January 2nd, 1570

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Born on January 2nd, 1570 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 2nd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 2nd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1570)

Born on January 2nd, 1570

Weekday

Friday

January 2nd, 1570 was a Friday.

Age

454

People born on January 2nd, 1570 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 454 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1569 - January 20th, 1570

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 165,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 64 days, exactly on June 30th, 2024, people who were born on January 2nd, 1570 will be 166,000 days old!

165,936 Days

23,705 Weeks

5,451 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on January 2nd?

January 2nd, 2009

Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.

January 2nd, 2016

Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.

January 2nd, 2004

The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.

January 2nd, 1991

Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.

January 2nd, 1976

An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths.

January 2nd, 1967

Ronald Reagan (pictured) began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.

January 2nd, 1963

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.

January 2nd, 1959

The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

January 2nd, 1944

World War II: United States and Australian forces successfully landed in Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat.

January 2nd, 1941

Second World War: Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz.

January 2nd, 1920

Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.

January 2nd, 1865

Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.

January 2nd, 1860

French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier (pictured) announced the putative discovery of the planet Vulcan at a meeting at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.

January 2nd, 1777

American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.

January 2nd, 1680

Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram of Java and his courtiers stabbed Trunajaya to death a week after the rebel leader surrendered to VOC forces.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 2nd?

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

*January 2nd, 1886, Høyland †September 4th, 1973, Kungsholm parish

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

Mehmed IV

19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687

*January 2nd, 1642, Constantinople †January 6th, 1693, Edirne

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

*January 2nd, 1987, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

Isaac Asimov

American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)

*January 2nd, 1920, Petrovichi †April 6th, 1992, Manhattan

Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel

German general and resistance fighter

*January 2nd, 1886, Berlin †August 30th, 1944, Plötzensee Prison

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

*January 2nd, 1945, Čapljina †November 29th, 2017, The Hague

Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Buddhist philosopher

*January 2nd, 1928, Tokyo †November 15th, 2023, Shinjuku

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822-1888)

*January 2nd, 1822, Koszalin †August 24th, 1888, Bonn

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

Nicolae Linca

Boxer

*January 2nd, 1929, Blaj †June 28th, 2008, Feisa

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

Christopher Durang

American playwright (1949-2024)

*January 2nd, 1949, Montclair †April 2nd, 2024

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Danish painter (1783–1853)

*January 2nd, 1783, Blåkrog †July 22nd, 1853, Copenhagen

Neil Dudgeon

British actor

*January 2nd, 1961, Doncaster

Carlo Schäfer

German crime writer

*January 2nd, 1964, Heidelberg †September 8th, 2015, Heidelberg

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Born in 1570

Guy Fawkes

English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605

*March 31st, 1570, York †January 31st, 1606, Westminster

Erasmus Schmidt

German philologist and mathematician

*April 17th, 1570, Delitzsch †September 22nd, 1637, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Simon Ulrich Pistoris

*December 3rd, 1570, Leipzig †June 24th, 1615, Berlin

John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Jena

*May 22nd, 1570, Weimar †October 31st, 1605, Weimar

Thomas Lupo

English composer and viol player

*November 30th, 1570, London †December 1st, 1627, London

Franz von Dietrichstein

Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1570-1636)

*August 22nd, 1570, Madrid †September 19th, 1636, Brno

Jakob Martini

German theologian and philosopher

*October 17th, 1570, Langenstein †May 30th, 1649, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Péter Pázmány

Hungarian Catholic cardinal, theologian and statesman

*October 4th, 1570, Oradea †March 19th, 1637, Bratislava

Giovanni Tiepolo

Patriarch of Venice

*April 12th, 1570, Venice †May 7th, 1631, Venice

Wolfgang Hirschbach

German legal scholar

*January 19th, 1570, Gotha †September 13th, 1620, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg

Co-ruler of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Harburg (1570-1606)

*August 21st, 1570, Harburg †July 7th, 1606, Harburg

Adam Tanner

Austrian mathematician (1571–1632)

*November 30th, 1570, Innsbruck †May 15th, 1632, Unken

Günther XLII van Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

German aristocrat

*September 7th, 1570, Sondershausen †January 7th, 1643, Arnstadt

Joan Pau Pujol

Spanish/Catalan composer and organist (1570-1626)

*June 18th, 1570, Mataró †May 17th, 1626, Barcelona

Volkert Overlander

Lord of Purmerland and Ilpendam, Mayor of Amsterdam

*October 7th, 1570, Amsterdam †October 18th, 1630, The Hague

Esther Imbert

French noblewoman

*December 11th, 1570, Fontenay-le-Comte †November 30th, 1592

Ludolf Münchhausen

German librarian (1570-1640)

*April 28th, 1570, Apelern †September 21st, 1640

Cornelius Gobelius

*November 7th, 1570, Cochem †June 7th, 1611, Erfurt

Hans Lippershay

German-Dutch spectacle-maker

*November 30th, 1570, Germany †August 31st, 1619, Middelburg

Francisco Medrano

Spanish writer

*January 1st, 1570, Seville †January 1st, 1607, Seville

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 2nd.

The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)

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The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

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Date as a Roman numeral / digit

II.I.MDLXX

2.1.1570

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1570 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1570

January 1570

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1				1	2	3	4
2	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
3	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
4	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
5	26	27	28	29	30	31

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Born on January 2nd, 1570

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 165,000 days old!

165,936 Days

23,705 Weeks

5,451 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 2nd?

Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.

Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.

The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.

Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.

An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths.

Ronald Reagan (pictured) began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.

The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

World War II: United States and Australian forces successfully landed in Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat.

Second World War: Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz.

Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.

Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.

French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier (pictured) announced the putative discovery of the planet Vulcan at a meeting at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.

American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.

Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram of Java and his courtiers stabbed Trunajaya to death a week after the rebel leader surrendered to VOC forces.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 2nd

Same Day Who's birthday is on January 2nd?

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 2nd

Ancestry Day (Haiti)

Berchtold's Day (Switzerland)

Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England)

Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church)

Macarius of Alexandria

Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church)

January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town, South Africa)

The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)

The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

2.1.1570

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