January 23rd, 1499

Born on January 23rd, 1499

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 191,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 156 days, exactly on September 27th, 2024, people who were born on January 23rd, 1499 will be 192,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 23rd?

January 23rd, 2002

American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and later murdered by al-Qaeda agents in Karachi, Pakistan.

January 23rd, 1997

Madeleine Albright was sworn in as the first female United States Secretary of State, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government at that time.

January 23rd, 1993

The first version of Mosaic, created by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, was released, becoming the first popular web browser.

January 23rd, 1968

USS Pueblo was seized by North Korean forces, who claimed that it had violated their territorial waters while spying.

January 23rd, 1967

The English new town of Milton Keynes was founded in Buckinghamshire, incorporating four towns and fifteen villages as well as planned new developments on intervening farmland.

January 23rd, 1957

American inventor Fred Morrison sold the rights to his "flying disc" to the Wham-O toy company, who later renamed it the "Frisbee" (example pictured).

January 23rd, 1942

World War II: Japan began an invasion of the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea.

January 23rd, 1915

Rebels led by John Chilembwe attacked local plantation owners, beginning an uprising regarded as a key moment in the history of Malawi.

January 23rd, 1909

Two men committed an armed robbery in Tottenham, London, and led police on a two-hour chase, partially by tram, that ended in the perpetrators' suicides.

January 23rd, 1902

In the most fatal recorded mountaineering accident, 199 of the 210 members of an Imperial Japanese Army unit perished in a blizzard on the Hakkōda Mountains.

January 23rd, 1870

American Indian Wars: The United States Army massacred a friendly band of Piegan Blackfeet in the Montana Territory, resulting in about 200 deaths.

January 23rd, 1849

Elizabeth Blackwell (pictured) graduated from Geneva Medical College in New York, making her the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.

January 23rd, 1793

The Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia partitioned the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth for the second time.

January 23rd, 1789

Bishop John Carroll purchased a plot of land that would become the home of the future Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States.

January 23rd, 1570

James Hamilton killed James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, in the first recorded assassination of a head of government using a firearm.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 23rd?

79

Alexander Cunningham

British army engineer and amateur archaeologist (1814-1893)

*January 23rd, 1814, London †November 28th, 1893, London

43

Gong Ruina

Chinese badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

37

Alexander Baumjohann

German footballer

*January 23rd, 1987, Waltrop

72

Heinrich Brunn

German classical archaeologist (1822-1894)

*January 23rd, 1822, Wörlitz †July 23rd, 1894, Schliersee

33

Alyssa Lim

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1991, Milton Keynes

32

Gennadiy Natarov

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1992, Kharkiv

29

Linda Efler

German badminton player

*January 23rd, 1995, Emsdetten

27

Cheam June Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*January 23rd, 1997, Penang

30

Ou Xuanyi

Chinese badminton player

*January 23rd, 1994, Fujian

28

Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1996, Jakarta

40

Arjen Robben

Dutch association football player

*January 23rd, 1984, Bedum

59

Stendhal

19th century French writer

*January 23rd, 1783, Grenoble †March 23rd, 1842, Paris

51

Édouard Manet

French painter (1832–1883)

*January 23rd, 1832, former 10th arrondissement of Paris †April 30th, 1883, 8th arrondissement of Paris

72

Reinhard Saftig

German association football player and manager

*January 23rd, 1952, Uersfeld

91

Chita Rivera

American actress, dancer and singer (1933–2024)

*January 23rd, 1933, Washington, D.C. †January 30th, 2024, New York City

87

Derek Walcott

Saint Lucian–Trinidadian poet and playwright (1930–2017)

*January 23rd, 1930, Castries †March 17th, 2017, Cap Estate

62

David Arnold

British film composer

*January 23rd, 1962, Luton

77

Megawati Soekarnoputri

5th president of Indonesia (2001-2004) and 8th vice-president of Indonesia (1999-2001)

*January 23rd, 1947, Yogyakarta City

43

Julia Jones

American actress

*January 23rd, 1981, Boston

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Born in 1499

66

Pius IV

Pope from 1559 to 1565

*March 31st, 1499, Milan †December 9th, 1565, Rome

53

Katharina von Bora

Wife of Martin Luther

*January 29th, 1499, Lippendorf †December 20th, 1552, Torgau

24

Claude of France

Duchess of Brittany; queen consort of France (1499–1524)

*October 13th, 1499, Romorantin-Lanthenay †July 20th, 1524, Blois

44

Mary Boleyn

Sister of the queen of England Anne Boleyn

*January 1st, 1499, Blickling Hall †July 19th, 1543, Essex

61

Sebald Heyden

German musicologist and theologian

*December 8th, 1499, Bruck †July 9th, 1561, Nuremberg

92

Michiel Coxie

Flemish painter (1499-1592)

*March 14th, 1499, Mechelen †March 3rd, 1592, Mechelen

74

Johann Naeve

German physician

*August 29th, 1499, Chemnitz †July 7th, 1574

66

Diane de Poitiers

French noblewoman and courtier (1500-1566)

*September 3rd, 1499, Saint-Vallier †April 25th, 1566, Château d'Anet

63

Peter Martyr Vermigli

Italian Reformed theologian

*September 8th, 1499, Florence †November 12th, 1562, Zürich

82

Thomas Platter

Swiss writer and scholar

*February 10th, 1499, Grächen †January 26th, 1582, Basel

53

Günther XL, Count of Schwarzburg

Count of Schwarzburg

*October 31st, 1499, Sondershausen †November 10th, 1552, Gehren

50

John Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

(1499-1550)

*September 20th, 1499, Ansbach †May 17th, 1550, Halle (Saale)

37

Johann Carion

German astrologer and historical writer

*March 31st, 1499, Bietigheim-Bissingen †February 12th, 1537, Magdeburg

70

John of Ávila

Spanish priest, Doctor of the

*January 6th, 1499, Almodóvar del Campo †May 10th, 1569, Montilla

68

Kilian Goldstein

German jurist

*March 25th, 1499, Kitzingen †January 25th, 1568, Halle (Saale)

1

Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset

Duke of Somerset

*February 21st, 1499, Palace of Placentia †June 19th, 1500, London

43

Sebastian Franck

German Renaissance humanist

*January 20th, 1499, Donauwörth †January 1st, 1543, Basel

58

Justus Menius

German theologian

*December 13th, 1499, Fulda †August 11th, 1558, Leipzig

71

Johannes Brenz

German church reformer

*June 24th, 1499, Weil der Stadt †September 11th, 1570, Stuttgart

65

Valentin Kötzler

German jurist

*February 1st, 1499, Nuremberg †December 12th, 1564, Nuremberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1499 is a normal year and no leap year.

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