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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 28
- 200th: 1824 - William Kneass becomes third US chief engraver (1824-40).
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Ernst Rabel; Austrian/US law historian (Grundzüge).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Frank R Lautenberg; American politician (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey).
- 100th: 1924 - Simon Abramsz, Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at age 56.
- 90th: 1934 - First US ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock, Vermont).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of B R White; principal (Regent's Park College-Oxford).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Bill White; American first baseman (Saint Louis Cardinals)/ announcer (New York Yankees)/president (National League).
- 80th: 1944 - 683 British bombers attack Berlin.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Arnold Mühren; Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats - "Sailin' Home").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Brian Keenan in New York City, New York, USA; rock drummer (Chamber Brothers - "Time Has Come Today").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of James Cran; British Member of Parliament.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of John Edmonds; British trade unionist.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of John Tavener; composer (The Whale).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Martin Fried; rocker (Cyrkle - "Red Rubber Ball").
- 80th: 1944 - German submarines U-271 and U-571 are sunk off Ireland.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Anicee Alvina in Paris, France; actress (Friends).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Shawn Murray; rock drummer (Mink Deville).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Dwight Stone; NFL receiver/running back (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Emlyn Aubrey; PGA golfer (1995 Nestles-25th).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Derrick Mayes; NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jermaine Dye in Oakland, California, USA; outfielder (Atlanta Braves).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Tony Delk; NBA guard (San Francisco Warriors).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Vitaly Tregubov; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Zack Bronson; safety (San Francisco 49ers).
- 50th: 1974 - Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 40th: 1984 - Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky's 51-game scoring streak.
- 40th: 1984 - Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 40th: 1984 - Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, Federal Republic of Germany.
- 40th: 1984 - John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at age 71.
- 30th: 1994 - Hal Smith, American actor (Otis Campbell - Andy Griffith Show), dies at age 77 (born 1916).
- 30th: 1994 - Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose, California, one dead.
- 30th: 1994 - Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at age 79.
- 30th: 1994 - Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m).
- 30th: 1994 - William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at age 86.
- 20th: 2004 - The findings of the Hutton Inquiry are published in London. The British Government is found not to have falsified information in the "sexed up dossier". The report criticizes the BBC's role in the death of David Kelly, a weapons expert on Iraq.
- 15th: 2009 - Detroit Red Wings' forward Henrik Zetterberg signs a contract extension worth US$73 million over 12 years.
- 15th: 2009 - The US House of Representatives passes President Barack Obama's US$819 billion economic stimulus package, voting 244 to 188.
- 15th: 2009 - Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell dies at the age of 56 of a suspected heart attack in Florida.
- 5th: 2019 - The U.S. Justice Department charges Chinese tech firm Huawei with multiple counts of fraud.
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