Born on January 12th, 1585
Weekday
Saturday
January 12th, 1585 was a Saturday.
Age
People born on January 12th, 1585 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 439 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1584 - January 20th, 1585
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 160,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 551 days, exactly on November 1st, 2025, people who were born on January 12th, 1585 will be 161,000 days old!
160,449 Days
22,921 Weeks
5,271 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on January 12th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 12th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 12th?
Jusepe de Ribera
Spanish painter (1591–1652)
*January 12th, 1591, Xàtiva †September 3rd, 1652, Naples_(cropped).jpg "Jeff Bezos")
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81 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer
*January 12th, 1746, Zürich †February 17th, 1827, Brugg
40 Jack London
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen_(cropped).jpg "Oliver Platt")
74 Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952)
*January 12th, 1878, Budapest †April 1st, 1952, New York City.jpg "Ruth Brown")
78 Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
*January 12th, 1928, Portsmouth †November 17th, 2006, Las Vegas
39 Swami Vivekananda
Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)
*January 12th, 1863, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre †July 4th, 1902, Belur
53 Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal
*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison
62 Pierre Daru
French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)
*January 12th, 1767, Montpellier †September 5th, 1829, Meulan-en-YvelinesSame year
Born in 1585
57 Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
*September 9th, 1585, Paris †December 4th, 1642, Paris
87 Heinrich Schütz
German composer and organist (1585–1672)
*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden.png "Cornelius Jansen")
52 Cornelius Jansen
Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)
*October 28th, 1585, Acquoy †May 6th, 1638, Ypres
71 Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony
German noble (1585–1656)
*March 5th, 1585, Dresden †October 8th, 1656, Dresden
60 Mary Ward
English Venerated Catholic (1585-1645)
*January 23rd, 1585, Newby with Mulwith †January 30th, 1645, Heworth
65 Claude Favre de Vaugelas
Savoyard grammarian and man of letters (1585-1650)
*January 6th, 1585, Meximieux †February 26th, 1650, Paris
63 William Drummond of Hawthornden
British writer 1585–1649
*December 13th, 1585, Midlothian †December 4th, 1649, Hawthornden Castle
55 Livia della Rovere
Italian noble (1585-1641)
*December 16th, 1585, Pesaro †July 6th, 1641, Castelleone di Suasa
John Cotton
English minister, theologian, immigrant to Massachusetts (1585-1652)
*December 4th, 1585, Derby †December 23rd, 1652, BostonHendrick Avercamp
Dutch painter (1585-1634)
*January 27th, 1585, Amsterdam †May 15th, 1634, KampenAlexandre I de Bournonville
(1585-1656)
*September 14th, 1585, City of Brussels †March 12th, 1656, LyonNiklaus Geisler
German architect and sculptor
*April 7th, 1585, Schweinfurt †January 1st, 1665, LucerneThomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel
English diplomat (1585-1646)
*July 7th, 1585, Finchingfield †October 4th, 1646, PaduaGiovanni Biliverti
Florentine painter (1585-1644)
*August 25th, 1585, Florence †July 16th, 1644, Florence
57 Herman op den Graeff
"Mennonite lord bishop" of Krefeld, in 1632 delegate to the Krefeld Mennonite Church Delegation and signer of the Dordrecht Confession of Faith that year
*November 26th, 1585, Kerken †December 27th, 1642, KrefeldPierre Belain d'Esnambuc
Governor of St. Christopher
*February 28th, 1585, Allouville-Bellefosse †November 30th, 1636, Saint KittsJean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet
Marshal of France
*March 1st, 1585, Saint-Jean-du-Gard †June 14th, 1636, Fontaneto d'AgognaChristian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
*November 30th, 1585, Eisenberg castle ruins †December 31st, 1637, Schloss WaldeckGregor Francke
German theologian
*December 10th, 1585, Taucha †January 2nd, 1651, Frankfurt (Oder)Birthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 12th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 12th.
January 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day_(Turkmenistan)National Youth Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Youth_Day_(India)Prosecutor General's Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_RussiaZanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_TanzaniaYennayer (Algeria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YennayerDate as a Roman numeral / digit
12.1.1585
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1585 is a normal year and no leap year.