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Holidays and observances on January 28

6 holidays and special days are celebrated on January 28 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on January 28?

6 observances are celebrated on January 28 around the world: Christian feast day: Joseph Freinademetz, Christian feast day: Julian of Cuenca, Christian feast day: Thomas Aquinas, Christian feast day: January 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Army Day (Armenia), Data Privacy Day. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.

What happened on January 28?

57 documented historical events happened on January 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Robert de Comines, Earl of Northumbria, was killed in Durham, causing William the Conqueror to embark on a campaign to subjugate northern England. On the same day, in another year: King Charles VI of France (pictured) was nearly killed when several other dancers' costumes caught fire during a masquerade ball in Paris. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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