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January 28, 2012

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Headlines from January 28, 2012

Amazing Child, Typical Grown-Ups

By Manohla Dargis

Among the feature films presented at the somewhat lower-key 28th Sundance Film Festival, there was “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” and there was everything else.

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A Team’s Ragtag Roots

By Bill Pennington

The Boston Patriots bounced from stadium to stadium and played “home” games as far away as San Diego. Bizarre occurrences seemed to follow them wherever they went.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 25, 2012, covering January 28, 2012.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    47
  2. 2
    Album cover for Give Us Rest Or (A Requiem Mass In C [The Happiest Of All Keys]) by David Crowder Band

    Give Us Rest Or (A Requiem Mass In C [The Happiest Of All Keys])

    David Crowder Band

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for El Camino by The Black Keys

    El Camino

    The Black Keys

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Take Care by Drake

    Take Care

    Drake

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Fallen Empires by Snow Patrol

    Fallen Empires

    Snow Patrol

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Roman Juszkiewicz

2012Roman Juszkiewicz, Polish astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1952)[†]

Roman Juszkiewicz was a Polish astrophysicist whose work concerned fundamental issues of cosmology.

2012Don Starkell, Canadian adventurer and author (born 1932)[†]

Don Starkell was a Canadian adventurer, diarist and author, perhaps best known for his achievements in canoeing.

Historical Context for January 28, 2012

In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]