January 24th, 1485

Born on January 24th, 1485

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 196,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 39 days, exactly on June 7th, 2024, people who were born on January 24th, 1485 will be 197,000 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?

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter, YouTuber and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

33

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

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

27

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

37

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

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

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

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

77

Michio Kaku

American theoretical physicist, futurist and author

*January 24th, 1947, San Jose

62

John Vanbrugh

English architect and dramatist

*January 24th, 1664, City of London †March 26th, 1726, London

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Born in 1485

50

Catherine of Aragon

First wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)

*December 16th, 1485, Alcalá de Henares †January 7th, 1536, Kimbolton Castle

72

Johannes Bugenhagen

German theologian; (1485-1558)

*June 24th, 1485, Wollin †April 20th, 1558, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

48

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

15th century Indian Vaishnavite saint

*November 30th, 1485, Nabadwip †November 30th, 1533, Puri

71

Giovanni Battista Ramusio

Venetian geographer and writer

*July 20th, 1485, Treviso †July 10th, 1557, Padua

69

Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg

Electress consort of Brandenburg

*June 24th, 1485, Nyborg Slot †June 10th, 1555, Berlin

61

Johann Kleeberger

German merchant

*February 6th, 1485, Nuremberg †September 6th, 1546, Lyon

63

Johannes Dantiscus

16th-century bishop and author

*October 1st, 1485, Gdańsk †October 27th, 1548, Lidzbark Warmiński

61

Beatus Rhenanus

German humanist, religious reformer, classical scholar and book collector (1485-1547)

*August 22nd, 1485, Sélestat †July 20th, 1547, Strasbourg

90

Wilhelm Werner von Zimmern

German judge and historian

*January 6th, 1485, Messkirch †January 7th, 1575, Bösingen

39

Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburgian royal

*September 14th, 1485, Plau am See †May 12th, 1525, Rödelheim

69

Giovanni Arcimboldi

Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal of Milan

*September 27th, 1485, Milan †April 6th, 1555, Milan

52

Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

German princess

*March 10th, 1485, Ansbach †May 24th, 1537, Legnica

16

Astorre III Manfredi

Italian noble

*June 20th, 1485, Faenza †June 9th, 1502, Rome

67

Blas Ortiz

Spanish writer

*January 1st, 1485, Villarrobledo †January 1st, 1552, Toledo

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 1485 is a normal year and no leap year.

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