January 28 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on January 28, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Jan 20 – Feb 18
Birth stone
Garnet
Birth flower
Carnation
How common
#280 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous January 28 birthdays
Henry Morton Stanley · British journalist and explorer1841
José Martí · Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist1853
Colette · French novelist1873
Arthur Rubinstein · Polish-American classical pianist1887
Jackson Pollock · American painter1912
Robert W. Holley · American biochemist1922
Claes Oldenburg · American sculptor and printmaker1929
Alan Alda · American actor1936
Ismail Kadare · Albanian writer1936
Carlos Slim · Mexican business magnate and investor1940
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa · King of Bahrain1950
Nicolas Sarkozy · 23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 20121955
Frank Darabont · American film director, screenwriter and producer1959
Amy Coney Barrett · American lawyer and jurist1972
Rick Ross · American rapper and record executive1976
Gianluigi Buffon · Former Italian footballer1978
Nick Carter · American singer1980
Elijah Wood · American actor1981
J. Cole · American rapper and record producer1985
Ariel Winter · American actress1998
On this day in history
1961In Gitarama, Rwanda, local and other government officials initiated a coup to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic.
1977The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977, which dumps 3 metres (10 ft) of snow in one day in Upstate New York. Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected.
1981U.S. president Ronald Reagan lifted price controls from petroleum products, contributing to the 1980s oil glut.
1984Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique, causing some of the most severe flooding recorded in the region.
1915An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
1916The province of Manitoba passed a law that first granted some Canadian women the right to vote.
1933Choudhry Rahmat Ali published a pamphlet in which he called for the creation of a Muslim state in north-western India that he termed "Pakstan".
1958The Lego Group, a Danish toy company, filed a patent in Denmark for the design of Lego bricks.
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