English comedian, actor, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Richard Danielpour, American composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Peter Schilling, German singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Vinod Khosla, Indian-American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Nicolas Sarkozy, French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Peter Lampe, German theologian and historian Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Rick Warren, American pastor and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Chris Carter, English DJ and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Richard Glatzer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Brian Bilbray, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Billy Bass Nelson, American R&B/funk bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Barbi Benton, American actress, singer and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini king Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — David C. Hilmers, American colonel, physician, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Naila Kabeer, Bangladeshi-English economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Mike Moore, New Zealand union leader and politician, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Gregg Popovich, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Bob Moses, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Charles Taylor, Liberian politician, 22nd President of Liberia Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jeanne Shaheen, American educator and politician, 78th Governor of New Hampshire Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Frank Doubleday, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Maxwell Fuller, Australian chess player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Marthe Keller, Swiss actress and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — John Perkins, American author and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — John Tavener, English composer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Dick Taylor, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Erkki Pohjanheimo, Finnish director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Carlos Slim, Mexican businessman and philanthropist, founded Grupo Carso Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — John M. Fabian, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Tomas Lindahl, Swedish-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Leonid Zhabotinsky, Ukrainian weightlifter and coach (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Karel Čáslavský, Czech historian and television host (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Alan Alda, American actor, director, and writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — David Lodge, English author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Jack Hill, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Kurt Biedenkopf, German academic and politician, 54th President of the German Bundesrat Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Roy Clarke, English screenwriter, comedian and soldier Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Nikolai Parshin, Russian footballer and manager (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-American sculptor and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Edith M. Flanigen, American chemist Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Ronnie Scott, English saxophonist (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Jimmy Bryan, American race car driver (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Raja Ramanna, Indian physicist and politician (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Marcel Broodthaers, Belgian painter and poet (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Vytautas Norkus, Lithuanian-American basketball player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Harry Corbett, English puppeteer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Jackson Pollock, American painter (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, academic and author, Yad Vashem recipient Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — John Banner, Austrian actor (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — John Thomson, Scottish footballer (d. 1931) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Paul Misraki, Turkish-French composer and historian (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Aleksander Kamiński, Polish author and educator (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Alice Neel, American painter (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist and educator (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French author and poet (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese engineer and academic (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Vahan Terian, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1920) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1878 — Walter Kollo, German composer and conductor (d. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
• 1875 — Julián Carrillo, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1965) Wikipedia ↗
• 1874 — Alex Smith, Scottish golfer (d. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
• 1873 — Colette, French novelist and journalist (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
• 1873 — Monty Noble, Australian cricketer (d. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (d. 1928) Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (d. 1952) Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Charles Williams Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors (d. 1948) Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (d. 1918) Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — Julián Felipe, Filipino composer and educator (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1858 — Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (d. 1934) Wikipedia ↗
• 1855 — William Seward Burroughs I, American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation (d. 1898) Wikipedia ↗
• 1853 — José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist (d. 1895) Wikipedia ↗
• 1853 — Vladimir Solovyov, Russian philosopher, poet, and critic (d. 1900) Wikipedia ↗
• 1843 — Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet and linguist (d. 1890) Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh-American explorer and journalist (d. 1904) Wikipedia ↗
• 1833 — Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (d. 1885) Wikipedia ↗

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