January 26th, 1563

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Born on January 26th, 1563 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 26th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 26th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1563)

Born on January 26th, 1563

Weekday

Saturday

January 26th, 1563 was a Saturday.

Age

461

People born on January 26th, 1563 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 461 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1563 - February 19th, 1563

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 168,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 529 days, exactly on October 10th, 2025, people who were born on January 26th, 1563 will be 169,000 days old!

168,471 Days

24,067 Weeks

5,535 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 26th?

January 26th, 1974

Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashed while taking off from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, killing 67 people.

January 26th, 1545

The Council of Trent officially separates Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

January 26th, 2009

Rioting broke out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that led to the deposal of President Marc Ravalomanana.

January 26th, 2001

An earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat killed at least 13,000 people, injured 167,000 others and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.

January 26th, 1998

In a nationally televised press conference, U.S. president Bill Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with intern Monica Lewinsky.

January 26th, 1972

JAT Flight 367 exploded in mid-air over Czechoslovakia; the only survivor of the 28 on board, flight attendant Vesna Vulović, fell 10,160 m (33,330 ft), setting the record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute.

January 26th, 1966

The three Beaumont children disappeared from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.

January 26th, 1952

Spontaneous anti-British riots erupted in Cairo following the killings of 50 Egyptian auxiliary police officers the previous day.

January 26th, 1950

Indian independence movement: India became a republic under a new constitution, with Rajendra Prasad as president and Jawaharlal Nehru as prime minister.

January 26th, 1949

The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory (pictured) in California, the largest aperture optical telescope in the world for 28 years, saw first light.

January 26th, 1945

Audie Murphy engaged in action at the Colmar Pocket that won him a Medal of Honor and made him one of the most famous and decorated U.S. soldiers of World War II.

January 26th, 1918

A group of Red Guards hung a red lantern atop the tower of the Helsinki Workers' House, symbolically marking the start of the Finnish Civil War.

January 26th, 1905

The 3,106-carat (621 g) Cullinan Diamond (pictured), the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, was discovered at the Premier Mine in Gauteng, South Africa.

January 26th, 1841

Commodore Gordon Bremer took formal possession of Hong Kong Island for the United Kingdom at Possession Point.

January 26th, 1808

William Bligh, the governor of New South Wales, was deposed in the only military coup in Australian history.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 26th?

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

Rhys Walker

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

Evelyn Siamupangila

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1997, Kabwe

Tedi Supriadi

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1996, Bandung City

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

Matt Rippy

American actor

*January 26th, 1968, Houston

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

Ellen DeGeneres

American television hoste

*January 26th, 1958, Metairie

Florian Thauvin

French association football player

*January 26th, 1993, Orléans

Same year
Born in 1563

Adam Theodor Siber

German linguist (1563-1616)

*February 6th, 1563, Grimma †January 5th, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Wanli Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1563-1620)

*September 4th, 1563, Beijing †August 18th, 1620, Beijing

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

English Earl (1563-1612)

*June 1st, 1563, Westminster †May 24th, 1612, Marlborough

John Albert I of Solms-Braunfels

German Count, steward and secret council of Frederick V of the Palatinate (1563-1623)

*March 5th, 1563, Braunfels †May 14th, 1623, The Hague

Guru Arjan

The fifth Guru of Sikhism (1563-1606)

*April 15th, 1563, Goindwal Sahib †May 30th, 1606, Lahore

Mutio Vitelleschi

Superior General of the Society of Jesus

*December 2nd, 1563, Rome †February 9th, 1645, Rome

Francisco Pacheco

Spanish painter and teacher (1564-1644)

*November 30th, 1563, Sanlúcar de Barrameda †November 30th, 1643, Seville

Abraham Suarinus

*January 1st, 1563, Schkeuditz †January 1st, 1615

Countess Anna of Nassau

Countess of Nassau (1563-1588)

*November 5th, 1563, Breda †June 13th, 1588, Franeker

Sophie of Württemberg

German princess, duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1563-1590)

*November 20th, 1563, Stuttgart †July 21st, 1590, Vacha

Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester

English noble and diplomat (1563-1626)

*November 19th, 1563, Kent †July 13th, 1626, Kent

Francis Caracciolo

Italian Catholic priest

*October 13th, 1563, Villa Santa Maria †June 4th, 1608, Agnone

Orazio Gentileschi

Italian painter (1563-1639)

*July 19th, 1563, Pisa †February 7th, 1639, London

Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Duchess of Hunters Village

*October 30th, 1563, Celle †January 14th, 1639, Nuremberg

Elisabeth of Anhalt

Electress of Brandenburg

*September 15th, 1563, Zerbst †November 8th, 1607, Krosno Odrzańskie

John Christopher of Westerstetten

German bishop (1563-1637)

*January 6th, 1563, Wasseralfingen †July 28th, 1637, Eichstätt

Johann Bacmeister

German physician and university teacher (1563-1631)

*December 14th, 1563, Rostock †December 5th, 1631, Rostock

Dorothea of Saxony

Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1563-1587)

*October 4th, 1563, Dresden †February 13th, 1587, Wolfenbüttel

Jodocus Hondius I

Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer (1563–1612)

*October 24th, 1563, Wakken †February 12th, 1612, Amsterdam

Agnes of Limburg-Styrum

Abbess of Elten, Vreden, Borghorst and Freckenhorst

*September 18th, 1563, Kasteel De Wildenborch †January 2nd, 1645, Vreden

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 26th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVI.I.MDLXIII

26.1.1563

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1563 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1563

January 1563

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1		1	2	3	4	5	6
2	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
3	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
4	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
5	28	29	30	31

January 26th, 1563

Born on January 26th, 1563

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 168,000 days old!

168,471 Days

24,067 Weeks

5,535 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 26th?

Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashed while taking off from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, killing 67 people.

The Council of Trent officially separates Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

Rioting broke out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that led to the deposal of President Marc Ravalomanana.

An earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat killed at least 13,000 people, injured 167,000 others and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.

In a nationally televised press conference, U.S. president Bill Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with intern Monica Lewinsky.

JAT Flight 367 exploded in mid-air over Czechoslovakia; the only survivor of the 28 on board, flight attendant Vesna Vulović, fell 10,160 m (33,330 ft), setting the record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute.

The three Beaumont children disappeared from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.

Spontaneous anti-British riots erupted in Cairo following the killings of 50 Egyptian auxiliary police officers the previous day.

Indian independence movement: India became a republic under a new constitution, with Rajendra Prasad as president and Jawaharlal Nehru as prime minister.

The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory (pictured) in California, the largest aperture optical telescope in the world for 28 years, saw first light.

Audie Murphy engaged in action at the Colmar Pocket that won him a Medal of Honor and made him one of the most famous and decorated U.S. soldiers of World War II.

A group of Red Guards hung a red lantern atop the tower of the Helsinki Workers' House, symbolically marking the start of the Finnish Civil War.

The 3,106-carat (621 g) Cullinan Diamond (pictured), the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, was discovered at the Premier Mine in Gauteng, South Africa.

Commodore Gordon Bremer took formal possession of Hong Kong Island for the United Kingdom at Possession Point.

William Bligh, the governor of New South Wales, was deposed in the only military coup in Australian history.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 26th

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 26th

Alberic of Cîteaux

Blessed Gabriele Allegra

Paula

Timothy and Titus

January 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Australia Day (Australia)

Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)

Engineer's Day (Panama)

International Customs Day

Liberation Day (Uganda)

Republic Day (India)

Saint Alberic of Cîteaux

Saint Paula of Rome

Saint Timothy and Saint Titus

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

26.1.1563

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