January 21st, 1489

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Born on January 21st, 1489 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 21st?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 21st
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1489)

Born on January 21st, 1489

Weekday

Monday

January 21st, 1489 was a Monday.

Age

535

People born on January 21st, 1489 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 535 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1489 - February 19th, 1489

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 195,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 498 days, exactly on September 8th, 2025, people who were born on January 21st, 1489 will be 196,000 days old!

195,502 Days

27,928 Weeks

6,423 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

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?

Wincent Weiss

German pop singer

*January 21st, 1993, Bad Oldesloe

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

Em Beihold

Irani-American singer-songwriter and TikToker

*January 21st, 1999, Glendale

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

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

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber from Ohio (born. 2005)

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

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

Cat Power

American singer-songwriter

*January 21st, 1972, Atlanta

Paul Allen

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

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

Jacob Milich

German astronomer and mathematician (1501-1559)

*January 21st, 1501, Freiburg im Breisgau †November 10th, 1559, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Isabelle Nanty

French actress, film director, theatre director and screenwriter

*January 21st, 1962, Verdun

Angel Mena Pedroza

Ecuadorian Footballer

*January 21st, 1988, Guayaquil

Radley Metzger

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

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

Audrey Dalton

Actress

*January 21st, 1934, Dublin

Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor

*January 21st, 1941, Madrid

Rainer Laupichler

German actor

*January 21st, 1957, Daun

Amin Affane

Swedish footballer

*January 21st, 1994, Gothenburg

Thomas de Maizière

German politician

*January 21st, 1954, Bonn

Adrian Sellevoll

Norwegian artist

*January 21st, 1998, Bergen

Same year
Born in 1489

Thomas Cranmer

Leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury

*July 2nd, 1489, Nottingham †March 21st, 1556, Oxford

Margaret Tudor

Scottish Queen consort (1489-1541)

*November 28th, 1489, London †October 18th, 1541, Methven Castle

Filippo Strozzi the Younger

Italian banker (1489-1538)

*January 4th, 1489, Florence †December 18th, 1538, Florence

Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel

*November 10th, 1489, Wolfenbüttel †June 11th, 1568, Wolfenbüttel

Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours

Infante of Navarre and French military commander

*December 10th, 1489, Mazères †April 11th, 1512, Battle of Ravenna

Charles II, Duke of Savoy

Italian noble

*June 23rd, 1489, Turin †April 16th, 1496, Moncalieri

Niccolò Massa

Italian anatomist

*March 14th, 1489, Venice †January 1st, 1569, Venice

Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck

German politician (1489-1553)

*August 10th, 1489, Strasbourg †October 30th, 1553, Strasbourg

Raymund Fugger

German businessman (1489-1535)

*October 24th, 1489, Augsburg †December 3rd, 1535, Mickhausen

Simon Pistoris der Jüngere

German jurist

*October 28th, 1489, Leipzig †December 3rd, 1562, Nünchritz

Sibylle of Bavaria

Princess of Bavaria-Munich by birth and by marriage Electress Palatine

*June 16th, 1489, Munich †April 18th, 1519, Heidelberg

Antoine, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine

*June 4th, 1489, Bar-le-Duc †June 14th, 1544, Bar-le-Duc

Gabriel von Salamanca-Ortenburg

General treasurer and archchancellor of a Austrian archduke in Spain (1489-1539)

*January 1st, 1489, Burgos †January 1st, 1539, Ensisheim

Lorenz Fries

German writer, historian and archivist

*January 1st, 1489, Bad Mergentheim †January 1st, 1550, Würzburg

Francesco Maria Molza

Italian poet

*June 18th, 1489, Modena †February 28th, 1544, Modena

Charles, Duke of Vendôme

French noble

*June 2nd, 1489, Vendôme †March 25th, 1537, Amiens

Paulus Rode

German theologian

*January 4th, 1489, Quedlinburg †January 12th, 1563, Szczecin

Matthias Held

*November 30th, 1489, Arlon †January 1st, 1563, Cologne

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

XXI.I.MCDLXXXIX

21.1.1489

Legend

M = 1000

CD = 400

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1489 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1489

January 1489

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1		1	2	3	4	5	6
2	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
3	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
4	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
5	28	29	30	31

January 21st, 1489

Born on January 21st, 1489

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 195,000 days old!

195,502 Days

27,928 Weeks

6,423 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 21st?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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?

Same year Born in 1489

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 21st

Babinden (Bulgaria, Serbia)

Agnes

Demiana (Coptic Church)

Fructuosus

John Yi Yun-il (one of The Korean Martyrs)

Meinrad of Einsiedeln

January 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Errol Barrow Day (Barbados)

Flag Day (Quebec)

Grandmother's Day (Poland)

Lady of Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic)

Lincoln Alexander Day (Canada)

National Hugging Day (United States)