January 21st, 1552

Born on January 21st, 1552

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 688 days, exactly on June 13th, 2028, people who were born on January 21st, 1552 will be 174,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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, 2025

A fire at a hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort in Turkey's Bolu Province results in 78 people killed.

January 21st, 2003

The Spire of Dublin was completed.

January 21st, 1951

Mount Lamington, a volcano in Papua New Guinea, erupted (pictured) and killed more than 2,900 people.

January 21st, 1793

French Revolution: After being found guilty of high treason by the National Convention, Louis XVI was guillotined in Paris.

January 21st, 1931

Isaac Isaacs (pictured) became the first Australian-born governor-general of Australia.

January 21st, 1326

King Edward II of England issued a royal charter confirming Adam de Brome's foundation of Oriel College, Oxford.

January 21st, 2017

Millions of people participated in the Women's March in Washington, D.C., and around the world to advocate for legislation and policies on human rights and other issues.

January 21st, 2011

Demonstrations against alleged corruption in the Albanian government led to the killings of four protesters in Tirana by the Republican Guard.

January 21st, 1997

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.

January 21st, 1976

Concorde, an Anglo-French supersonic airliner, 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

Vietnam War: The People's Army of Vietnam attacked Khe Sanh Combat Base, a U.S. Marines outpost in Quảng Trị province, South Vietnam, starting the Battle of Khe Sanh.

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

Same year
Born in 1552

78

Agrippa d'Aubigné

French military officer, historian, writer and poet (1552-1630)

*February 8th, 1552, Pons †May 9th, 1630, Jussy

70

Paolo Sarpi

Venetian patriot, scholar, scientist and church reformer

*August 14th, 1552, Venice †January 15th, 1623, Venice

68

Szymon Rudnicki

Polish theologian

*October 20th, 1552, Sieradz †July 4th, 1621, Lidzbark Warmiński

73

Cristoforo Roncalli

Italian painter (c.1553-1626)

*September 8th, 1552, Pomarance †May 14th, 1626, Rome

86

Gabriello Chiabrera

Italian poet (1552-1638)

*June 18th, 1552, Savona †October 14th, 1638, Savona

56

Alberico Gentili

Italian jurist (1552-1608)

*January 14th, 1552, San Ginesio †June 19th, 1608, London

86

Barbara Longhi

Painter from Italy (1552-1638)

*October 1st, 1552, Ravenna †December 23rd, 1638, Ravenna

62

Sengoku Hidehisa

Daimyo

*February 20th, 1552, Kuroiwa †June 13th, 1614, Kōnosu-shuku

37

Elisabeth of Saxony

Countess Palatine of Simmern (1552-1590)

*October 18th, 1552, Schloss Wolkenstein †April 2nd, 1590, Heidelberg

82

Edward Coke

English lawyer and judge; (c.1552-1634)

*February 1st, 1552, Mileham †September 3rd, 1634, Godwick

58

Simon Forman

English astrologer, occultist and herbalist

*December 31st, 1552, Quidhampton †September 12th, 1611, River Thames

35

Henri, Prince of Condé

French prince du Sang; Huguenot general, lived (1553-1588)

*December 29th, 1552, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †March 5th, 1588, Saint-Jean-d'Angély

79

Jost Bürgi

Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments and mathematician (1552-1632)

*February 28th, 1552, Lichtensteig †January 31st, 1632, Kassel

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Public holidays on January 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 21st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1552 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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