January 21st, 1199

Born on January 21st, 1199

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 301,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 561 days, exactly on November 26th, 2025, people who were born on January 21st, 1199 will be 302,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 21st?

January 21st, 1789

The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown, widely considered to be the first American novel, was published.

January 21st, 0763

The Abbasid Caliphate crushed the Alid revolt when a rebel leader was mortally wounded in battle near Basra in present-day Iraq.

January 21st, 1757

French and Indian War: French regulars, Canadien militia and Indigenous forces ambushed Rogers' Rangers forces in the Battle on Snowshoes.

January 21st, 2017

Millions of people participated in the worldwide Women's March, to advocate for legislation and policies on human rights and other issues.

January 21st, 2011

Demonstrations in Tirana against alleged corruption in the Albanian government led to the killings of four protesters by the Republican Guard.

January 21st, 1997

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich (pictured) for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.

January 21st, 1976

The Concorde supersonic transports began scheduled commercial flights to London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.

January 21st, 1972

Tripura, formerly part of the independent Twipra Kingdom, became a state of India.

January 21st, 1968

A B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear weapons crashed onto sea ice near Thule Air Base, Greenland, causing localized radioactive contamination.

January 21st, 2023

Huu Can Tran, 72, opens fire in a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, killing eleven people and injuring nine others before later committing suicide. It is the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County since the 2008 Covina massacre.

January 21st, 2017

Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.

January 21st, 2014

Rojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.

January 21st, 2011

Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people died from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office.

January 21st, 2009

Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow.

January 21st, 2005

In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 21st?

31

Wincent Weiss

German pop singer

*January 21st, 1993, Bad Oldesloe

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

25

Em Beihold

Irani-American singer-songwriter and TikToker

*January 21st, 1999, Glendale

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

19

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber from Ohio (born. 2005)

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

52

Cat Power

American singer-songwriter

*January 21st, 1972, Atlanta

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

65

Paul Allen

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018)

*January 21st, 1953, Seattle †October 15th, 2018, Seattle

62

Isabelle Nanty

French actress, film director, theatre director and screenwriter

*January 21st, 1962, Verdun

40

Wes Morgan

Jamaican association football player (born 1984)

*January 21st, 1984, Nottingham

36

Angel Mena Pedroza

Ecuadorian Footballer

*January 21st, 1988, Guayaquil

88

Radley Metzger

American film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor and film distributor

*January 21st, 1929, The Bronx †March 31st, 2017, New York City

90

Audrey Dalton

Actress

*January 21st, 1934, Dublin

83

Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor

*January 21st, 1941, Madrid

67

Rainer Laupichler

German actor

*January 21st, 1957, Daun

30

Amin Affane

Swedish footballer

*January 21st, 1994, Gothenburg

26

Adrian Sellevoll

Norwegian artist

*January 21st, 1998, Bergen

70

Thomas de Maizière

German politician

*January 21st, 1954, Bonn

68

Adeline Hazan

French politician

*January 21st, 1956, Paris

59

María Luisa Ramos Urzagaste

Bolivian diplomat

*January 21st, 1965, Palmar Chico

86

Arturo Labriola

Revolutionary syndicalist politician and journalist

*January 21st, 1873, Naples †June 23rd, 1959, Naples

35

Matteo Pelucchi

Italian road and track cyclist

*January 21st, 1989, Giussano

32

Sven Erik Bystrøm

Norwegian racing cyclist

*January 21st, 1992, Haugesund Municipality

63

Piotr Ugrumov

Soviet, Latvian and Russian cyclist

*January 21st, 1961, Riga

42

Charles V of France

King of France from 1364 to 1380

*January 21st, 1338, Vincennes †September 16th, 1380, Paris

68

Geena Davis

American actress

*January 21st, 1956, Wareham

36

Vanessa Hessler

American model

*January 21st, 1988, Rome

35

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Armenian association football player (born 1989)

*January 21st, 1989, Yerevan

83

Ann Wedgeworth

American actress (1934-2017)

*January 21st, 1934, Abilene †November 16th, 2017, New York City

67

Gert Mattenklott

German university professor and dean, specialist in German and comparative literature, essayist, critic, collector (1942-2009)

*January 21st, 1942, Oranienburg †October 3rd, 2009, Berlin

84

Jinx Falkenburg

Model, actress, radio personality, columnist (1919-2003)

*January 21st, 1919, Barcelona †August 27th, 2003, Manhasset

79

Martin Shaw

British actor

*January 21st, 1945, Birmingham

28

Marco Asensio

Spanish association football player

*January 21st, 1996, Calvià

72

Telly Savalas

American film and television actor and singer (1922–1994)

*January 21st, 1922, Garden City †January 22nd, 1994, Universal City

48

Lars Eidinger

German actor

*January 21st, 1976, West Berlin

78

Oscar II of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905

*January 21st, 1829, Stockholm †December 8th, 1907, Stockholm

48

Emma Bunton

English singer

*January 21st, 1976, Finchley

93

Umberto Nobile

Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer (1885-1978)

*January 21st, 1885, Lauro †July 30th, 1978, Rome

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 21st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1199 is a normal year and no leap year.

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