January 27th, 1493

Born on January 27th, 1493

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 194,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 973 days, exactly on December 19th, 2026, people who were born on January 27th, 1493 will be 195,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 27th?

January 27th, 1799

French Revolutionary Wars: In the Macau Incident, French and Spanish warships encountered a British Royal Navy escort squadron in the Wanshan Archipelago; subsequent events, including which side retreated, were disputed by the commanders present.

January 27th, 2010

Porfirio Lobo Sosa became the new president of Honduras, ending a constitutional crisis that had begun in 2009 when Manuel Zelaya was forcibly removed from office.

January 27th, 2003

The first selections for the United States National Recording Registry were announced by the Library of Congress.

January 27th, 1996

Mahamane Ousmane (pictured), the first democratically elected president of Niger, was deposed by Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara in a military coup d'état.

January 27th, 1980

Six American diplomats who had evaded capture in the Iran hostage crisis escaped with the help of Canadian government officials to Zürich, Switzerland.

January 27th, 1974

Brisbane, Australia, was flooded when the Brisbane River broke its banks.

January 27th, 1967

A fire during a launch simulation for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.

January 27th, 1965

South Vietnamese prime minister Trần Văn Hương was removed by the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh.

January 27th, 1945

The Soviet Red Army liberated about 7,000 prisoners left behind by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp (entrance pictured).

January 27th, 1927

A contaminated diphtheria vaccine was used in an Australian immunisation program, leading to the deaths of twelve children and the suspension of immunisation programs in several countries.

January 27th, 1820

A Russian expedition led by the naval officers Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev made the first sighting of the coast of Antarctica.

January 27th, 1785

The University of Georgia, one of the oldest public universities in the United States, was founded.

January 27th, 1343

Clement VI issued the papal bull Unigenitus, justifying the power of the pope and the use of indulgences.

January 27th, 0945

The brothers Stephen and Constantine Lekapenos, having deposed their father as Byzantine emperor a few weeks earlier, were themselves overthrown by Constantine VII, their co-emperor.

January 27th, 2023

A shooting at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, kills seven people and injures three others.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 27th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 27th?

41

John Lundvik

Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter

*January 27th, 1983, London

35

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

*January 27th, 1756, Salzburg †December 5th, 1791, Vienna

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

53

Ricky Subagja

Badminton player

*January 27th, 1971, Bandung City

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

82

Wilhelm II

German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918

*January 27th, 1859, Kronprinzenpalais †June 4th, 1941, Huis Doorn

45

Rosamund Pike

English actress

*January 27th, 1979, Hammersmith

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

19

Manisha Ramadass

Badminton player

*January 27th, 2005, Chennai

59

Alan Cumming

Scottish actor

*January 27th, 1965, Aberfeldy

50

Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier

*January 27th, 1974, Drammen Municipality

62

Edward Smith

Captain of the RMS Titanic (1850–1912)

*January 27th, 1850, Hanley †April 15th, 1912, North Atlantic Ocean

88

Barry C. Barish

American physicist

*January 27th, 1936, Omaha

30

Matthias Auckenthaler

Austrian mountaineer

*January 27th, 1906, Mutters †June 21st, 1936, Leutasch

30

Rani Khedira

German footballer

*January 27th, 1994, Stuttgart

57

Abbas the Great

Shah of Safavid Iran (1571-1629)

*January 27th, 1571, Herat †January 19th, 1629, Mazandaran Province

65

Lewis Carroll

British author and scholar (1832–1898)

*January 27th, 1832, Daresbury †January 14th, 1898, Guildford

60

Bridget Fonda

Actress

*January 27th, 1964, Los Angeles

55

Patton Oswalt

American actor and comedian

*January 27th, 1969, Portsmouth

44

Marat Safin

Russian tennis player

*January 27th, 1980, Moscow

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Born in 1493

47

Paracelsus

Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)

*November 10th, 1493, Einsiedeln †September 24th, 1541, Salzburg

74

Anne de Montmorency

First Duke of Montmorency

*March 15th, 1493, Chantilly †November 12th, 1567, Paris

75

Nicolaus Olahus

Roman Catholic archbishop

*January 10th, 1493, Sibiu †January 15th, 1568, Trnava

59

Olaus Petri

Clergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden

*January 6th, 1493, Örebro †April 19th, 1552, Storkyrkoförsamlingen

37

Maximilian Sforza

Duke of Milan

*January 25th, 1493, Milan †June 4th, 1530, Paris

69

Girolamo Seripando

Catholic cardinal

*May 6th, 1493, Troia †March 17th, 1563, Trento

67

Anton Fugger

German merchant (1493-1560)

*June 10th, 1493, Nuremberg †September 14th, 1560, Augsburg

66

Baccio Bandinelli

Artist from Italy (1488-1560)

*November 12th, 1493, Florence †February 7th, 1560, Florence

49

Agnolo Firenzuola

Italian poet and litterateur

*September 28th, 1493, Florence †June 27th, 1543, Prato

75

Bernardo Tasso

Italian poet

*November 11th, 1493, Bergamo †September 5th, 1569, Mantua

76

Eleonora Gonzaga

Duchess of Urbino (1493-1550)

*December 31st, 1493, Mantua †February 13th, 1570, Urbino

65

Alessandro Pasqualini

Italian architect

*May 5th, 1493, Bologna †November 30th, 1558, Bielefeld

63

Giovanni Poggio

Italian cardinal and diplomat

*January 26th, 1493, Bologna †February 12th, 1556, Bologna

32

Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German noble and viceroy of Valencia (1493-1525)

*January 9th, 1493, Plassenburg †July 5th, 1525, Valencia

61

Girolamo Bellarmato

Italian architect and engineer

*August 24th, 1493, Siena †April 28th, 1555, Chalon-sur-Saône

62

Justus Jonas

German Lutheran reformer

*June 5th, 1493, Nordhausen †October 9th, 1555, Eisfeld

38

George I, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins

*April 11th, 1493, Darłowo †May 10th, 1531, Szczecin

79

Johann Pfeffinger

German theologian

*December 27th, 1493, Wasserburg am Inn †January 1st, 1573, Leipzig

82

Santi Buglioni

Italian sculptor (1494-1576)

*November 30th, 1493, Florence †November 30th, 1575, Florence

48

Nicolas Cleynaerts

Flemish grammarian

*December 5th, 1493, Diest †January 1st, 1542, Alhambra

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 27th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Liberation of the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-related observances) which are celebrated on January 27th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1493 is a normal year and no leap year.

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