Today in History - History - January 28th

1981William J Casey becomes 13th director of CIA (until 1987)

198512th American Music Award: Cyndi Lauper & Lionel Richie win

199118th American Music Award: M C Hammer & Janet Jackson

199078th Australian Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats S Edberg (46 76 52-ret)

1948President Manuel Roxas granted full amnesty to all so-called Philippine collaborators.

199684th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats M Chang (62 64 26 62)

1581James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland

1521Emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms in Worms Germany (until May 25). Produced 'Edit of Worms' dennoucing Martin Luther

1077German King Henry IV is absolved by Holy Roman Emperor Pope Gregory VII after his penitent Walk to Canossa.

198963rd Australian Womens Tennis Open: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (6-4 6-4)

1225Saint Thomas Aquinas, Roccasecca Italy, Italian thelogian and saint

1955Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, President of France (2007-)

1873Colette [Sidonie-Gabrielle], Paris, French novelist and performer (Gigi)

1957Nick Price, Durban South Africa, PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic)

1981Elijah Wood, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor (Radio Flyer, Good Son)

1822Alexander Mackenzie, Logierait Scotland, (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78)

1961NFL coach Mike Ditka (21) weds Marge Dougherty

1982Actor Danny Devito (37) weds actress Rhea Perlman (33)

1904German chancellor Konrad Adenauer (28) weds Emma Weyer at St. Stephan Catholic Church in Lindenthal, Germany

1949NFL coach Tom Landry (24) weds Alicia Wiggs at St John the Divine Church in Houston, Texas

1925Actress Gloria Swanson (25) weds aristocrat Henri de la Falaise (26) in Paris, France

1993Actress Elizabeth Montgomery (59) weds actor Robert Foxworth (51)

1867Labor union leader Samuel Gompers (17) weds co-worker Sophia Julian (16) in Brooklyn, New York

1956Science student later astronaut Neil Armstrong marries fellow student Janet Elizabeth Shearon in Wilmette, Illinois

1918John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician/soldier, dies of pneumonia at 45

1596Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies of dysentery at 50

814Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71

1547Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55