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1457 Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509) 1600 Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69) 1608 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist 1611 Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger) 1693 Anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS) 1706 John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) 1717 Moestafa III, Sultan (Turkey) 1768 Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814) 1775 Peter the Great, Russia 1791 Louis-J-F Hrold, France, opera composer (Zampa) 1815 Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1875 1818 George Sewall Boutwell, MC (Union), died in 1905 1822 Alexander MacKenzie, (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78) 1825 George Edward Pickett, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875 1828 Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1868 1831 Henry Brevard Davidson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 1833 Charles George Gordon, England, military hero (China, Khartoum) 1841 Henry Stanley, journalist/explorer (found Livingston in Africa) 1853 Jos Mart¡ y Perez, Cuba, poet/essayist/politician 1855 William Seward Burroughs, inventor (recording adding machine) 1858 M Eugne F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist 1865 Kaarlo Juho Sthlberg, 1st president of Finland (1919-25) 1869 Ozaki Koyo, Japan, novelist/essayist/haiku poet (The Heart) 1873 "Sidonie Gabrielle" Colette, Burgundy France, novelist (Chri, Gigi) 1880 Mary Boland, US, comedienne/actress (Ruggles of Red Gap) 1884 Auguste Piccard, Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist) 1884 Jean Felix Piccard, Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist) 1884 Lucien H d'Azambuja, France, astronomer (chromosome of sun) 1886 Artur Rubinstein, Lodz Poland, pianist 1892 Ernst Lubitsch, Germany, actor (Love Parade) 1897 Valentin Katayev, Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled) 1898 Wies Moens, Flemish writer/nazi 19-- Joel Crothers, actor (Edge of Night) 19-- Susan Buckner, Seattle Wash, actress (George-Hardy Boys) 1900 Anni Holdmann, Germany, 100m runner (Olympic-1928) 1900 Hermann Kesten, German writer (Allert de Lange) 1903 Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, crystallographer (1st woman in Royal Society) 1905 Gaston Rbry, Flemish cyclist 1906 Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show) 1908 Hans [Hendrik AJ] Tiemeer, actor/director/writer (Fear) 1910 Arnold Moss, NYC, actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Qubec, Viva Zapata) 1910 John Banner, Vienna Austria, actor (Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes) 1912 Jackson Pollack, abstract artist (Lavender Mist) 1918 Vito Scotti, SF Calif, actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park) 1918 Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, Uruguayan politician/human rights worker 1922 Robert W Holley, US, biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel '68) 1924 Frank R Lautenberg, (Sen-D-NJ) 1928 Slade Gorton, (Sen-R-WA, 1981- ) 1929 Claes Oldenburg, US Pop artist (Happenings, Alphabet/Good Humor) 1932 Thomas J Bliley Jr, (Rep-R-VA, 1981- ) 1932 William Parry O'Brien, Calif, shot putter, (Olympic-gold-52, 56) 1933 Susan Sontag, NYC, author/film director (Benefactor, 1966 Pol Award) 1934 Bill White, US, 1st baseman (Cards)/announcer (Yanks)/pres (NL) 1936 Alan Alda, [Alphonso D'Abruzzo], NYC, actor (Hawkeye Pierce-M*A*S*H) 1939 John M Fabian, Goosecreek Tx, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G) 1942 Hansdjrgen Bumler, Germany, pairs ice skater (Olympic-silver-1948) 1942 Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1964) 1943 Dick Taylor, rock vocalist (Pretty Thing-Cry on Me) 1943 John Beck, Chic, actor (Mark-Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara) 1943 Susan Howard, Marshall Tx, actress (Donna-Dallas, Petrocelli) 1944 Brian Keenan, rock drummer (Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today) 1944 Martin Fried, rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball) 1946 Renne Jarrett, Bkln NY, actress (Nancy) 1946 Rick Allen, rocker (Box Tops-Letter) 1949 Thomas J Downey, (Rep-D-NY, 1975- ) 1950 Barbi Benton, [Klein], Calif, Playboy model (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!) 1950 David C Hilmers, Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42) 1950 Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk, Russia, colonel/cosmonaut 1954 Anicee Alvina, Paris France, actress (Friends) 1954 Shawn Murray, rocker (Mink DeVille) 1956 Peter Schilling, rocker 1959 Dave Sharp, rocker (Alarm-In the Summertime) 1960 John Caliri, Providence RI, actor (Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble) 1961 Luann L Lee, Santa Monica Ca, playmate (Jan, 1987) 1963 Danny Spitz, heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-Protest & Survive) 1981 Elijah Wood, actor 1985 Athina Onassis, daughter of Christina Back to GREGSITE Passings for January 28814 Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71 1119 Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies 1256 William of Holland, Holy Roman emperor, dies at about 28 1393 Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball 1528 Philips of Kleef, gentleman of Ravenstein, dies 1547 Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55 1560 John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist 1595 Sir Francis Drake, English navigator, dies at about 50 1621 Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies 1687 Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday 1754 Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille) 1810 Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, is shot 1829 William Burke, murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh 1903 Robert Planquette, French composer (Cantinire, Nel Gwynne), dies 1918 John McCrae, Canadian poet & physician, dies 1924 Simon Abramsz, writer (Artist book), dies 1935 Michail M Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer/conductor, dies 1938 Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies 1939 William Butler Yeats, Irish poet, dies in France at 73 1957 Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88 1959 Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73 1963 Jean Felix Piccard, swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday 1965 Johan Fiolet, actor/director, dies 1972 Cut Wagemaker, [Adrian B], statue artist, dies 1973 John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday 1975 Antonin Novotny, Czechoslovakian president, dies 1977 Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92 1980 Jimmy Durante, NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86 1984 John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71 1986 Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astr, dies in Challenger 1986 Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr, dies in Challenger disaster 1991 Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66 1992 Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37 1992 Nahman Avigad, Israeli archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for January 28[Rwanda] Democracy Day (1961) [Australia] Australia Day (last Monday in January) (1788) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for January 28[RC] Feast of St Valerius 814 [RC] Feast of St Charlemagne 1258 [old RC] Commemoration of St Peter Nolasco (now 1/31) 1274 [Ang, RC] Memorial of St Thomas Aquinas, priest, friar Back to GREGSITE Special events for January 28Russian dates are Old Style to 1918, New Style thereafter [Rome] a d v Kal Feb [Sweden] Karl name day 1099 1st Crusaders begins seige of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria 1393 Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents) 1495 Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France 1547 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England 1561 By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended 1581 James VI signs the 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland 1613 Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune 1787 Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes 1788 Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France 1807 London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight 1814 Stendahl's 1st book is published 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore 1821 Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica 1824 William Kneass becomes 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40) 1830 The opera "Fra Diavolo" is produced (Paris) 1846 Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India) 1848 King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution 1851 Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered 1858 John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry 1860 Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua 1864 Battle of New Bern, NC 1865 Pres Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners 1871 Paris surrenders to Prussians 1875 J Palisa discovers asteroid #142 Polana 1878 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT) 1878 George W Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator 1878 Yale Daily News published, 1st college daily newspaper 1889 A Charlois discovers asteroid #282 Clorinde 1899 American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress 1909 A Kopff discovers asteroid #679 Pax 1909 US milt forces leave Cuba for 2nd time 1911 Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo 1915 1st US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK) 1915 US Coast Guard created from Life Saving & Revenue Cutter services 1915 US Pres Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates 1916 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, nominated 1916 German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain & France 1916 The opera "Goyescas" is 1st performed (NYC) 1917 M Wolf discovers asteroid #862 Franzia 1918 Strike on Berlin ammunition's factory 1918 Trotsky become the leader of the Reds 1922 American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League" 1922 J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL 1923 1st "Reichs Party" (NSDAP) forms in Munich 1923 Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent 1923 NSDAP 1st election in Munich 1925 -46ø F (-43ø C), Pittsburgh, New Hampshire (state record) 1927 M Wolf discovers asteroid #1069 Planckia 1927 Serbian-Croatian-Slavic govt of Oezonowitsj falls 1928 Christopher Hornsrud chosen PM of Norway at age 101 1930 K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1143 Odysseus & #1144 Oda 1932 1st US state unemployment insurance act enacted-Wisconsin 1932 Japan occupies Shanghai 1933 French cabinet of Paul & Boncour falls 1933 German cabinet of von Schleicher falls 1934 1st US ski tow (rope) begins operation, Woodstock, Vermont 1938 A Patry discovers asteroid #1516 Henry 1942 German troops occupy Benghazi Libya 1943 Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with 5 points in a game 1945 Gen "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell & truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China 1947 "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000 1950 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1615 Bardwell 1950 Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud 1953 J Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show" 1953 WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show) 1956 Elvis' 1st TV appearance "Dorsey Brothers Show" 1958 Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor 1958 Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck 1959 Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US 1960 1st photograph bounced off Moon, Washington DC 1960 Goon Show's final episode on BBC 1960 NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) & Minn Vikings (1961) franchises 1961 Republic of Rwanda proclaimed 1962 Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia & survives 1963 -34ø F (-37ø C), Cynthiana, Kentucky (state record) 1967 Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together" 1968 The 'Minerve,' a French submarine disappeared in the Mediterranean, never to be found. 1969 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in N America 1973 "Barnaby Jones" premiers on CBS TV 1973 Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont 1973 Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" 1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak 1978 "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premiers on ABC TV 1982 K Jensen & K Augustesen discovers asteroid #3309 Brorfelde 1984 E Bowell discovers asteroid #3064 Zimmer 1984 LA Kings stop Wayne Gretsky 51 game scoring streak 1984 Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas 1984 Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, W Germany 1986 25th Space Shuttle (51L)-Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff 1986 Angolian Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, DC 1987 T Niijima & T Urata discovers asteroid #3585 1987 Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant 1990 Defending champion Ivan Lendl beats Stefan Edberg for Australian Open 1991 "A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premiers on NBC-TV 1991 18th Annual American Music Awards 1991 Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule 1995 Russia was mere moments away from starting a nuclear war after it detected a missile being launched from Norway. For the first time in Russian history, the country's leaders activated their nuclear suitcases in anticipation of what they believed would be a Soviet counter-strike. After eight tense minutes, it was determined that the missile was not an impending attack against Russia. Later, it was revealed that the missile was, in fact, a Norwegian scientific craft and that Russia had been informed of the event but that the information never made its way down to those in charge of monitoring the skies over the country. Back to GREGSITE Facts for January 2828th day of the year with 337 remaining (Numerology = 2) 1916 66øF highest temperature for this date in NYC 1925 -2øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on January 2801/28/49 --- Careless Hands --- Kaye, Sammy 01/28/56 --- No, Not Much! --- Four Lads 01/28/56 --- Moriat-Theme From A Three Penny Opera --- Hyman Trio, Dick 01/28/67 --- Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye --- Casinos 01/28/67 --- Gimme Some Lovin' --- Davis, Spencer 01/28/67 --- Beat Goes On, The --- Sonny & Cher 01/28/78 --- Thunder Island --- Ferguson, Jay 01/28/84 --- New Moon On Monday --- Duran Duran 01/28/84 --- I Want A New Drug --- Lewis, Huey & The News 01/28/84 --- Girls Just Want To Have Fun --- Lauper, Cyndi 01/28/89 --- Don't Tell Me Lies --- Breathe 01/28/89 --- Roni --- Brown, Bobby 01/28/89 --- Paradise City --- Guns N' Roses 01/28/89 --- Lost In Your Eyes --- Gibson, Debbie 01/28/89 --- My Heart Can't Tell You No --- Stewart, Rod |
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