War · January 28, 1915

Sinai and Palestine Campaign

Name: Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Start: 1915-01-28

111 years ago

111th anniversary

The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918.

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The 112th anniversary falls on January 28, 2027.

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1881–1938

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (c. 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal and statesman who was the founder of the Republic of Turkey and served as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938.

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b. 1955

Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa ( sar-KOH-zee; French:; born 28 January 1955) is a French former politician who served as the president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012. Sarkozy was born in Paris.

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1912–1956

Jackson Pollock

Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, he was noted for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, enabling him to view and paint his canvases from all angles.

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b. 1978

Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon (Italian pronunciation:; born 28 January 1978) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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1853–1895

José Martí

José Julián Martí Pérez (Spanish:; 28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain.

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1932

January 28 Incident

The January 28 incident or Shanghai incident (January 28 – March 3, 1932) was a conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. In apparent response to a mob attack on Japanese Buddhist monks, the Japanese in Shanghai rioted and burned down a factory, killing two Chinese.

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War

1986

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated about 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 16:39:13 UTC (11:39:13 a.m.

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Space

2009

Aadhaar

Aadhaar is a twelve-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by all residents of India based on their place of residence, biometrics and demographic data.

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History

2020

2020 Israel–Palestine peace plan

On January 28, 2020, United States president Donald Trump formally unveiled a plan to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in a White House press conference alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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