January 28 National Day Calendar with a complete list of holidays on the day January 28th, 2023.
Top 20 Holidays on the 28th of January
| National Daisy Day | National Kazoo Day |
| National Lego Day | Christa McAuliffe Day |
| Data Privacy Day | Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day |
| Global Community Engagement Day | International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day |
| José Martí’s Birthday Memorial | Julian Felipe Day |
| Local Quilt Shop Day | National Amy Day |
| National Blueberry Pancake Day | National Pediatrician Day |
| National Seed Swap Day | National Tina Day |
| Pop Art Day | Rattlesnake Roundup Day |
| Thank a Plugin Developer Day | Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day |
Historical Events on January 28th
- 1813 – Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is first published.
- 1871 – Paris surrenders to the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian War.
- 1878 – The first telephone switchboard is installed in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 1890 – United Mine Workers of America is founded.
- 1908 – The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England.
- 1915 – The Rocky Mountain National Park is established in Colorado.
- 1917 – The U.S. Congress passes the 18th Amendment, which begins Prohibition.
- 1918 – The Soviet Red Army launches the offensive in the Battle of the Ice on Lake Ladoga.
- 1933 – Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
- 1945 – The Soviet Union captures Budapest, Hungary during WWII.
- 1959 – The United States recognizes Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba.
- 1986 – The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch.
- 1989 – The Kegworth air disaster occurs in Leicestershire, England.
- 1991 – Gulf War: Iraq launches SCUD missiles at Israel.
- 1995 – The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
- 1999 – The impeachment trial of US President Bill Clinton begins.
- 2011 – Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak resigns after 18 days of protests.
- 2013 – The US Senate confirm John Kerry as the next US Secretary of State.
- 2014 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 17,000 for the first time.
- 2021 – India’s Mars Orbiter Mission successfully enters orbit around Mars.
To see a complete list of other National days in January check out this article January National Days Calendar.
