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Jan 16, 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

This will be 28th day of the year and 337 days will remain in the year.


January 28 Birthdays

Jackson Pollock
1912–56, American painter, born in Cody, Wyo.

Sir Henry Morton Stanley
explorer (1841)

 William Seward Burroughs
inventor (1857)

 Colette
novelist (1873)

 Arthur Rubinstein
concert pianist (1887)

 John Banner
actor (1910)

 Roger Vadim
filmmaker (1928)

 Alan Alda
actor (1936)

 Sarah McLachlan
singer, songwriter (1968)

 Elijah Wood
actor (1981)

January 28 in History

1547

King Henry VIII of England died and his nine-year-old son, Edward VI, assumed the throne.

1915

Congress passed legislation creating the U.S. Coast Guard.

1916

The first Jewish Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Louis Brandeis, was appointed.

1986

U.S. shuttle Challenger exploded 72 seconds after lift off, killing all seven crew members aboard, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.

1999

The creation of Element 114 is announced by scientists.

2003

In his second State of the Union Address, President Bush presents case for war with Iraq.

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Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.

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