What happend on 28th January

27.01
29.01
1846

Battle of Aliwal, India won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith.

1820

Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev approaches the Antarctic coast.

1788

The first penal colony is founded at Botany Bay, Australia.

1573

Articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland

1547

Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.

1521

Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25.