1_28 Events in History.

449 Historic Events for January 28

1612 Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies Death
1613 Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune Event
1621 Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68 Death
1627 Alfonso Marsh, composer Birth
1645 Gottfried Vopelius, composer Birth
1687 Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday Death
1688 Jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter Birth
1689 English parliament ends king Charles II reign Event
1691 Johann Balthasar Konig, composer Birth
1693 Anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS) Birth

1693 Gregor Joseph Werner, composer Birth
1702 Hermanus Noordkerk, Dutch lawyer Birth
1706 John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) Birth
1714 Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon) Birth
1717 Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74) Birth
1722 Johann Ernst Bach, composer Birth
1725 Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia, dies at 52 [NS=Feb 8] Death
1754 Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69 Death
1756 Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer Birth
1757 Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer Birth
1768 John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44 Death
1768 Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814) Birth
1775 Peter the Great, Russia Birth
1782 Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84 Death
1784 George HG earl of Aberdeen, English secretary of State Birth