Waldir Geraldo Boccardo

Brazilian basketball player (1936–2018).

Born January 28th, 1936 in São Manuel.

Died November 18th, 2018 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Antonio Negrini

Italian cyclist (1903–1994).

Born January 28th, 1903 in Molare.

Died September 25th, 1994 at 91 years old in Molare.

Orhan Delibaş

Turkish boxer (born 1971).

Born January 28th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Kayseri.

Paul Côté

Sailor (1944-2013).

Born January 28th, 1944 in Vancouver.

Died July 19th, 2013 at 69 years old in Vancouver.

Miguel Barnet

Cuban writer (born 1940).

Born January 28th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Havana.

Maria Becker

German-swiss film and theater actress, director, artistic director, reciter, and radio play speaker.

Born January 28th, 1920 in Berlin.

Died September 5th, 2012 at 92 years old in Uster.

Osvaldo Aquino

Paraguayan footballer.

Born January 28th, 1952 in San Lorenzo.

Died July 9th, 2025 at 73 years old ^[ref]

Fernando Cornejo

Chilean footballer (1969-2009).

Born January 28th, 1969 in Quinta de Tilcoco.

Died January 24th, 2009 at 39 years old in Santiago (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Gøril Kringen

Norwegian footballer.

Born January 28th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Stjørdal Municipality.

Valentina Borisenko

Chess player (1920–1993).

Born January 28th, 1920 in Cherepovets.

Died March 6th, 1993 at 73 years old in Tashkent.

Günther Happich

Austrian association football player (1952-1995).

Born January 28th, 1952 in Vienna.

Died October 16th, 1995 at 43 years old in Vienna.

Laura Abril

Colombian cyclist.

Born January 28th, 1990 (age 36 years) in La Cumbre.

Włodzimierz Spasowicz

Polish-russian lawyer.

Born January 28th, 1829 in Rechytsa.

Died October 26th, 1906 at 77 years old in Warsaw.

Vanja Blomberg

Swedish artistic gymnast.

Born January 28th, 1929 (age 97 years) in Gothenburg.

Román González

Argentine basketball player.

Born January 28th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Lanús. ^[ref]

Vasyl Arkhypenko

Ukrainian hurdler.

Born January 28th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Mykolaivka.

Semion Braude

Ukrainian astronomer (1911-2003).

Born January 28th, 1911 in Poltava.

Died June 29th, 2003 at 92 years old in Kharkiv.

Xu Gang

Chinese cyclist.

Born January 28th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Shanghai.

Hans Bernhardt

German cyclist (1906–1940).

Born January 28th, 1906 in Hanover.

Died November 29th, 1940 at 34 years old in Amsterdam.

Jari Räsänen

Cross-country skier.

Born January 28th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Maaninka.

Ryota Nakamura

Japanese association football player.

Born January 28th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Nagoya.

Aleksey Reunkov

Olympic middle distance runner.

Born January 28th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Zlatoust.

Aleksandr Zheleznyakov

Russian engineer.

Born January 28th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Christian Synaeghel

Footballer.

Born January 28th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Leffrinckoucke.

Kazimieras Steponas Šaulys

Lithuanian politician (1872-1964).

Born January 28th, 1872 in Stemplės.

Died May 9th, 1964 at 92 years old in Lugano.