January 28

Events

 * - : The of  is lifted.
 * - begins, lasting until.
 * - dies. His nine year old son,  becomes King, and the first  ruler of.
 * - Articles of are signed, sanctioning  in.
 * -, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word .
 * - founds the first  colony in the Caribbean, on.
 * - The was founded in  by, and implemented in the Senate decree. It was called St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
 * - created by  as one of the.
 * - is first published in the.
 * - n expedition led by and  discovered the  continent approaching the.
 * -, won by  troops commanded by.
 * - The first runs from the  to the  on the.
 * - : ends in French defeat and an armistice.
 * -  becomes the first daily, college in the.
 * - In a at, , the world's largest flakes are reported, being 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.
 * - The is founded in  with a $10 million gift from.
 * - troops leave  with the exception of  after being there since the.
 * - An act of the creates the.
 * - becomes the first  appointed to the.
 * - Municipally owned take to the streets of.
 * - : seized control of the capital,, and members of the  go underground.
 * - A symbolic is installed beneath the  in  to honour the unknown dead of.
 * -, Washington DC's biggest snowfall, causes Washington DC's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater collapses.
 * - ese forces.
 * - The name is  by  Khan and is accepted by the  who then thereby adopted it further for the  seeking independence.
 * - The first in  begins operation in.
 * - becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic.
 * - The on a  is broken by driver  in the.
 * - : Supplies begin to reach the over the newly reopened.
 * - , 's greatest sailing, founders on a an reef.
 * - hanged for a  carried out by Christopher Craig.
 * - and  begin their  spree with the killings of her parents and infant sister.
 * - collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa Bay Florida and capsizes; killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
 * - general  is rescued by  anti- forces after 42 days of captivity under the.
 * - : mission  -  breaks apart 73 seconds after liftoff killing all seven s onboard, including, who was supposed to be the first teacher in space.
 * - The first trial of accused murderer ends in a mistrial. He and his brother  are later found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
 * - Gunmen hold at least 400 children and teachers hostage for several hours at an elementary school in,.
 * - Flight 120, a -100 crashes in the  mountains in southern  killing 92.
 * - publishes his  into the death of  weapons inspector Dr..

Births

 * - Queen (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, Scottish writer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian physiologist and physicist (d. )
 * -, astronomer (d. )
 * -, French astronomer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician and geographer (d. )
 * -, English printer (d. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German critic and poet (d. )
 * -, German physician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, 2nd (d. )
 * -, British soldier and administrator (d. )
 * -, Welsh-born explorer and journalist (d. )
 * -, Cuban revolutionary (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, co-founder of , which would become as well as co-founder of  (d. )
 * 1864  -, English engineer - inventor of the first  (d. )
 * -, Indian freedom fighter (d. )
 * 1865  -, first president of Finland (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Russian theatre director (d. )
 * -, French-born painter and poet (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, Swiss physicist (d. )
 * -, Romanian writer (d. )
 * -, Polish pianist and conductor (d. )
 * -, American convict, the Birdman of Alcatraz (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, German-born film director (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, Finnish clergyman and politician (d. )
 * -, Polish writer (d. )
 * -, French composer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, Austrian actor (d. )
 * 1910  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, English puppeteer (d. )
 * -, American biochemist, (d. )
 * -, British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner (d. )
 * 1927  -, Japanese director (d. )
 * -, English jazz clarinetist
 * 1929  -, Swedish-born artist
 * -, American film director
 * -, Argentine racing driver (d. )
 * 1934  -, Thai actor (d. )
 * -, English author
 * -, Albanian writer
 * -, American actor, writer, and director
 * -, Ukrainian weightlifter
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English composer
 * -, English musician
 * -, Russian dancer
 * 1948  -, President of Liberia
 * -, American actress
 * 1950  -, King of
 * -, American politician
 * 1951  -, Ukrainian cosmonaut
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
 * 1953  -, English musician
 * -, American pastor and author
 * -, President of France
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American filmmaker
 * 1959  -, American personality
 * 1959  -, Welsh guitarist
 * -, American cultural historian, writer, and producer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American musician, guitarist for
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * 1968  -, American musician
 * 1968  -, born William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper
 * -, American actress
 * 1969  -, American writer and comedian
 * 1969  -, American politician
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1974  -, American baseball player
 * 1974  -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * -, American writer
 * 1975  -, Canadian Olympic diver
 * 1975  -, English singer
 * 1975  -, American baseball player
 * 1975  -, American Actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1976  -, American drummer
 * 1976  -, British actor
 * 1976  -, Greek footballer
 * 1976  -, Japanese professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * 1977  -, American singer
 * 1977  -, American guitarist
 * 1977  -, Japanese Formula One driver
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1978  -, English footballer
 * 1978  -, Senegalese footballer
 * -, English model
 * 1979  -, Swedish skateboarder
 * -, American singer
 * 1980  -, American drug dealer and fugitive
 * -, American football player
 * 1981  -, American actor
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, French footballer
 * -, English
 * -, American actor

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - Duke (b. )
 * -, queen of (b. )
 * -, Chancellor of France
 * - King (b. )
 * - Sir, English explorer and soldier
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, English diplomat and library founder (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English royalist churchman (b. )
 * -, Chancellor of France (b. )
 * -, Polish astronomer (b. )
 * -, English conspirator
 * (O.S.) - Tsar, (b. )
 * -, Norwegian historian and writer (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French engineer and physicist (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Belgian economist (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist (b. )
 * -, Canadian poet (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, Greek architect and shooter (b. )
 * -, German racecar driver (b. )
 * -, Irish writer, (b. )
 * -, French race car driver (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, president of Finland (b.)
 * -, 9th (b. )
 * 1953   -  (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, French cyclist (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * 1965  -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, British psychoanalyst (b. )
 * -, Austrian actor (b. )
 * -, British singer (b. )
 * 1983  -, 15th  (b. )
 * - Crew of :
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Russian-born poet, (b. )
 * 1996  -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * 1996  -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, Irish painter (b. )
 * 1999  - Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Swedish author (b. )
 * -, U.S. Navy officer (b. )
 * 2004  -, Puerto Rican radio host (b. )
 * 2004  -, American football player (b. )
 * 2004  -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English singer and songwriter (b. )
 * 2005  -, French actress (suicide) (b. )
 * 2005  -, French actor (b. )
 * -, rabbi (b. around )
 * 2006  -, English comedian (b. )
 * -, Swiss professional road racing cyclist (b. )
 * 2007  - Father, Roman Catholic Priest and American politician (b. )
 * 2007  -, Czech composer of popular music (b. )
 * 2007  -, Taiwanese actress (b. )
 * 2007  -, Russian athlete (b. )
 * 2007  -, the world's oldest living person from January 24-28, 2007

Holidays and observances

 * - Feast day of
 * World Day