January 19th, 1172

Born on January 19th, 1172

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 311,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 691 days, exactly on April 11th, 2026, people who were born on January 19th, 1172 will be 312,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 19th?

January 19th, 2007

A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot.

January 19th, 2006

In the deadliest aviation accident in Slovak history, an Antonov An-24 operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, killing 42 of the 43 people on board.

January 19th, 2001

The key of Majulah Singapura, the national anthem of Singapore, was changed to F major.

January 19th, 1996

A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3,130,000 L) of home heating oil.

January 19th, 1977

Iva Toguri (pictured), convicted of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda, was granted a full pardon by U.S. president Gerald Ford.

January 19th, 1975

An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region.

January 19th, 1972

The French newspaper L'Aurore revealed that the former Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie (pictured), the "Butcher of Lyon", had been found to be living in Peru.

January 19th, 1920

The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by the directors of the National Civil Liberties Bureau.

January 19th, 1915

World War I: The first major attack of the German bombing campaign against Britain took place when Zeppelins bombed several towns in Norfolk.

January 19th, 1795

The Batavian Republic was established the day after William V fled the Dutch Republic as a result of the Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam.

January 19th, 1607

San Agustin Church in Manila, the oldest extant church in the Philippines, was completed.

January 19th, 1511

War of the League of Cambrai: Troops led by Pope Julius II captured Mirandola after a brief siege.

January 19th, 1419

Hundred Years' War: The siege of Rouen ended with English troops capturing the city from Norman French forces.

January 19th, 2007

Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.

January 19th, 1997

Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 19th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 19th?

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

60

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

33

Julian von Schleinitz

German luger

*January 19th, 1991, Berchtesgaden

30

Matthias Ginter

German association football player

*January 19th, 1994, Freiburg im Breisgau

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

83

James Watt

British engineer (1736–1819)

*January 19th, 1736, Greenock †August 25th, 1819, Heathfield Hall

40

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

*January 19th, 1809, Boston †October 7th, 1849, Baltimore

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

89

Lothar Dräger

German comics writer

*January 19th, 1927, Grambow †July 9th, 2016, Potsdam

40

Glenn Warfe

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1984, Werribee

28

Tang Pingyang

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1996, Nantong

67

Paul Cézanne

French painter (1839–1906)

*January 19th, 1839, Aix-en-Provence †October 22nd, 1906, Aix-en-Provence

44

Juma Muwowo

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Kitwe

88

Anthony Dexter

American actor

*January 19th, 1913, Talmage †March 27th, 2001, Greeley

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

32

Logan Lerman

American actor

*January 19th, 1992, Beverly Hills

26

Lisa Teige

Norwegian actress and dancer

*January 19th, 1998, Bergen

55

Camilla Overbye Roos

Danish actress

*January 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

31

Nicolai Næss

Norwegian football player

*January 19th, 1993, Oslo

34

Ana Usabiaga

Spanish cyclist

*January 19th, 1990, Ordizia

78

Dolly Parton

American singer, songwriter and actress

*January 19th, 1946, Pittman Center

82

Michael Crawford

British actor and singer

*January 19th, 1942, Salisbury

27

Janis Joplin

American singer

*January 19th, 1943, Port Arthur †October 4th, 1970, Hollywood

33

Erin Sanders

American actress

*January 19th, 1991, Santa Monica

43

Audrey Lamy

French actress

*January 19th, 1981, Alès

55

Edwidge Danticat

Novelist, short story writer, memoirist

*January 19th, 1969, Port-au-Prince

100

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

5th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1920-2020)

*January 19th, 1920, Lima †March 4th, 2020, Lima

86

Horace Parlan

(1931-2017) American-Danish jazz pianist

*January 19th, 1931, Pittsburgh †February 23rd, 2017, Korsør

16

Francis II of France

King of France (1544-1560)

*January 19th, 1544, Fontainebleau †December 5th, 1560, Orléans

55

Rödiger Voss

German-Swiss university teacher

*January 19th, 1969, Cologne

61

Silvio Martinello

Italian cyclist

*January 19th, 1963, Padua

44

Jenson Button

British racing driver

*January 19th, 1980, Frome

29

Mathieu van der Poel

Dutch cyclist, cyclo-cross and road racing

*January 19th, 1995, Kapellen

53

Dōgen

Japanese Zen buddhist teacher (1200-1253)

*January 19th, 1200, Otokuni district †September 29th, 1253, Kyoto

58

Marc Martínez

Spanish actor

*January 19th, 1966, Barcelona

43

Junior Seau

American football player (1969-2012)

*January 19th, 1969, San Diego †May 2nd, 2012, Oceanside

43

Ahmed Ammi

Dutch footballer

*January 19th, 1981, Temsamane

59

Andrija Mandić

Montenegrin politician

*January 19th, 1965, Šavnik

39

Alper Uçar

Turkish figure skater

*January 19th, 1985, Denizli

74

David Tredinnick

British politician (born 1950)

*January 19th, 1950, Worthing

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Confederate Heroes Day , Theophany / Epiphany) which are celebrated on January 19th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1172 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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