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Day Of The Week: January 28
January 28, 2024 is the 28th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 338 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
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
- 1077 –Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is lifted.
- 1547 –Henry VIII dies. His nine year old son, Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.
- 1624 –Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.
- 1918 –Finnish Civil War: Rebels seized control of the capital, Helsinki, and members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
- 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.
- 1935 –Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
- 1941 –French-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day.
- 1956 –Elvis Presley made his first US TV appearance
- 1986 –Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission – Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.
- 1998 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Tiger in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on January 28?
- 1865 –Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1928)
- 1890 –Robert Stroud, American convict, the Birdman of Alcatraz (d. 1963)
- 1922 –Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1993)
- 1930 –Kurt Biedenkopf, German politician
- 1957 –Frank Skinner, British comedian
- 1977 –Lyle Overbay, American baseball player
- 1980 –Nick Carter, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
- 1985 –Daniel Carcillo, Canadian hockey player
- 1986 –Shruti Haasan, Indian actress
- 1987 –Chelsea Brummet, American actress
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