Historical Events In January - 28

1965  On this day in history jef van Durme, composer, dies at 57   

1967  Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together" on this day in history.   

1967  Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies on this day in history.   

1970  Lubomír Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia on this day in history.   

1970  Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1972  On January - 28 adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66   

1973  On this day in history "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV   

1973  Ron Howard appears on M*AS*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" on this day in history.   

1973  John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday on this day in history.   

1974  On January - 28 dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67   

1976  On this day in history chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies   

1977  Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92 on January - 28.   

1978  "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV on January - 28.   

1978  On this day in history ted Nugent autographs a fan's arm with his knife   

1980  On January - 28 37th Golden Globes Dustin Hoffman &Sally Field wins   

1980  Jimmy Durante, NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86 on January - 28.   

1981  On this day in history olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision   

1981  On this day in history william J Casey becomes the 13th director of CIA (until 1987)   

1982  Italian special forces rescue U.S. Brigadier General James L. Dozier, who had been kidnapped by the Red Brigades on this day in history.   

1982  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure   

1984  On January - 28 record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, West Germany   

1984  On January - 28 john Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71   

1986  On January - 28 "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY for 24 performances   

1986  On January - 28 25th Space Shuttle (51L)-Challenger 10 explodes 73 seconds after liftoff   

1986  Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, DC on January - 28.   

1986  On this day in history challenger Space Shuttle explodes 53 seconds after liftoff   

1986  On this day in history christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster   

1987  US Foreign minister George Shultz meets ANC-leader Oliver Tambo on this day in history.   

1988  Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional on January - 28.   

1989  46th Golden Globes Rain Man, Working Girl on January - 28.   

1990  On January - 28 "Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London   

1990  East German agreement to form all-party government on January - 28.   

1991  On January - 28 "A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV   

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1225  On this day in history birth of saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274)   

1312  On January - 28 birth of queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349)   

1457  Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509) was born on this day in history.   

1540  Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610) was born on January - 28.   

1578  Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39) was born on January - 28.   

1582  On January - 28 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)   

1600  On January - 28 birth of clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)   

1608  Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

0814  Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71 on January - 28.   

1061  Death of Duke SpytihnÄ›v II of Bohemia (b. 1031) on this day in history.   

1119  Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies on January - 28.   

1256  Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

1271  Death of Isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247) on this day in history.   

1393  Death of Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball on this day in history.   

1443  Death of Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France on January - 28.   

1528  On this day in history philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies