What Happened on January 28
Historical Events
- 1521 Emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms in Worms, Germany which lasts until May 25th; Produced the "Edict of Worms" which denounced Martin Luther
- 1807 London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight
- 1813 Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is published by Thomas Egerton in the United Kingdom
- 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles lands in Singapore
- 1933 The name "Pakistan" is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali and gradually accepted by Muslims in the Indian sub-continent who use it to push for a separate Muslim homeland in South Asia
- More Historical Events
Jan 28 in Film & TV
- 1951 "La Vie Commence Demain" the 1st X-rated movie, depicting artificial insemination, opens in London
Jan 28 in Music
- 1985 Charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and other pop stars)
Jan 28 in Sport
- 2017 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams defeats older sister Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4 for her 7th Australian title and record 23rd Grand Slam event singles victory
Did You Know?
Robert McClure
Henry Morton Stanley
Colette
Jackson Pollock
Alan Alda
Elijah Wood
Would You Believe?
In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, being 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.
On January 28, 1887
Famous Weddings
- 1867 Labor union leader Samuel Gompers (17) weds co-worker Sophia Julian (16) in Brooklyn, New York
- 1904 German chancellor Konrad Adenauer (28) weds Emma Weyer at St. Stephan Catholic Church in Lindenthal, Germany
- 1925 Actress Gloria Swanson (25) weds aristocrat Henri de la Falaise (26) in Paris, France
Famous Divorces
- 2011 "Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria (37) divorces NBA player Tony Parker (30) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of a storybook wedding
More Weddings & Divorces
Charlemagne
Henry VIII
Francis Drake
John McCrae
Red GrangeArticles, Photos and Quiz
Riot Leader Accuses a Queen
How did Lord George Gordon, an aristocrat who led the Gordon Riots in London, lose a libel case on this day to French Queen Marie Antoinette?
January 28, 1788USS Challenger Explodes
The Space Shuttle Challenger moments after it exploded above Cape Canveral on January 28, 1986
January 28, 1986Weekly Quiz for January 27 - February 2
Who succeeded King Henry VIII to the English throne in 1547? Who wrote the novel Pride and Prejudice?
