January 12th, 1545

Born on January 12th, 1545

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 943 days, exactly on November 26th, 2026, people who were born on January 12th, 1545 will be 176,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 12th?

January 12th, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

January 12th, 1865

The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.

January 12th, 2010

Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.

January 12th, 2007

Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.

January 12th, 1964

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.

January 12th, 1918

An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.

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.

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.

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.

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.

January 12th, 1659

The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

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.

January 12th, 0475

Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.

January 12th, 2020

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

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

75

Charles Perrault

French author (1628-1703)

*January 12th, 1628, Paris †May 16th, 1703, Paris

31

Ronya Othmann

German writer

*January 12th, 1993, Munich

65

Hermann Thiersch

German archaeologist

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

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

75

Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer (born 1949)

*January 12th, 1949, Kyoto

38

Jakob Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*January 12th, 1986, Oslo

60

Jeff Bezos

American business magnate (born 1964)

*January 12th, 1964, Albuquerque

40

Jack London

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

*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen

81

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer

*January 12th, 1746, Zürich †February 17th, 1827, Brugg

64

Oliver Platt

American actor

*January 12th, 1960, Windsor

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

78

Ruth Brown

American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)

*January 12th, 1928, Portsmouth †November 17th, 2006, Las Vegas

39

Swami Vivekananda

Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)

*January 12th, 1863, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre †July 4th, 1902, Belur

53

Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison

26

Juan Foyth

Argentine association football player

*January 12th, 1998, La Plata

62

Pierre Daru

French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)

*January 12th, 1767, Montpellier †September 5th, 1829, Meulan-en-Yvelines

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21

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland (1545-1567)

*December 7th, 1545, Yorkshire †February 10th, 1567, Edinburgh

47

Alexander Farnese

Duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain

*August 27th, 1545, Rome †December 3rd, 1592, Arras

23

Carlos, Prince of Asturias

Prince of Asturias; eldest child of Philip II of Spain

*July 9th, 1545, Valladolid †July 24th, 1568, Madrid

75

Ana de Jesús

Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun and spiritual writer (1545-1621)

*December 5th, 1545, Medina del Campo †March 4th, 1621, City of Brussels

58

Janus Dousa

Dutch historian and noble (1545-1604)

*December 6th, 1545, Noordwijk †October 8th, 1604, The Hague

53

Yi Sun-sin

Korean (Joseon) naval commander (1545 – 1598)

*April 28th, 1545, Seoul †December 16th, 1598, Namhae County

23

Elisabeth of Valois

Queen consort of Spain (1545-1568)

*April 2nd, 1545, Fontainebleau †October 3rd, 1568, Aranjuez

57

Franciscus Junius

Huguenot theologian

*May 11th, 1545, Bourges †October 13th, 1602, Leiden

72

Kaspar von Fürstenberg

German politician (1545-1618)

*November 11th, 1545, Ense †March 5th, 1618, Arnsberg

61

Heinrich Maius

German theologian

*November 23rd, 1545, Sangerhausen †September 28th, 1607, Heidelberg

59

Eitel Frederick IV, Count of Hohenzollern

First Count of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1545-1605)

*September 7th, 1545, Sigmaringen †January 16th, 1605, Hechingen

76

Andrew Melville

Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer

*August 1st, 1545, Montrose †January 1st, 1622, Sedan

71

Charles II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Oels, Duke of Bernstadt (1545-1617)

*April 15th, 1545, Oleśnica †January 28th, 1617, Oleśnica

23

Charles Christopher, Duke of Münsterberg

Duke of Münsterberg

*May 22nd, 1545, Oleśnica †March 17th, 1569, Oleśnica

53

Neidhardt von Thüngen

German bishop

*May 1st, 1545, Ehrenberg †December 26th, 1598, Würzburg

46

Ernest Louis of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania (1545-1592)

*November 2nd, 1545, Wolgast †June 17th, 1592, Wolgast

72

Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn

German bishop (1545-1617)

*March 18th, 1545, Mespelbrunn †September 13th, 1617, Würzburg

58

Melchior Junius

German university teacher (1545-1604)

*October 27th, 1545, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 23rd, 1604, Strasbourg

58

John Juvenal Ancina

Italian Oratorian and bishop (1545-1604)

*October 19th, 1545, Fossano †August 30th, 1604, Saluzzo

67

Thomas Bodley

English diplomat and scholar (1545-1613)

*March 2nd, 1545, Exeter †January 28th, 1613, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1545 is a normal year and no leap year.

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