Sanarchive:Selected anniversaries/January 28

28 January:  Major events in the arts

• 1813 – Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was first published in London, becoming one of the most influential and beloved works in English literature.
• 1956 – Elvis Presley made his first national television appearance on the CBS program Stage Show, a defining moment in the rise of rock and roll culture.
• 1985 – The charity single We Are the World was recorded in Los Angeles by the supergroup USA for Africa, marking a historic moment in musical collaboration.
• 2000 – The film In the Mood for Love, directed by Wong Kar-wai, received significant international acclaim, influencing the aesthetic of modern romantic cinema.

• Jackson Pollock (b. 1912)
• Astrid Lindgren (d. 2002)
• J. D. Salinger (d. 2010)