January 12th, 1475

Born on January 12th, 1475

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 311 days, exactly on May 8th, 2025, people who were born on January 12th, 1475 will be 201,000 days old!

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What happened on January 12th?

January 12th, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

January 12th, 1865

The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.

January 12th, 2010

Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.

January 12th, 2007

Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.

January 12th, 1964

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.

January 12th, 1918

An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.

January 12th, 1916

Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.

January 12th, 1895

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.

January 12th, 1808

John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.

January 12th, 1777

Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.

January 12th, 1659

The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

January 12th, 1554

Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.

January 12th, 0475

Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.

January 12th, 2020

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

January 12th, 2016

Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 12th?

65

Hermann Thiersch

German archaeologist

*January 12th, 1874, Munich †June 4th, 1939, Göttingen

66

Nityananda

Hindu saint

*January 12th, 1473, India †November 30th, 1539, India

25

Krishna Nagar

Badminton player

*January 12th, 1999, Jaipur

31

Ronya Othmann

German writer

*January 12th, 1993, Munich

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

50

Marie Jonas

German physician

*January 12th, 1893, Primorsk †November 30th, 1943, extermination camp

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

75

Charles Perrault

French author (1628-1703)

*January 12th, 1628, Paris †May 16th, 1703, Paris

75

Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer (born 1949)

*January 12th, 1949, Kyoto

38

Jakob Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*January 12th, 1986, Oslo

60

Jeff Bezos

American business magnate (born 1964)

*January 12th, 1964, Albuquerque

55

Henry III of Nassau-Breda

Baron of Breda

*January 12th, 1483, Siegen †September 14th, 1538, Breda

40

Jack London

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen

64

Oliver Platt

Canadian-born American actor

*January 12th, 1960, Windsor

81

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer

*January 12th, 1746, Zürich †February 17th, 1827, Brugg

78

Ruth Brown

American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)

*January 12th, 1928, Portsmouth †November 17th, 2006, Las Vegas

74

Ferenc Molnár

Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952)

*January 12th, 1878, Budapest †April 1st, 1952, New York City

66

Matthias Döschner

German association football player and manager

*January 12th, 1958, Dohna

26

Juan Foyth

Argentine association football player

*January 12th, 1998, La Plata

53

Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison

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88

Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet (1475–1564)

*March 6th, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo †February 18th, 1564, Rome

45

Leo X

Son of Lorenzo de' Medici fia, pope from 1513 to 1521

*December 11th, 1475, Florence †December 1st, 1521, Rome

78

Sebastiano Serlio

Italian architect and painter (1475-1554)

*September 6th, 1475, Bologna †November 30th, 1553, Fontainebleau

60

Thomas Murner

German writer (1475-1537)

*December 24th, 1475, Obernai †November 30th, 1536, Obernai

49

Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai

Renaissance humanist, grandson of Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai

*October 20th, 1475, Florence †April 3rd, 1525, Rome

31

Cesare Borgia

Duke of Romagna and former Catholic cardinal

*September 13th, 1475, Subiaco †March 12th, 1507, Viana

81

Sebastian Cabot

Venetian explorer and mapmaker in the service of Spain and England

*November 30th, 1475, Venice †November 30th, 1556, London

61

Clemens Sender

German historian

*November 23rd, 1475, Lauingen †February 26th, 1537, Augsburg

54

Jean de Selve

French diplomat

*April 17th, 1475, Limousin †December 10th, 1529, Paris

21

Beatrice d’Este

Duchess of Milan and Bari, virago and woman of state

*June 29th, 1475, Ferrara †January 3rd, 1497, Milan

32

Crinitus

Italian humanist

*January 9th, 1475, Florence †July 5th, 1507, Florence

65

Jean de Witte

Bishop in the 16th century

*August 6th, 1475, Bruges †August 15th, 1540, Bruges

43

Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy

French nobleman and politician

*September 6th, 1475, Haute-Savoie †May 13th, 1519, Montpellier

62

Giovanni Piccolomini

Catholic cardinal

*October 9th, 1475, Siena †November 21st, 1537, Siena

79

Giuliano Bugiardini

Italian painter

*January 29th, 1475, Florence †February 17th, 1554, Florence

16

Afonso, Prince of Portugal

Prince heir apparent, son of John II of Portugal

*May 18th, 1475, Lisbon †July 13th, 1491, Tagus River

24

Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick

English Earl

*February 25th, 1475, Warwick Castle †November 28th, 1499, Tower Hill

36

Anne of York

Fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville

*November 2nd, 1475, Palace of Westminster †November 23rd, 1511

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1475 is a normal year and no leap year.

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