Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of January 28:
1457 Henry VII Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)
1578 Cornelis Haga Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)
1582 John Barclay Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon, Argenis)
1600 Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)
1608 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli Naples Italy, mathematician/astronomer/physiologist
1611 Johannes Hevelius Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
1627 Alfonso Marsh composer
1645 Gottfried Vopelius composer
1688 Jan Maurits Quinkhard Dutch portrait painter
1691 Johann Balthasar Konig composer
1693 Anna "Ivanovna" tsarina of Russia (1730-40)
1693 Gregor Joseph Werner composer
1702 Hermanus Noordkerk Dutch lawyer
1706 John Baskerville English printer (typeface inventor)
1714 Jean-Baptiste Pigalle French sculptor (Child with Pigeon)
1717 Mustapha III Sultan of Turkey (1757-74)
1722 Johann Ernst Bach composer
1756 Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth composer
1757 Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni composer
1768 Frederick VI Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)
1784 George HG Earl of Aberdeen English Secretary of State
1791 Louis-J-Ferdinand Hérold France, opera composer (Zampa)
1815 Andrew Jackson Hamilton Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1875
1818 George Sewall Boutwell MC (Union), died in 1905
1822 Alexander MacKenzie (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78)
1825 George Edward Pickett Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875
1828 Michel Abeloos Flemish sculptor
1828 Thomas Carmichael Hindman Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1868
1831 Henry Brevard Davidson Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1832 Franz Wullner composer
1833 Charles George Gordon London England, military hero/general (China, Khartoum)
1840 Édouard Vaillant French socialist politician/communard
1841 Henry Stanley England, journalist/explorer (found Livingston in Africa)
1841 Viktor Ernst Nessler composer
1853 José Martí y Perez Cuba, poet/essayist/politician
1855 William Seward Burroughs New York, inventor (recording adding machine)
1865 Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg 1st President of Finland (1919-25)
1868 Frederick Archibald Lamond composer
1868 Julian Aguirre composer
1869 Ozaki Kôyô Japan, novelist/essayist/haiku poet (The Heart)
1873 "Sidonie Gabrielle" Colette Burgundy France, novelist (Cheri, Gigi)
1873 M A Noble cricketer (great Australian all-rounder at turn of century)
1874 Ernst Rabel Austrian/US law historian (Grundzüge)
1875 Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo composer
1878 Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski] German composer (Der Juxbaron)
1880 Herbert Strudwick cricketer (England wicket-keeper before & after WWI)
1880 Mary Boland Philadelphia PA, US, comedienne/actress (Ruggles of Red Gap)
1884 Auguste Piccard Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist)
1884 Lucien H d'Azambuja France, astronomer (chromosphere of sun)
1886 Artur Rubinstein Lódz Poland, pianist
1887 Lily Theresa Strickland composer
1891 Camille Melloy [Paepe], Belgian poet (Parfum des Buis)
1891 Karel Boleslav Jirak composer
1892 Ernst Lubitsch Germany, actor (Love Parade)
1893 Elliot Griffis composer
1897 Valentin Katayev Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled)
1898 Vittorio Rieti composer
1898 Wies Moens Flemish writer/nazi
1899 Zilner T Randolph jazz trumpeter/arranger
1900 Anni Holdmann Germany, 100m runner (Olympics-1928)
1900 Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke] publisher (History of Ecuador)
1900 Hermann Kesten German writer (Allert de Lange)
1900 Michael Dewar Head composer
1903 Dame Kathleen Lonsdale crystallographer (1st woman in Royal Society)
1905 Gaston Rébry Flemish cyclist
1906 Allan Walker actor/writer (Red Buttons Show)
1906 Harry van Kruiningen [Henri A Janssen], painter/graphic artist
1906 Henry Foley cricketer (batted in New Zealand's 1st Test 1930)
1907 Constantin Regamey composer
1908 Hans [Hendrik AJ] Tiemeijer Dutch actor/director/writer (Fear)
1909 Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb British diver (WWII-George Medal)
1910 Arnold Moss Brooklyn NY, actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Québec, Viva Zapata)
1910 John Banner Vienna Austria, actor (Sergeant Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes)
1912 Jackson Pollock Cody WY, abstract artist (Lavender Mist)
1912 William "Bill" Henson English diplomat (Prague 1939)
1913 Jan Masseus composer
1913 Oliver Chesterton chartered surveyor
1916 Peter Crossley-Holland composer
1918 Vito Scotti San Francisco CA, actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park)
1918 Wilson Ferreira Aldunate Uruguayan politician/human rights worker
1918 Harry M Corbett Bradford, puppeteer/entertainer (Sooty, Some People)
1918 Suzanne Flon Paris France, actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge)
1918 Trevor Skeet British MP
1920 James Whyte Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)
1921 Alfred Marks actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream & Scream Again)
1922 Robert W Holley US, biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel '68)
1924 Frank R Lautenberg (Senator-D-NJ)
1925 Henry Harris British professor of medicine
1927 Anthony Garner director (Conservative Central Office)
1927 J D Hughes Principal (Ruskin College-Oxford)
1927 James Callaghan British MP
1927 Ronnie Scott jazz musician/club-owner
1928 Martin Sinnatt Major-General/Secretary (Kennel Club)
1928 MG Falcon CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
1928 Slade Gorton (Senator-R-WA, 1981- )
1929 Acker Bilk clarinetist (Stranger on the Shore)
1929 Claes Oldenburg Stockholm Sweden, US pop artist (Happenings, Alphabet/Good Humor)
1929 Richard Clement Charles Thomas rugby international/journalist
1930 David Morris British MEP
1930 Luis de Pablo composer
1931 Timothy Kitson former MP
1932 David Thompson CEO (Gestetner Holdings)
1932 Thomas J Bliley Jr (Representative-R-VA, 1981- )
1932 W Parry O'Brien California, shot putter (Olympics-2 gold/silver-52, 56, 60, 64)
1932 Windlesham Lord
1933 Sacha Distel Paris France, French singer
1933 Susan Sontag New York City NY, essayist/novelist/film director (The Benefactor, 1966 Pol Award)
1934 B R White principal (Regent's Park College-Oxford)
1934 Bill White US, 1st baseman (Cards)/announcer (Yanks)/president (NL)
1935 David John Lodge English writer (Soul & Bodies)
1935 Leonid Grabovsky composer
1935 Manuel dos Santos Lima Angolian revolutionary/poet (Pele do Diabo)
1935 Nicholas Pryor actor (Beverly Hills 90210)
1936 Alan Alda [Alphonso D'Abruzzo], New York City NY, actor (Hawkeye Pierce-M*AS*H)
1936 Bill Jordan British trade unionist
1936 Enid Castle principal (Cheltenham Ladies' College)
1936 Jack Scott vocalist (My True Love)
1936 Robert Suderburg composer
1937 Ken Hill playwright/director
1939 John M Fabian Goosecreek TX, Colonel USAF/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G)
1941 Joel Crothers Cincinnati OH, actor (Dr Miles Cavanaugh-Edge of Night, Dark Shadows)
1942 Hansdjürgen Bäumler Germany, pairs ice skater (Olympics-silver-1968)
1943 Dick Taylor rock vocalist (Pretty Thing-Cry to Me)
1943 John Beck Chic, actor (Mark-Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara)
1943 Susan Howard Marshall TX, actress (Donna-Dallas, Petrocelli)
1943 Jean Knight rocker
1944 Martin Fried rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball)
1944 Arnold Mühren Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats-Sailin' Home)
1944 Brian Keenan New York City NY, rock drummer (Chamber Brothers-Time Has Come Today)
1944 James Cran British MP
1944 John Edmonds British trade unionist
1944 John Tavener composer (The Whale)
1945 Nick Raynsford British MP
1946 Renne Jarrett Brooklyn NY, actress (Nancy)
1946 Rick Allen Arkansas, rock bassist (Box Tops-Letter)
1947 MJ Ainsworth CEO (Institute of Chartered Secretaries)
1947 Valerie Bragg principal (City Technology College-Kingshurst)
1948 Gareth Roscoe legal adviser (BBC)
1948 Mamoru Mohri Yoichi-machi Hokkaido Japan, astronaut (STS 47)
1949 Thomas J Downey (Representative-D-NY, 1975- )
1950 Barbi Benton [Klein], California, Playboy model/actress (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!)
1950 David Carl Hilmer Iowa, Colonel USMC/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42)
1950 Glyn Ford British MEP
1951 Gordon Prentice British MP
1951 Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk Kkishkov Ukraine, astronaut (STS 87)
1951 Susan Buckner Seattle WA, actress (George-Hardy Boys)
1951 William Nelson Jr US bassist (Connections & Disconnections)
1953 Debbie Steinbach LPGA golfer
1953 Michael Day rocker
1954 Anicee Alvina Paris France, actress (Friends)
1954 Shawn Murray rock drummer (Mink Deville)
1956 Peter Schilling Stuttgart Germany, rocker (Major Tom-Coming Home)
1957 Harley Jane Kozak actress (Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness)
1957 Nick Price Durban South Africa, PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic)
1959 Dave Sharp rock guitarist (Alarm-In the Summertime)
1960 John Caliri Providence RI, actor (Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble)
1961 Luann L Lee Santa Monica CA, playmate (Jan, 1987)
1962 Keith Hamilton Cobb Tarrytown NY, actor (Noah Keefer-All My Children)
1962 Michael Cage NBA forward/center (Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets)
1962 Sam Phillips singer/actress (Die Hard with a Vengeance)
1963 Danny Spitz heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-Protest & Survive)
1963 Colleen Harp Washington DC, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-9th-1994)
1963 Denise Beillmann Switzerland, figure skater (Olympics-4th-1980)
1964 Dwight Stone NFL receiver/running back (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
1964 Emlyn Aubrey PGA golfer (1995 Nestles-25th)
1966 Jeff Uhlenhake NFL center (New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins)
1966 Michal Pivonka Kladno Czechoslovakia, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
1967 Peter Hofstede Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht)
1967 Tom Hodson NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints)
1968 Henry Hering Pointe-Claire Québec Canada, rower (Olympics-9-92, 96)
1968 Marnie McBean Vancouver BC, rower (Olympics-gold-92, 96)
1968 Sarah McLachlan folk singer (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy)
1969 Giorgio Lamberti Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m)
1969 John Veenhof Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen)
1970 Barry Minter NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears)
1970 Donald Tardy US, death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death)
1970 James Atkins NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
1970 Mike Chalenski NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
1972 Carey Bender NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
1972 Elena Baranova WNBA center (Utah Starzz)
1972 Frank Garcia NFL center (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
1973 Bronwyn Thompson Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1973 Jerome Allen NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
1973 Joe Stephens NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
1973 Robert Braknis Montréal Québec Canada, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics-96)
1974 Derrick Mayes NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI)
1974 Jermaine Dye Oakland CA, outfielder (Atlanta Braves)
1974 Tony Delk NBA guard (San Francisco Warriors)
1974 Vitaly Tregubov hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998)
1974 Zack Bronson safety (San Francisco 49ers)
1975 Anne Montminy Montréal Québec Canada, 10m diver (Olympics-17-92, 96)
1975 Julian Dean Waihi New Zealand, team pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96)
1978 Helga Bauer Salas Miss Bolivia-Universe (1997)
1980 Nick Carter singer (Backstreet Boys)
1981 Elijah Wood Cedar Rapids IA, actor (Radio Flyer, Good Son)
1985 Athina Onassis daughter of Christina
Deaths which occurred on January 28:
0814 Charlemagne German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71
1119 Gelasius II [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies
1256 Willem II Earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
1393 Earl of Joigny burned at royal ball
1528 Philips of Cleve ruler of Ravenstein, dies
1547 Henry VIII King of England (1509-47), dies at 55
1549 Elia Levita German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80
1560 John a Lasco [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies
1595 Sir Francis Drake English navigator/pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at about 50
1606 Carolus Gallus [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85
1612 Thomas Bodley diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies
1621 Paulus V [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68
1687 Johannes Hevelius astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday
1725 Peter I "the Great" Romanov czar of Russia, dies at 52
1754 Ludvig Holberg Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69
1768 John Wainwright composer, dies at 44
1782 Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville French geographer, dies at 84
1805 Mihály Csokonai Vitéz Hungarian (stage)poet (Dorottya), dies at 31
1810 Andrew Hofer Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, shot dead
1813 Jan Joseph Rosler composer, dies at 41
1817 Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen composer, dies at 55
1829 William Burke murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh
1838 Aleksandr I Polezjajev Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33
1868 Adalbert Stifter Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62
1869 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley composer, dies at 72
1873 Henry Hugo Pierson composer, dies at 57
1895 François Certain de Canrobert French marshal, dies at 85
1896 Joseph Barnby composer, dies at 57
1898 Alexandru Flechtenmacher composer, dies at 74
1903 Augusta Mary Anne Holmes composer, dies at 55
1903 Jean Robert Planquette composer, dies at 54
1910 Jose Garcia Robles composer, dies at 74
1918 John McCrae Canadian poet/physician, dies
1924 Simon Abramsz Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at 56
1930 Clarence Skelton Wimble cricket (score pair in Test for South Africa), dies
1932 Franz Xavier Arens composer, dies at 75
1933 Theodor Birt [Beatus Rhenanus] German classicist/writer, dies at 80
1935 Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov Russian composer, dies at 75
1938 Bernd Rosemeyer German race car driver, dies at 28
1938 John Sharp cricketer (England bat 1909, also soccer international), dies
1939 William Butler Yeats Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73
1942 Pablo Luna y Carne composer, dies at 61
1945 Philip "Felix" Bekkers actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37
1947 Reynaldo Hahn composer, dies at 72
1949 Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist composer, dies at 62
1957 Fred Stein TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88
1959 Joseph Sprinzak Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73
1959 Viktor Joseph Keldorfer composer, dies at 85
1960 Jacques de Menasce composer, dies at 54
1963 Jean Felix Piccard swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday
1965 Jef van Durme composer, dies at 57
1965 Johan Fiolet Dutch actor/director, dies at 63
1965 Tich Freeman cricket (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies
1967 Stanley Coen cricket (2 Tests for South Africa, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies
1970 Tommy Andrews (Australia) 16 Tests 1921-26 cricketer (592 runs), dies
1972 Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker Dutch sculptor, dies at 66
1973 John Banner actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday
1974 Dino Buzzati writer, dies at 67
1975 Antonin Novótny Czechoslovakian President (1957-68), dies at 70
1976 Chris Kenner rocker (I Like it Like That), dies
1977 Burt Mustin actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92
1980 Jimmy Durante New York City NY, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86
1983 Billy Fury actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure
1984 John Macvane newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71
1986 Christa McAuliffe astronaut/teacher, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 Ellison S Onizuka Hawaii, Major USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 Francis R Scobee Washington, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 Gregory B. Jarvis Detroit Michigan, payload specialist/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 Dr Judith Arlene Resnik Akron OH, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 Michael J Smith Beaufort NC, Commander USN, astronaut, dies in Challenger
1986 Ronald E McNair Lake City SC, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
1991 Dale Long hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66
1992 Clark Tippet dancer/choreographer, dies at 37
1992 Nahman Avigad Israeli archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies at 86
1993 Aben Kandel screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96
1993 John Steadman actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83
1994 Hal Smith actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77
1994 Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 79
1994 William Levitt builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at 86
1995 Barrie Wilson academic, dies at 59
1995 George Woodcock author, dies at 82
1995 James P Grant US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at 72
1995 Jim Gilbert artist, dies at 61
1995 Philip H Burton Welsh producer/Richard Burton's teacher, dies at 80
1995 Walter Ernest Allen writer/critic, dies at 83
1996 Burne Hogarth strip-cartoon artist, dies at 84
1996 Dan Duva boxing promoter, dies at 44
1996 Jerry Siegel comic book writer (Superman), dies at 81
1996 John Mosely recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at 81
1996 Joseph Brodsky poet, dies at 55
1996 U San Yu soldier/politician, President of Burma in (1981-88), dies at 77
1996 Victor "Toby" Neuberg teacher/writer, dies at 71
1997 James Colin Ross Welch journalist, dies at 72
1997 Pietro Cavallero bandit, dies at 68
1997 Vivien Signy nurse, dies at 80
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 MC PHERSON FRED LAWER OAKLAND CA
1967 BIEDIGER LARRY W. LA COSTE TX REM RET 06/03/83
1967 THORNTON WILLIAM D. TERRYTOWN NY
1968 BENGE MICHAEL 03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1968 SINGSON WILFREDO D.
1970 ANDERSON GREGORY L. WHEATON IL "MIG HIT, EXPLODED"
1970 BELL HOLLY G. BEAUMONT TX "MIG HIT, EXPLODED - REMAINS RETURNED 05/89"
1970 LEESER LEONARD C. FLORAL PARK NY "MIG HIT, EXPLODED, SHORT BEEPER"
1970 MALLON RICHARD J. PORTLAND OR REMAINS RETURNED 05/89
1970 PANEK ROBERT J. SR. CHICAGO IL PROBABLY KIA REMAINS RETURNED 04/89
1970 PRUETT WILLIAM D. BLUEFIELD VA "MIG HIT, SHORT BEEPER"
1970 SHINN WILLIAM C. WOODLAND CA "MIG HIT, EXPLODED, SHORT BEEPER"
1970 SUTTON WILLIAM C. GOLDSBORO NC "MIG HIT, EXPLODED, SHORT BEEPER"
