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January 28 Events in History - January 28 Birthdays - January 28 Deaths
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January 28, 2003 In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush stated that Saddam Hussein had tried to acquire 'significant quantities of uranium from Africa' (a claim substantiated only by forged documents) January 28, 2001 Super Bowl XXXV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants 34-7 January 28, 1998 Michelangelo, "Christ and the Woman of Samaria," sold for $7.4 million January 28, 1996 "Hello Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 118 performances January 28, 1996 84th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats M Chang (62 64 26 62) January 28, 1996 Superbowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17 in Tempe Superbowl MVP: January 28, 1995 69th Australian Women's Tennis Open: Mary Pierce beats Vicario (63 62) January 28, 1995 83rd Australian Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Sampras (46 61 76 64) January 28, 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise January 28, 1994 Actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds actor Edward James Olmos (46) January 28, 1994 Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose, California, 1 dead January 28, 1994 Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m) January 28, 1992 Boon completes twelfth Test century, 135 vs. India at Adelaide January 28, 1992 Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown January 28, 1991 "A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV January 28, 1991 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson January 28, 1991 Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 vs. England at Adelaide January 28, 1991 Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule January 28, 1990 "Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London January 28, 1990 78th Australian Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats S Edberg (46 76 52-ret) January 28, 1990 Superbowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB January 28, 1989 46th Golden Globes: Rainman, Working Girl January 28, 1989 63rd Australian Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (64 64) January 28, 1989 Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 vs. WI at SCG January 28, 1988 "Saratina!" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 597 performances January 28, 1988 Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional January 28, 1987 U.S. Foreign minister George Shultz meets ANC-leader Oliver Tambo January 28, 1987 Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant January 28, 1986 "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 24 performances January 28, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff January 28, 1986 Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, D.C. January 28, 1985 12th American Music Award January 28, 1984 41th Golden Globes: Thornbirds wins January 28, 1984 Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak January 28, 1984 Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas January 28, 1984 Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, West Germany January 28, 1982 U.S. Gen Dozier freed from Red Brigade of Padua Italy January 28, 1982 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site January 28, 1981 "5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 12 performances January 28, 1981 William J Casey becomes 13th director of CIA (until 1987) January 28, 1981 Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision January 28, 1980 37th Golden Globes: Dustin Hoffman and Sally Field wins January 28, 1979 "Wiz" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1672 performances January 28, 1979 Arthur Kopit's "Wings," premieres in New York City January 28, 1978 "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV January 28, 1978 Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders January 28, 1978 Ted Nugent autographs a fan's arm with his knife January 28, 1976 Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through NZ at Eden Park January 28, 1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak January 28, 1975 8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio January 28, 1974 Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame January 28, 1973 "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV January 28, 1973 Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont January 28, 1973 Mickey Welch, George Kelly and Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame January 28, 1973 Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" January 28, 1972 Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for 2nd consecutive game January 28, 1970 Lubomir Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia January 28, 1969 2nd ABA All-Star Game: West 133 beats East 127 at Louisville January 28, 1969 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America January 28, 1968 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper January 28, 1968 Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame January 28, 1967 Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together" January 28, 1965 The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV January 28, 1963 -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Cynthiana, Kentucky (state record) January 28, 1962 Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives January 28, 1961 Republic of Rwanda proclaimed January 28, 1960 Goon Show's final episode on BBC January 28, 1960 NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises January 28, 1959 Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US January 28, 1958 Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor January 28, 1958 Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck January 28, 1957 "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar) January 28, 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show) January 28, 1953 J. Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show" January 28, 1953 WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting January 28, 1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site January 28, 1951 "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination and is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London January 28, 1950 Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud January 28, 1949 New York Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith January 28, 1949 U.N. Security council convicts Dutch aggression in Indonesia January 28, 1947 "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000 January 28, 1945 Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java January 28, 1945 Gen "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China January 28, 1945 Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands January 28, 1944 683 British bombers attack Berlin January 28, 1944 Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh January 28, 1944 U-271 and U-571 sunk off Ireland January 28, 1943 Chicago Blackhawks beats New York Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals January 28, 1943 Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with 5 points in a game January 28, 1942 General Timoshenko's troops move into Ukraine January 28, 1942 German troops occupy Benghazi Libya January 28, 1936 Pravda criticizes Sjostakovitsj' "Lady Macbeth" opera January 28, 1935 Iceland becomes 1st country to legalize abortion January 28, 1934 1st U.S. ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock Vermont) January 28, 1933 French government of Paul Boncour falls January 28, 1933 German government of Von Schleicher falls January 28, 1932 1st U.S. state unemployment insurance act enacted (Wisconsin) January 28, 1932 Japan occupies Shanghai January 28, 1931 Bradman scores 220 NSW vs. Victoria, 308 mins, 13 fours January 28, 1928 Christopher Hornsrud chosen PM of Norway at age 101 January 28, 1927 Serbian-Croatian-Slavic government of Oezonowitsj falls January 28, 1925 -46 degrees F (-43 degrees C), Pittsburgh, New Hampshire (state record) January 28, 1923 1st "Reichs Party" (NSDAP) forms in Munich January 28, 1923 Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent January 28, 1923 NSDAP 1st election in Munich January 28, 1922 American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League" January 28, 1922 J. E. Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL January 28, 1918 Strike on Berlin ammunition's factory January 28, 1918 Trotsky becomes leader of Reds January 28, 1916 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, appointed by Wilson January 28, 1916 German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France January 28, 1916 Opera "Goyescas," premieres (New York City) January 28, 1915 1st U.S. ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK) January 28, 1915 US Coast Guard created from Life Saving and Revenue Cutter services January 28, 1915 US President Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates January 28, 1914 1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City) January 28, 1914 Beverly Hills, California, is incorporated January 28, 1911 Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo January 28, 1909 U.S. military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time January 28, 1904 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them January 28, 1902 Carnegie Institute founded in Washington D.C. January 28, 1899 American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress January 28, 1893 Edward Mcdowell's "Hamlet and Ophelia," premieres in Boston January 28, 1887 England all out for 45 vs. Aust SCG, their lowest total ever January 28, 1881 Battle at Laing's Neck Natal: Boers beat superior powered British January 28, 1878 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT) January 28, 1878 George W. Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator January 28, 1878 Yale Daily News published, 1st college daily newspaper January 28, 1871 Paris surrenders to Prussians January 28, 1865 President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners January 28, 1864 Battle of New Bern, NC January 28, 1860 Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua January 28, 1858 John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry January 28, 1851 Northwestern University in Chicago chartered January 28, 1848 King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution January 28, 1846 Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India) January 28, 1830 Opera "Fra Diavolo," premieres in Paris January 28, 1824 William Kneass becomes 3rd U.S. chief engraver (1824-40) January 28, 1821 Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica January 28, 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore January 28, 1814 Stendahl's 1st book is published January 28, 1807 London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight January 28, 1788 Capt Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW January 28, 1788 Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France January 28, 1787 Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes January 28, 1689 English parliament ends king Charles II reign January 28, 1613 Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune January 28, 1581 James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland January 28, 1561 By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended January 28, 1547 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England January 28, 1495 Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France January 28, 1393 Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents) January 28, 1262 Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm January 28, 1099 1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria January 28, 1077 German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness January 28, 1077 Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV |