1523 January 1523 January 12th, 1523

On this page
  1. Born on January 12th, 1523 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on January 12th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on January 12th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (January 1523)

Born on January 12th, 1523

Weekday

Friday

January 12th, 1523 was a Friday.

Age

501

People born on January 12th, 1523 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 501 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1522 - January 20th, 1523

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 906 days, exactly on October 21st, 2026, people who were born on January 12th, 1523 will be 184,000 days old!

183,094 Days

26,156 Weeks

6,015 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

What happened on January 12th?

Anglo-Zulu War January 12th, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral January 12th, 1865

The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.
Massoud Ali-Mohammadi January 12th, 2010

Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.
Comet McNaught January 12th, 2007

Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar January 12th, 1964

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.
Minnie Pit Disaster January 12th, 1918

An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.
Oswald Boelcke January 12th, 1916

Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.
National Trust January 12th, 1895

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.
John Rennie the Elder January 12th, 1808

John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.
Mission Santa Clara de Asís January 12th, 1777

Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.
Allahabad Fort January 12th, 1659

The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Bayinnaung January 12th, 1554

Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.
Basiliscus January 12th, 0475

Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.
Taal Volcano January 12th, 2020

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.
January 2016 Istanbul bombing January 12th, 2016

Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 12th?

25
Krishna Nagar

Badminton player

*January 12th, 1999, Jaipur
25
Thom Gicquel

Badminton player

*January 12th, 1999, Tours
31
Ronya Othmann

German writer

*January 12th, 1993, Munich
Hermann Thiersch: Age & Birthday 65
Hermann Thiersch

German archaeologist

*January 12th, 1874, Munich †June 4th, 1939, Göttingen
23
Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn
Michel Mayor: Age & Birthday 82
Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne
Charles Perrault: Age & Birthday 75
Charles Perrault

French author (1628-1703)

*January 12th, 1628, Paris †May 16th, 1703, Paris
75
Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer (born 1949)

*January 12th, 1949, Kyoto
38
Jakob Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*January 12th, 1986, Oslo
Jeff Bezos: Age & Birthday 60
Jeff Bezos

American business magnate (born 1964)

*January 12th, 1964, Albuquerque
Jack London: Age & Birthday 40
Jack London

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi: Age & Birthday 81
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer

*January 12th, 1746, Zürich †February 17th, 1827, Brugg
Oliver Platt: Age & Birthday 64
Oliver Platt

American actor

*January 12th, 1960, Windsor
Ferenc Molnár: Age & Birthday 74
Ferenc Molnár

Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952)

*January 12th, 1878, Budapest †April 1st, 1952, New York City
66
Matthias Döschner

German association football player and manager

*January 12th, 1958, Dohna
Ruth Brown: Age & Birthday 78
Ruth Brown

American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)

*January 12th, 1928, Portsmouth †November 17th, 2006, Las Vegas
Swami Vivekananda: Age & Birthday 39
Swami Vivekananda

Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)

*January 12th, 1863, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre †July 4th, 1902, Belur
Hermann Göring: Age & Birthday 53
Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison
Juan Foyth: Age & Birthday 26
Juan Foyth

Argentine association football player

*January 12th, 1998, La Plata
Simon Russell Beale: Age & Birthday 63
Simon Russell Beale

British actor and music historian

*January 12th, 1961, Penang

Same year
Born in 1523

48
Marco Antonio Bragadin

Military officer of the Republic of Venice and last Captain-General of Venetian Cyprus (1523-1571)

*April 21st, 1523, Venice †August 17th, 1571, Famagusta
72
Anna Jagiellon

Queen regnant of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania

*October 18th, 1523, Kraków †September 9th, 1596, Warsaw
51
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry

Daughter of King Francis I of France

*June 5th, 1523, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 15th, 1574, Turin
67
Esrom Ruedinger

German philologist, physicist, historian, and teacher

*January 1st, 1523, Bamberg †December 2nd, 1590, Altdorf bei Nürnberg
34
Kunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Margravine of Baden

*June 17th, 1523, Ansbach †February 27th, 1558, Pforzheim
52
Kaspar Eberhard

German theologian (1523-1575)

*March 21st, 1523, Schneeberg †October 20th, 1575, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
72
Blaise de Vigenère

French cryptographer (1523-1596)

*April 5th, 1523, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule †February 19th, 1596, Paris
66
Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon

Catholic cardinal

*September 22nd, 1523, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †May 9th, 1590, Fontenay-le-Comte
77
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio

Spanish cardinal

*March 5th, 1523, Valladolid †September 20th, 1600, Seville
62
George II of Brieg

Duke of Brzeg from 1547 until his death

*July 18th, 1523, Legnica †May 7th, 1586, Brzeg
70
Valentin Naboth

German astronomer and mathematician (1523-1593)

*February 13th, 1523, Calau †March 3rd, 1593, Padua
Jan Blahoslav: Age & Birthday 48
Jan Blahoslav

Czech linguist and writer (1523-1571)

*March 2nd, 1523, Přerov †December 4th, 1571, Moravský Krumlov
52
Johannes Haller der Jüngere

Swiss clergyman and reformer

*January 1st, 1523, Amsoldingen †January 1st, 1575
74
Helena Magenbuch

German pharmacist

*January 1st, 1523, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1597
50
Kaspar von Logau
*November 30th, 1523, Nysa †January 1st, 1574, Wrocław

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on January 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 12th.

Aelred of Rievaulx
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aelred_of_Rievaulx
Benedict Biscop
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Biscop
Bernard of Corleone
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_of_Corleone
Marguerite Bourgeoys
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Bourgeoys
Tatiana
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatiana_of_Rome
January 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day_(Turkmenistan)
National Youth Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Youth_Day_(India)
Prosecutor General's Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Russia
Zanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Tanzania
Yennayer (Algeria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yennayer

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XII.I.MDXXIII

12.1.1523

Legend

M = 1000D = 500X = 10I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1523 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1523

January 1523

w# Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
1 1234567
2 891011121314
3 15161718192021
4 22232425262728
5 293031

Date of birth

Try another date

Your birthday is more than just a day in the calendar!

11. January 1523
December 1522

13. January 1523
February 1523