January 23rd, 1546

Born on January 23rd, 1546

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 174,000 days old!

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What happened on January 23rd, 1546?

January 23rd, 1546

Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Rabelais

What else 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.

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

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

68

François Mansart

French architect (1598-1666)

*January 23rd, 1598, Paris †September 23rd, 1666, Paris

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

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Born in 1546

54

Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

*December 14th, 1546, Knutstorp Castle †October 24th, 1601, Prague

48

Murad III

12th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1574–1595)

*July 4th, 1546, Manisa †January 16th, 1595, Istanbul

69

Giacomo Castelvetro

Italian writer

*March 25th, 1546, Modena †March 21st, 1616, London

57

Kuroda Yoshitaka

Japanese daimyo (1546 – 1604)

*December 22nd, 1546, Himeji †April 19th, 1604

69

Heo Jun

Korean court physician (1539 – 1615 )

*January 1st, 1546, Joseon †January 1st, 1615

63

Robert Persons

Parsons, Robert (1546-1610), Jesuit missionary and controversialist

*July 4th, 1546, Nether Stowey †April 15th, 1610, Rome

62

Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg

*January 27th, 1546, Old Cölln †July 28th, 1608, Köpenick

70

Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg

*June 29th, 1546, Kolding †January 6th, 1617, Celle

69

Heinrich Petreus

German jurist and writer

*February 1st, 1546, Hardegsen †September 22nd, 1615, Wolfenbüttel

72

Dietrich of Fürstenberg

Prince-bishop of Paderborn (1546-1618)

*September 27th, 1546, Ense †December 4th, 1618, Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn

64

Cornelis de Groot

Dutch university teacher (1546-1610)

*July 25th, 1546, Delft †July 25th, 1610, Leiden

62

Johann Pistorius the Younger

German historian (1546-1608)

*February 14th, 1546, Nidda †June 19th, 1608, Freiburg im Breisgau

79

Johannes Piscator

German theologian (1546-1625)

*March 27th, 1546, Strasbourg †July 26th, 1625, Herborn

64

Johann Wolfgang Freymon von Randeck

Politician (1546-1610)

*March 13th, 1546, Ingolstadt †November 10th, 1610, Kelheim

45

Veronica Franco

Italian poet and courtesan (1546-1591)

*January 1st, 1546, Venice †July 22nd, 1591, Venice

63

Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim

German count (1546-1610)

*June 14th, 1546, Waldenburg †March 28th, 1610, Weikersheim

53

Daniel Adam z Veleslavína

Czech philosopher, historian, humanist, lexicographer, linguist, publisher, professor, translator, writer, university educator and science writer

*September 10th, 1546, Prague †October 18th, 1599, Prague

65

Bartholomeus Spranger

Flemish painter

*March 21st, 1546, Antwerp †August 1st, 1611, Prague

66

Johann Steuerlein

German protestant hymn writer, composer, and mayor of Meiningen (1546-1613)

*July 5th, 1546, Schmalkalden †May 5th, 1613, Meiningen

72

Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas

Catholic cardinal and inquisitor

*April 20th, 1546, Aranda de Duero †December 7th, 1618, Toledo

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No: With 365 days 1546 is a normal year and no leap year.

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