Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: January 28
January 28, 2025 is the 28th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 337 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aquarius is your zodiac sign. Garnet is your modern birthstone. Emerald is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: January 28
- 1547 –Henry VIII dies. His nine year old son, Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.
- 1820 –A Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev discovers the Antarctic continent approaching the Antarctic coast.
- 1878 –Yale Daily News becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States.
- 1896 –Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent became the first person to be convicted of speeding. He is fined 1 shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph, thus exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph.
- 1909 –United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War.
- 1956 –Elvis Presley made his first US TV appearance
- 1960 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rat in Chinese astrology.
- 1977 –The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977, which severely affects and cripples much of Upstate New York, but Buffalo, NY, Syracuse, NY, Watertown, NY, and surrounding areas are most affected, each area accumulating close to 10 ft of snow on this one day.
- 1982 –US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.
- 1986 –Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission – Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.
Who were born on January 28?
- 1755 –Samuel Thomas von Sömmering, German physician (d. 1830)
- 1863 –Ernest William Christmas, Australian painter (d. 1918)
- 1941 –Joel Crothers, American actor (d. 1985)
- 1944 –Susan Howard, American actress
- 1945 –Marthe Keller, Swiss actress
- 1950 –Barbi Benton, American actress
- 1967 –Jan Lamb, Chinese disc jockey & comedian
- 1975 –Terri Colombino, American actress
- 1985 –Daniel Carcillo, Canadian hockey player
- 1987 –Chelsea Brummet, American actress
Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Try this! Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters JTTAXOU? Check your answers here: Words with these letters JTTAXOU. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)