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January 28

January 28 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1069 and 1984. Robert de Comines, appointed Earl of Northumbria by William the Conqueror, rides into Durham, England, where he is defeated and killed by rebels. This incident leads to the Harrying of the North.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on January 28?

January 28 is the 28th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1069 and 1984. Famous people born on January 28 include Nicolas Sarkozy, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Kathleen Lonsdale.

The shape of the day

January 28's record stretches 915 years, from 1069 to 1984. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Aquarius is the sign for January 28 — read more on the Aquarius page, or see January's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on January 28

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie Shelter
  • TV Underground

2025

  • Game Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter
  • Game Eternal Strands
  • Game Carmen Sandiego
  • Game Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

2022

  • Game Pokémon Legends: Arceus
  • TV All of Us Are Dead

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1069

    Robert de Comines

    Robert de Comines, appointed Earl of Northumbria by William the Conqueror, rides into Durham, England, where he is defeated and killed by rebels. This incident leads to the Harrying of the North.

  2. 1393

    Charles VI of France

    King Charles VI of France is nearly killed when several other dancers' costumes catch fire during a masquerade ball in Paris.

  3. 1547

    Edward VI

    Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.

  4. 1909

    Cuba

    United States troops leave Cuba, with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after being there since the Spanish–American War.

  5. 1916

    Manitoba

    The Canadian province of Manitoba grants women the right to vote and run for office in provincial elections (although still excluding women of Indigenous or Asian heritage), marking the first time women in Canada are granted voting rights.

  6. 1922

    Knickerbocker storm

    Knickerbocker Storm: Washington, D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes a disaster when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses, killing over 100 people.

  7. 1935

    Iceland

    Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.

  8. 1945

    World War II

    World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road.

  9. 1981

    Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.

  10. 1984

    Tropical Storm Domoina

    Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.

Famous birthday twins

Born on January 28

Nicolas Sarkozy

b. 1955

French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France

Jessica Ennis-Hill

b. 1986

English heptathlete and hurdler

Kathleen Lonsdale

b. 1903

Irish crystallographer and 1st female FRS

Emperor Taizong of Tang

b. 598

emperor of the Tang dynasty

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

b. 1784

Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Raja Ramanna

b. 1925

Indian physicist and politician

Ariel Winter

b. 1998

American actress

Charles Marie de La Condamine

b. 1701

French mathematician and geographer

Deaths

  • 1996Joseph Brodsky
  • 1986Michael J. Smith
  • 1953James Scullin
  • 1939W. B. Yeats
  • 1547Henry VIII
  • 814Charlemagne

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Joseph Freinademetz
  • —Christian feast day: Julian of Cuenca
  • —Christian feast day: Thomas Aquinas
  • —Christian feast day: January 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Army Day (Armenia)
  • —Data Privacy Day

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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