January 23rd, 1514

Born on January 23rd, 1514

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 186,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 630 days, exactly on January 18th, 2026, people who were born on January 23rd, 1514 will be 187,000 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

Born on January 23rd, 1514

73

Hai Rui

Chinese politician (1514-1587)

*January 23rd, 1514, Qiongshan District †November 13th, 1587, Nanjing

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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

59

Stendhal

19th century French writer

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

40

Arjen Robben

Dutch association football player

*January 23rd, 1984, Bedum

51

Édouard Manet

French painter (1832–1883)

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

91

Chita Rivera

American actress, dancer and singer (1933–2024)

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

72

Reinhard Saftig

German association football player and manager

*January 23rd, 1952, Uersfeld

62

David Arnold

British film composer

*January 23rd, 1962, Luton

87

Derek Walcott

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

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

90

Lou Antonio

American actor (b. 1934)

*January 23rd, 1934, Oklahoma City

77

Megawati Soekarnoputri

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

*January 23rd, 1947, Yogyakarta City

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Born in 1514

49

Andreas Vesalius

Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

*December 31st, 1514, Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg †October 16th, 1564, Zakynthos

62

Tahmasp I

Safavid Shah of Iran from 1524 to 1576

*February 22nd, 1514, Isfahan †May 14th, 1576, Qazvin

60

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574)

*February 16th, 1514, Feldkirch †December 4th, 1574, Košice

59

Otto Truchsess von Waldburg

Catholic cardinal

*February 26th, 1514, Schloss Scheer †April 2nd, 1573, Rome

43

John Cheke

16th-century English classical scholar and statesman

*June 16th, 1514, Cambridge †September 13th, 1557, London

60

Guidobaldo II della Rovere

Italian condottiero

*April 2nd, 1514, Urbino †September 28th, 1574, Urbino

46

Amago Haruhisa

Japanese warlord

*March 8th, 1514, Izumo Province †January 9th, 1561, Gassantoda Castle

33

Lorenzino de' Medici

Italian writer and assassin (1514-1548)

*March 22nd, 1514, Florence †February 26th, 1548, Venice

73

Joachim Mynsinger von Frundeck

German judge

*August 13th, 1514, Stuttgart †May 3rd, 1588, Helmstedt

73

Joachim I. von Alvensleben

German politician and theologian (1514-1588)

*April 7th, 1514, Schloss Hundisburg †February 12th, 1588, Burg Alvensleben

42

Philip, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1552-1557)

*September 12th, 1514, Schwerin †January 4th, 1557, Güstrow

62

García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca

Spanish noble and admiral

*August 29th, 1514, Villafranca del Bierzo †May 31st, 1577, Naples

73

Wiguleus Hund

German historian

*July 22nd, 1514, Geltendorf †February 28th, 1588, Munich

57

Joachim Mörlin

German bishop (1514-1571)

*April 5th, 1514, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †May 29th, 1571, Königsberg

52

Johannes Herold

(1514-1567)

*December 17th, 1514, Höchstädt an der Donau †June 17th, 1567, Basel

75

Philip IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

*September 20th, 1514, Babenhausen †February 19th, 1590, Lichtenberg

66

Andreas Musculus

German theologian

*November 29th, 1514, Schneeberg †September 29th, 1581, Frankfurt (Oder)

66

Michael Toxites

(1514-1581)

*July 19th, 1514, Sterzing †January 1st, 1581, Haguenau

71

Petreius Tiara

Professor of Greek at Leiden University

*July 15th, 1514, Workum †February 8th, 1586, Franeker

50

Wolfgang Lazius

Austrian historian

*October 31st, 1514, Vienna †June 19th, 1565, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1514 is a normal year and no leap year.

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