January 21st, 1535

Born on January 21st, 1535

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 178,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 300 days, exactly on February 20th, 2025, people who were born on January 21st, 1535 will be 179,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 21st, 1535?

January 21st, 1535

Following the Affair of the Placards, the French king leads an anti-Protestant procession through Paris.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_the_Placards

What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 21st?

31

Wincent Weiss

German pop singer

*January 21st, 1993, Bad Oldesloe

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

25

Em Beihold

Irani-American singer-songwriter and TikToker

*January 21st, 1999, Glendale

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

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

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

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

52

Cat Power

American singer-songwriter

*January 21st, 1972, Atlanta

65

Paul Allen

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

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

62

Isabelle Nanty

French actress, film director, theatre director and screenwriter

*January 21st, 1962, Verdun

65

Anton Maria Salviati

Catholic cardinal (1537-1602)

*January 21st, 1537, Florence †April 26th, 1602, Rome

36

Angel Mena Pedroza

Ecuadorian Footballer

*January 21st, 1988, Guayaquil

88

Radley Metzger

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

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

90

Audrey Dalton

Actress

*January 21st, 1934, Dublin

83

Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor

*January 21st, 1941, Madrid

67

Rainer Laupichler

German actor

*January 21st, 1957, Daun

19

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber from Ohio (born. 2005)

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

66

Ludwig Helmbold

German classical singer

*January 21st, 1532, Mühlhausen †April 8th, 1598, Mühlhausen

30

Amin Affane

Swedish footballer

*January 21st, 1994, Gothenburg

26

Adrian Sellevoll

Norwegian artist

*January 21st, 1998, Bergen

Same year
Born in 1535

69

Leo XI

Pope of the Catholic Church in April 1605 (1535-1605)

*June 2nd, 1535, Florence †April 27th, 1605, Rome

56

Gregory XIV

Pope from 1590 to 1591

*February 11th, 1535, Somma Lombardo †October 16th, 1591, Rome

38

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal

Spanish infanta, Austrian archduchess, Portuguese princess

*June 24th, 1535, Madrid †September 7th, 1573, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

72

Alessandro Allori

Italian painter

*May 3rd, 1535, Florence †September 22nd, 1607, Florence

57

Filippo Spinola

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*December 1st, 1535, Genoa †August 20th, 1593, Rome

43

Cornelius Gemma

Dutch astronomer and astrologer

*February 28th, 1535, Leuven †October 12th, 1578, Leuven

58

Min Phalaung

Burmese monarch (1535-1593)

*February 27th, 1535, Mrauk U †July 4th, 1593, Mrauk U

57

William of Rosenberg

High Treasurer and High Burgrave of Bohemia

*March 10th, 1535, Gallspach †August 31st, 1592, Prague

73

García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete

Royal Governor of Chile (1535-1609)

*July 21st, 1535, Cuenca †May 19th, 1609, Madrid

65

Nanda Bayin

King of Burma

*November 9th, 1535, Taungoo †November 30th, 1600, Taungoo

29

Eléanore de Roye

French noble

*February 24th, 1535, Châtillon-Coligny †July 23rd, 1564, Condé-en-Brie

49

Marcantonio II Colonna

Italian condottiero, politician, patron and admiral

*February 26th, 1535, Lanuvio †August 1st, 1584, Medinaceli

52

Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess

*January 23rd, 1535, Ansbach †February 22nd, 1587, Legnica

49

Niwa Nagahide

Daimyo (1535-1585)

*October 16th, 1535, Nishi-ku †May 15th, 1585, Nagakute

65

Luis de Molina

Spanish priest and writer

*September 29th, 1535, Cuenca †October 12th, 1600, Madrid

61

Leonhard Rauwolf

German botanist and writer

*July 1st, 1535, Augsburg †September 15th, 1596, Vác

34

Eberhard Graf von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Langenburg

(1535-1570)

*October 11th, 1535, Waldenburg †March 10th, 1570, Waldenburg

86

Catherine Stenbock

Queen Consort of Sweden

*July 22nd, 1535, Torpa stenhus †December 13th, 1621, Strömsholm Palace

56

Johannes Clajus

German theologian (1535-1592)

*June 24th, 1535, Herzberg (Elster) †April 11th, 1592, Bendeleben

70

John VI, Count of Nassau-Siegen

Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

*November 30th, 1535, Dillenburg †October 8th, 1606, Dillenburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1535 is a normal year and no leap year.

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