January 28
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[edit] Births
- 1912 - Jackson Pollack, American painter.
- 1936 - Alan Alda, American actor.
- 1968 - Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer/songwriter
- 1977 - Joey Fatone, American musician.
- 1977 - Daunte Culpepper, American football quarterback
- 1961 - David J. Martin, American Intellectual
[edit] Deaths
- 814 - Charlemagne, King of the Franks
- 1547- Henry VIII of England
[edit] Events
- 1933-Choudhary Rehmat Ali Khan adopts the name Pakistan for the first time in history bearing the nations destiny for the future generations. Today it is comemorated as one of the official national holidays of the 'Islamic Republic'.
- 1938-The first ski tow in the United States begins operation in Vermont.
