January 26th, 1565

Born on January 26th, 1565

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 167,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and 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?

41

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

97

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

40

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

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

32

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

39

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

31

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

30

Rhys Walker

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

45

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

27

Evelyn Siamupangila

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1997, Kabwe

28

Tedi Supriadi

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1996, Bandung City

19

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

56

Matt Rippy

American actor

*January 26th, 1968, Houston

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

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

66

Ellen DeGeneres

American television hoste

*January 26th, 1958, Metairie

31

Florian Thauvin

French association football player

*January 26th, 1993, Orléans

Same year
Born in 1565

35

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

English nobleman (1565–1601)

*November 10th, 1565, Bromyard †February 25th, 1601, Tower of London

81

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus

Swedish astronomer and archbishop

*November 10th, 1565, Söderköping †November 29th, 1646, Uppsala

34

Cornelis de Houtman

Dutch explorer

*April 2nd, 1565, Gouda †September 1st, 1599, Aceh Sultanate

56

Hendrick de Keyser

Dutch architect (1565-1621)

*May 15th, 1565, Utrecht †May 15th, 1621, Amsterdam

59

Juan de Oviedo

Spanish sculptor

*May 21st, 1565, Seville †March 25th, 1625, Salvador

59

Benedict Carpzov

Human (1565-1624)

*October 22nd, 1565, Brandenburg an der Havel †November 26th, 1624, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

34

Edward Fortunatus

German nobleman

*September 17th, 1565, London †June 8th, 1600, Kastellaun

79

Marie de Gournay

French writer

*October 6th, 1565, Paris †July 13th, 1645, Paris

75

Peter Fourier

French canon regular

*November 30th, 1565, Mirecourt †December 9th, 1640, Gray

62

Vincentius Schmuck

German theologian

*October 17th, 1565, Schmalkalden †February 1st, 1628, Leipzig

87

Scipione Chiaramonti

Italian astronomer and philosopher (1565-1652)

*June 21st, 1565, Cesena †October 3rd, 1652, Cesena

47

Friedrich Taubmann

German university teacher and writer (1565-1613)

*May 15th, 1565, Wonsees †March 24th, 1613, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

76

Aernout van Buchel

Antiquarian, humanist

*March 18th, 1565, Utrecht †July 15th, 1641, Utrecht

36

Anna III, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg

*April 3rd, 1565, Stolberg †May 12th, 1601, Quedlinburg

62

Francesc Ribalta

Spanish artist (1565-1628)

*June 2nd, 1565, Solsona †January 12th, 1628, Valencia

56

Eilhard Lubinus

German theologian (1565-1621)

*April 2nd, 1565, Westerstede †June 2nd, 1621, Rostock

72

Christina of Lorraine

Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany

*August 16th, 1565, Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine †December 19th, 1637, Florence

59

Aelius Everardus Vorstius

Dutch physician and botanist (1565-1624)

*September 26th, 1565, Roermond †October 22nd, 1624, Leiden

48

Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza

Spanish religious poet

*November 30th, 1565, Jaraicejo †January 2nd, 1614, London

57

Johannes Vodnianus Campanus

Czech poet, playwright, writer and science writer

*June 24th, 1565, Vodňany †December 13th, 1622, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1565 is a normal year and no leap year.

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