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Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Day 28 of 2026  ·  337 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 05
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Births (3) Deaths (0) Events (5) Reminders (0)
ZA GB US
Arts & Culture Military & War Miscellaneous Science & Technology
3 Births
5 Events
8 Total entries

★ Born on this day 3 entries

1855
William Seward Burroughs, invented recording adding machine.
US Science & Technology 171 yrs ago
1936
Alan Alda, actor, comedian.
US Arts & Culture 90 yrs ago
1948
Mikhail Baryshinkov, dancer.
US Arts & Culture 78 yrs ago

► Events on this day 5 entries

1807
London's Pall Mall becomes the first street lit by gaslight.
GB 219 yrs ago
1878
George W. Coy hired as first full-time telephone operator.
US Arts & Culture 148 yrs ago
1938
First Ski Tow starts running (in Vermont).
US 88 yrs ago
1985
We Are The World raises hundreds of millions of dollars for starving Africans.
ZA 41 yrs ago
1986
Space Shuttle "Challenger" exploded, killing 6 astronaughts, including Christa McAuliffe (teacher in space).
US Military & War 40 yrs ago