Historical events on January 28

JANUARY 28, 1984

Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, causing some of the most severe flooding recorded in the region.

Severe Tropical Storm Domoina in 1984 caused 100-year floods in South Africa and record rainfall in Swaziland. The fourth named storm of Read More

JANUARY 28, 1933

Choudhry Rahmat Ali published a pamphlet in which he called for the creation of a Muslim state in north-western India that he termed "Pakstan".

Choudhry Rahmat Ali was a Pakistani nationalist activist who was one of the earliest proponents of the creation of the state of Read More

JANUARY 28, 1547

Nine-year-old Edward VI, the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant, became king.

Edward VI was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 Read More

JANUARY 28, 1671

Anglo-Spanish War: In pursuit of retreating Spanish troops, English soldiers sacked the city of Panama.

The Anglo-Spanish War was a conflict between the English Protectorate and Spain between 1654 and 1660. It was driven by the economic Read More

JANUARY 28, 1393

King Charles VI of France (pictured) was nearly killed when several other dancers' costumes caught fire during a masquerade ball in Paris.

Charles VI, nicknamed the Beloved and in the 19th century, the Mad, was King of France from 1380 until his death in Read More

JANUARY 28, 1754

The word serendipity, derived from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, was coined by Horace Walpole (pictured) in a letter to a friend.

Serendipity is an unplanned fortunate discovery. The term was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754.

JANUARY 28, 1142

Despite having saved the southern Song dynasty from attempts by the northern Jin dynasty to conquer it, Chinese general Yue Fei was executed by the Song government.

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu Read More

JANUARY 28, 1069

Robert de Comines, Earl of Northumbria, was killed in Durham, causing William the Conqueror to embark on a campaign to subjugate northern England.

Robert de Comines was briefly Earl of Northumbria. (Image Credits)

JANUARY 28, 1958

The Lego Group, a Danish toy company, filed a patent in Denmark for the design of Lego bricks (pictured).

Lego A/S, also known as The Lego Group, is a Danish construction toy production company based in Billund. It manufactures Lego-branded toys, Read More

JANUARY 28, 1964

Three U.S. Air Force pilots aboard an unarmed T-39 Sabreliner were killed when the aircraft was shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19.

The North American Sabreliner, later sold as the Rockwell Sabreliner, is an American mid-sized business jet developed by North American Aviation. It Read More

JANUARY 28, 1986

The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission, killing all seven crew members.

Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the commanding ship Read More

JANUARY 28, 1941

About three hours after Thai bombers raided Sisophon, a ceasefire paused hostilities in the Franco-Thai War.

A bomber is a military combat aircraft that utilizes air-to-ground weaponry to drop bombs, launch torpedoes, or deploy air-launched cruise missiles.

JANUARY 28, 1941

The Uline Arena in Washington, D.C., opened to host the Ice Capades.

The Uline Arena, later renamed the Washington Coliseum, was an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. located at 1132, 1140, and 1146 3rd Read More

JANUARY 28, 1922

The largest recorded snowstorm in the history of Washington, D.C., collapsed the Knickerbocker Theatre (damage pictured), killing 98 people.

The Knickerbocker storm was a blizzard on January 27–28, 1922 in the upper South and the middle Atlantic United States. The storm Read More

JANUARY 28, 1916

The province of Manitoba passed a law that first granted some Canadian women the right to vote.

Manitoba is a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's fifth-most populous province, with a population Read More

JANUARY 28, 1813

English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally written between 1796 and 1797.

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed Read More

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