January 24th, 1347

Born on January 24th, 1347

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 247,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 572 days, exactly on January 24th, 2026, people who were born on January 24th, 1347 will be 248,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

During the Spanish transition to democracy, neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

January 24th, 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

January 24th, 1536

King Henry VIII of England (pictured) suffered a serious accident while jousting, receiving injuries which may have caused his later obesity and erratic personality.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 24th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 24th?

33

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

27

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

37

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

71

Moon Jae-in

12th President of the Republic of Korea

*January 24th, 1953, Geoje

63

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

43

Carrie Coon

American actress

*January 24th, 1981, Copley Township

42

Daveed Diggs

American actor and rapper

*January 24th, 1982, Oakland

72

Raymond Domenech

French association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1952, Lyon

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

54

Walter Model

German field marshal

*January 24th, 1891, Genthin †April 21st, 1945, Ratingen

70

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)

*January 24th, 1947, New York City †March 8th, 2017, Thousand Oaks

72

Vicki Baum

Austrian writer

*January 24th, 1888, Vienna †August 29th, 1960, Hollywood

41

Frankie Grande

American actor, dancer, singer, producer

*January 24th, 1983, New York City

50

Rokia Traoré

Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist

*January 24th, 1974, Kolokani

58

Karin Viard

French actress

*January 24th, 1966, Rouen

76

Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941-2017)

*January 24th, 1941, Carcassonne †May 12th, 2017, Marseille

49

Henry Jarvis Raymond

American journalist and politician (1820–1869)

*January 24th, 1820, Livingston County †June 18th, 1869, New York City

Same year
Born in 1347

33

Catherine of Siena

Italian Dominican saint (1347-1380)

*March 25th, 1347, Siena †April 29th, 1380, Rome

47

Dorothea of Montau

Hermitess and visionary

*February 6th, 1347, Mątowy Wielkie †June 25th, 1394, Kwidzyn

46

Alberto d'Este

Marquis of Ferrara and Modena

*February 27th, 1347, Emilia-Romagna †July 30th, 1393, Ferrara

15

Frederick III, Duke of Austria

Austrian duke

*March 31st, 1347, Vienna †December 10th, 1362, Vienna

27

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

English noble

*August 29th, 1347, Sutton Valence Castle †April 16th, 1375, Picardy

65

Margaret of Durazzo

Queen of Naples and Hungary

*July 28th, 1347, Naples †August 6th, 1412, Baronissi

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Feast of Our Lady of Peace) which are celebrated on January 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1347 is a normal year and no leap year.

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