January 28 - January 28 January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 337 days remaining (338 in leap years). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1521 - Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25. 1547 - Edward VI becomes King of England. 1573 - articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland 1788 - The first penal colony is founded at Botany Bay, Australia. 1855 - first locomotive runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific on the Panama Railway 1871 - France surrenders to end the Franco-Prussian War. 1878 - The Yale News becomes the first daily, college newspaper in the United States. 1902 - The Carnegie Institution is.
June 28 - June 28 June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1243 - Innocent IV becomes pope. 1519 - Charles V elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. 1635 - Guadeloupe becomes a French colony. 1651 - Battle of Beresteczko between Poles and Ukrainians, the biggest battle in the 17th century, starts. 1838 - Queen Victoria crowned. 1894 - Labor Day becomes an official US holiday. 1914 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophia are killed by a Serbian nationalist, the casus belli of World War I. 1919 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World.
July 28 - July 28 July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1540 - One of the most important political figures of the reign of Henry VIII of England, Thomas Cromwell, is executed on order from the king on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day. 1794 - Maximilien Robespierre is guillotined in front of a cheering crowd, for sending thousands of others to a similar fate during the French Revolution. 1821 - Peru declares independence from Spain. 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church begins - Confederate troops led by General.
Karl August von Hardenberg - von Hardenberg (May 31, 1750 - November 26, 1822), Prussian statesman, was born at Essenroda in Hanover. Biography After studying at Leipzig and Göttingen he entered the Hanoverian civil service in 1770 as councillor of the board of domains (Katnmerrat); but, finding his advancement slow, he set out--on the advice of King George III--on a course of travels, spending some time at Wetzlar, Regensburg (where he studied the mechanism of the Imperial government), Vienna and Berlin. He also visited France, the Netherlands and England, where he was kindly received by the king. On his return he married, by his father's desire, the countess Reventlow. In 1778 he was raised to the rank of privy councillor and created a count. He now again went to England, in the hope of obtaining the.
Kenyan hotel bombing - Kenyan hotel bombing On November 28, 2002, the Kenyan hotel bombing terrorist attack took place. Three suicide bombers detonated themselves at a hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, killing 13 other people, including three Israeli tourists who have been presumed to be the targets of the attack. At the same time two anti-aircraft missiles were fired at an Arkia Boeing 757 airliner, which only narrowly missed. The two attacks are suspected to be connected, and it is suspected that al-Qaeda may be involved in the attacks. 12 people were detained in connection with the hotel bombing, including six Pakistanis and four Somalis, as well as an American and her Spanish husband, both of whom were later released. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for this attack on the Jehad.net website, which since had.
Kerry Thornley - Wendell Thornley (April 17, 1938 - November 28, 1998) was the co-founder of Discordianism, in which context he is usually known as Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. He served in the same platoon as Lee Harvey Oswald in 1959 and wrote a book about him, The Idle Warriors, the only book written about Oswald prior to President Kennedy's assassination in 1963..
Keith Green - Green Keith Green (1953-July 28, 1982) was an American gospel singer from Sheepshead Bay, New York. Green is perhaps best known for his slogan "No Compromise" and the song "Your Love Broke Through", written with Todd Fishkind and Randy Stonehill. That song has been covered numerous times by artists including Stonehill, Phil Keaggy, and Debby Boone. Green took to music at a young age, and his talents were noted by major newspapers by the time he was only eight years old. Following a performance of Arthur Laurent's The Time of the Cuckoo, the Los Angeles Times wrote that "roguish-looking, eight-year-old Keith Green gave a winning performance," one that "stole the show". Green went on to play "Kurt Von Trapp" in a major production of The Sound of Music. At the age.
Kenny Rogers - Chicken to start up the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters. Kenny Rogers (born November 10, 1964) is a left-handed American baseball pitcher who has played for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and most recently for the Minnesota Twins. Rogers became the fourteenth major leaguer to pitch a perfect game on July 28, 1994 with the Rangers against the California Angels. Rogers has also won several Gold Glove awards..
King Philip's War - number of interspersed Indian settlements, sometimes side by side. After several incidents, the court in Plymouth forced Philip's band to turn over many of their firearms to the colony in 1671. But this only increased tensions. Finally a colonist reported an Indian conspiracy to attack the settlements, and before the charges could be investigated, the informer was killed. Three Indians in the area were arrested, convicted of his murder, and hanged on June 8, 1675 at Plymouth. The war Philip led his warriors in an attack at Swansea on June 20. After a siege of 5 days, the town was destroyed. The colonists from Plymouth and Boston were quick to respond, and on June 28 they sent an expedition that destroyed the Wampanoag town at Mount Hope (modern Bristol, Rhode Island)..
Kirellos VI of Alexandria - Mina El-Baramosy. In 1947, he built the Church of Saint Mina the Martyr in the Coptic quarter of Cairo. He became Pope of Alexandria, on May 10, 1959 (Coptic calendar: 2nd of Beshans, 1675). On June 28, 1959 he appointed Archbishop Gathlik for Ethiopia. In November 1959 he laid the foundation stone of the Big Monastery of Saint Mina in Mariuot Desert. In January 1965 Kirellos presided over the Committee of Eastern Orthodox Churches in Addis Ababa, the first (Masconic) and (Non-Khalkadonic) synod of these churches held in modern times. In June 1968 Kyrillos received the remains of Saint Mark the Evangelist, which had been absent from Egypt for over eleven centuries. The saint's remains were interred beneath the Great New Cathedral of Saint Reways built by Kirellos and was opened.
Velvet Revolution - revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the communist government there. It started on November 17, 1989 when a peaceful student demonstration in Prague was severely beaten back by the communist riot police. That event sparked a popular uprising that prompted people to take to the streets. By November 20 the number of peaceful protestors assembled in Prague swelled from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million. Then with other communist regimes falling all around it, and with growing street protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announced on November 28 they would give up their monopoly on political power. Democratic elections held on December 29, 1989 brought the first non-communist government to Czechoslovakia in more than 40 years..
Korean War order of battle - 24 1950 Republic of Korea Army ROK I Corps ROK II Corps US Naval Forces Far East US Seventh Fleet June 27 1950-End of war Task Force 90 Task Force 95 12 September 1950-End of war Task Force 96 British Far East Fleet June 28 1950-End of war Far East Air Forces US 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Photographic) June 29 1950-November 15 1950 US 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium, Photographic) November 15 1950-End of war US Fifth Air Force Far East Air Forces Bomber Command Twentieth Air Force US Eighth Army Korean War order of battle US Seventh Fleet Korean War order of battle US Fifth Air Force Korean War order of battle US Far East Air Forces Bomber Command order of battle.
Koch's giant day gecko - on different trees such as banana trees where it can be seen basking. They avoid human dwellings. The climate is very dry throughout the year and the temperature can be as high as 40°C Diet: These day geckos feed on various insects and other invertebrates. They also like to lick soft, sweet fruit, pollen and nectar. Behaviour: This Phelsuma madagascariensis subspecies is not quite as quarrelsome and aggressive as Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis and Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis. Reproduction: The pairing season is between November and the first weeks of Mai. During this period, the females lay up to 6 pairs of eggs. At a temperature of 28°C, the young will hatch after approximately 63-68 days. The juveniles measure 65 mm and reach sexual maturity after one year. Care and maintenance in captivity:.
Kristen Nygaard - School in System Development, which is closely linked to the field of Participatory Design. In June 1990 he received an honorary doctorate from Lund University, Sweden, and in June 1991 he became the first person to be given an honorary doctorate by Aalborg University, Denmark. He became a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science. In October 1990 Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility awarded him its Norbert Wiener Prize for responsibility in social and professional work. In 1999 he became - together with Dahl - the first to receive the Rosing Prize. This new prize is awarded by the Norwegian Data Association for exceptional professional achievements. In June 2000 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship for "his originating of object technology concepts" by the Object Management Group, the international standardisation organisation.
Kristallnacht - Broken Glass, involved a massive pogrom against Jewish citizens throughout Germany in the night from November 9 to November 10, 1938. On November 7, 1938, Ernst vom Rath, secretary of the German Embassy in Paris, was shot dead by Herschel Grynszpan, a Jewish German who had fled to France. Herschel had received a letter from his family, who had been deported from Germany to Poland on October 28, together with 17,000 other Jews. Many of these people had resided most of their lives in Germany: some were decorated German veterans of the first World War. Without warning, the Nazis gathered these German-Polish families in the middle of the night and deported them to Poland. The Polish government refused to admit them. This impasse resulted in trudging between the German and Polish.
Kyösti Kallio - was elected president with the votes of conservative and social democratic coalition that wanted to ensure that President Svinhufvud would not be re-elected. Kallio took a role of a parliamentarian president and avoided use of his personal power. In the eve of Winter War, when Carl Gustaf Mannerheim once again threatened to resign due to schism with the Cabinet, Kallio convinced him to stay. During the war he resisted the idea to give up any territory to the Soviet Union, but was forced to agree to sign the Moscow Peace Treaty. His health begun to fail – his right arm was paralyzed – and he was not active in the dealings with Germany leading to the Continuation War. On August 28 he suffered a serious stroke, and the Prime Minister Risto.
J.D. Tippit - Jefferson Davis "J.D." Tippit (September 18 1924-November 221963) was a police officer with the Dallas Police Department who was slain by Lee Harvey Oswald after Oswald was stopped by Tippit following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Tippit was born in Clarksville,Red River, Texas to Edgar Lee Tippit and Lizzie Mae Rush. Tippit attended public schools through the tenth grade. Tippit was a member of the Baptist denomination. Tippit entered the United States Army on July 21 1944 and was assigned to the US 17th Airborne Division where he served until June 20 1946. Tippit was married to Marie Frances Gasaway on 26 December 1946 and had three children. That same year he went to work for the Dearborn Stove Company. He went to work for the Sears and Roebuck.
January - of the zodiac within the month of January are Capricorn (December 22-January 19) and Aquarius (January 20-February 18). In the sky, however, in January the Sun passes through the zodiac constellations Sagittarius and Capricornus. In regular years January begins on the same day of the week as October. In leap years January begins on the same day of the week as April and July. January's flower is the snowdrop. January's birthstone is the garnet. See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December Historical anniversaries January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Or a less condensed format: January 1 2 3.
January 29 - 1918 - John Forsythe, actor 1923 - Paddy Chayefsky, writer (+ 1981) 1924 - Luigi Nono, composer (+ 1990) 1927 - Edward Abbey, environmentalist (+ 1989) 1939 - Germaine Greer, writer, feminist 1950 - Jody Scheckter, South Africa racing driver 1945 - Tom Selleck, actor 1954 - Oprah Winfrey, actress, talk show host, producer, publisher 1960 - Greg Louganis, Olympics gold medalist in swimming 1968 - Edward Burns, actor 1970 - Heather Graham, actress 1970 - Sean Scullion, activist & author 1981 - Jonny Lang, musician 1982 - Arthur O'Keeffe Deaths 1743 - Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus, chief minister of France under Louis XV 1820 - King George III of the United Kingdom 1837 - Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian poet 1906 - King Christian IX of Denmark 1928 -.
January 27 - 1951 - Nuclear testing in at the Nevada Test Site begin with a one-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flats. 1967 - Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center. 1967 - More than 60 nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space. 1973 - Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War. 1984 - Carl Lewis beats his own indoor world jumping record by 9-1/4 inches with a 28 feet, 10-1/4 inches jump. 1991 - Muhammad Siyad Barre flees his compound in Mogadishu. 1992 - Mike Tyson goes on trial charged with raping a 1991 Miss Black America Contest contestant. 1996 - Colonel Ibrahim Bare Mainassara deposes the first democratically.
