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Historical Events on January 28

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14 significant historical events occurred on January 28. January 28 is notable for events in motorsports and space exploration. The 1973 Argentine Grand Prix Formula One race took place on this day. Thirteen years later, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred during launch in 1986.

Total Events
14
Time Span
1277–2021
Categories
4
Top Category
war
7 events

18 famous birthdays on January 28

Including Robert W. Holley, José Martí, Ismail Kadare

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
13th C.21st C.

13th Century

1 event
1277
war

1277 battle between House of Della Torre and House of Visconti to take control over Milan

17th Century

1 event
1606
war

Battle 28 January 1606 near the Udcyz River

18th Century

2 events
1709
war

1709 battle of the Swedish invasion of Russia

1746
war

1746 last noteworthy Jacobite success during the Jacobite risings

19th Century

2 events
1860
politics

1860 treaty between Great Britain and Nicaragua

1881
war

Major battle fought at Laing's Nek during the First Boer War on 28 January 1881

20th Century

4 events
1928
war

Battle between the Ikhwan and combined Kuwaiti-British forces

1973
general

1973 Argentine Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1973

1986
science

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster — in-flight breakup of the Challenger space shuttle in US

1993
general

IRA attack in London, England

21st Century

4 events
2003
politics

2003 agreement between Russia and Ukraine

2011
war

Single ship action in January 2011

2011
politics

2011 Dragon Gater USA pay-per-view event

2021
general

Murder of elderly Asian-American man in California, United States

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