January 23rd, 1591

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Born on January 23rd, 1591 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 23rd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 23rd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1591)

Born on January 23rd, 1591

Weekday

Wednesday

January 23rd, 1591 was a Wednesday.

Age

433

People born on January 23rd, 1591 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 433 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1591 - February 19th, 1591

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 158,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 764 days, exactly on May 22nd, 2026, people who were born on January 23rd, 1591 will be 159,000 days old!

158,236 Days

22,605 Weeks

5,198 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on January 23rd?

January 23rd, 2002

American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and later murdered by al-Qaeda agents in Karachi, Pakistan.

January 23rd, 1997

Madeleine Albright was sworn in as the first female United States Secretary of State, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government at that time.

January 23rd, 1993

The first version of Mosaic, created by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, was released, becoming the first popular web browser.

January 23rd, 1968

USS Pueblo was seized by North Korean forces, who claimed that it had violated their territorial waters while spying.

January 23rd, 1967

The English new town of Milton Keynes was founded in Buckinghamshire, incorporating four towns and fifteen villages as well as planned new developments on intervening farmland.

January 23rd, 1957

American inventor Fred Morrison sold the rights to his "flying disc" to the Wham-O toy company, who later renamed it the "Frisbee" (example pictured).

January 23rd, 1942

World War II: Japan began an invasion of the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea.

January 23rd, 1915

Rebels led by John Chilembwe attacked local plantation owners, beginning an uprising regarded as a key moment in the history of Malawi.

January 23rd, 1909

Two men committed an armed robbery in Tottenham, London, and led police on a two-hour chase, partially by tram, that ended in the perpetrators' suicides.

January 23rd, 1902

In the most fatal recorded mountaineering accident, 199 of the 210 members of an Imperial Japanese Army unit perished in a blizzard on the Hakkōda Mountains.

January 23rd, 1870

American Indian Wars: The United States Army massacred a friendly band of Piegan Blackfeet in the Montana Territory, resulting in about 200 deaths.

January 23rd, 1849

Elizabeth Blackwell (pictured) graduated from Geneva Medical College in New York, making her the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.

January 23rd, 1793

The Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia partitioned the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth for the second time.

January 23rd, 1789

Bishop John Carroll purchased a plot of land that would become the home of the future Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States.

January 23rd, 1570

James Hamilton killed James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, in the first recorded assassination of a head of government using a firearm.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 23rd

Born on January 23rd, 1591

Friedrich Casimir von Ortenburg

German painter (1591-1658)

*January 23rd, 1591, Ortenburg †March 2nd, 1658, Schloss Ortenburg

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Alexander Cunningham

British army engineer and amateur archaeologist (1814-1893)

*January 23rd, 1814, London †November 28th, 1893, London

Gong Ruina

Chinese badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

François Mansart

French architect (1598-1666)

*January 23rd, 1598, Paris †September 23rd, 1666, Paris

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

Alexander Baumjohann

German footballer

*January 23rd, 1987, Waltrop

Heinrich Brunn

German classical archaeologist (1822-1894)

*January 23rd, 1822, Wörlitz †July 23rd, 1894, Schliersee

Alyssa Lim

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1991, Milton Keynes

Gennadiy Natarov

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1992, Kharkiv

Linda Efler

German badminton player

*January 23rd, 1995, Emsdetten

Cheam June Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*January 23rd, 1997, Penang

Ou Xuanyi

Chinese badminton player

*January 23rd, 1994, Fujian

Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1996, Jakarta

Stendhal

19th century French writer

*January 23rd, 1783, Grenoble †March 23rd, 1842, Paris

Arjen Robben

Dutch association football player

*January 23rd, 1984, Bedum

Édouard Manet

French painter (1832–1883)

*January 23rd, 1832, former 10th arrondissement of Paris †April 30th, 1883, 8th arrondissement of Paris

Mary Ward

English Venerated Catholic (1585-1645)

*January 23rd, 1585, Newby with Mulwith †January 30th, 1645, Heworth

Reinhard Saftig

German association football player and manager

*January 23rd, 1952, Uersfeld

Chita Rivera

American actress, dancer and singer (1933–2024)

*January 23rd, 1933, Washington, D.C. †January 30th, 2024, New York City

Johann Jakob Schalch

Swiss artist (1723–1789)

*January 23rd, 1723, Schaffhausen †August 21st, 1789, Schaffhausen

Derek Walcott

Saint Lucian–Trinidadian poet and playwright (1930–2017)

*January 23rd, 1930, Castries †March 17th, 2017, Cap Estate

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Born in 1591

Mustafa I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623

*June 24th, 1591, Constantinople †January 20th, 1639, Istanbul

Jusepe de Ribera

Spanish painter (1591–1652)

*January 12th, 1591, Xàtiva †September 3rd, 1652, Naples

Robert Herrick

English poet and cleric (1591–1674)

*August 24th, 1591, London †September 30th, 1674, Devon

Marie Angélique Arnauld

French Cistercian abbess (1591-1661)

*September 8th, 1591, Paris †August 6th, 1661, Magny-les-Hameaux

Louise de Marillac

Co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity (1591-1660)

*August 8th, 1591, Paris †March 15th, 1660, Paris

Gerard Seghers

Flemish painter (1591-1651)

*March 17th, 1591, Antwerp †March 18th, 1651, Antwerp

Dirck Hals

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1591-1656)

*March 19th, 1591, Haarlem †May 17th, 1656, Haarlem

Guercino

Painter of the Italian 17th century (1591-1666)

*February 8th, 1591, Cento †December 22nd, 1666, Bologna

Gérard Desargues

French mathematician and engineer

*February 21st, 1591, Lyon †October 9th, 1661, Lyon

Dietrich von Velen

*June 30th, 1591, Meppen †September 10th, 1657

Anne Hutchinson

Participant in the Antinomian Controversy

*January 1st, 1591, Alford †January 1st, 1643, New Netherland

Friedrich Spee

Jesuit, author of Cautio Criminalis

*February 25th, 1591, Düsseldorf †August 9th, 1635, Trier

Paul Ferry

Pastor (1591–1669)

*February 24th, 1591, Metz †December 28th, 1669, Metz

Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble (1591-1644)

*October 22nd, 1591, Ferrara †May 24th, 1644, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

Reinier Pauw

Dutch politician (1591-1676)

*September 3rd, 1591, Amsterdam †January 20th, 1676, The Hague

Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Princess

*January 7th, 1591, Dresden †November 17th, 1617, Dresden

Tommaso Tamburini

Italian theologian

*March 6th, 1591, Caltanissetta †October 10th, 1675, Palermo

Johannes Georg von Herberstein

Roman-Catholic clergyman (1591-1663)

*August 19th, 1591, Salzburg †June 12th, 1663, Regensburg

Franciscus Junius

Philologist

*January 29th, 1591, Heidelberg †November 19th, 1677, Windsor

August Buchner

German author

*November 2nd, 1591, Dresden †February 12th, 1661, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIII.I.MDXCI

23.1.1591

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XC = 90

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1591 is a normal year and no leap year.

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2	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
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5	28	29	30	31

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Born on January 23rd, 1591

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Zodiac

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Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 158,000 days old!

158,236 Days

22,605 Weeks

5,198 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 23rd?

American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and later murdered by al-Qaeda agents in Karachi, Pakistan.

Madeleine Albright was sworn in as the first female United States Secretary of State, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government at that time.

The first version of Mosaic, created by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, was released, becoming the first popular web browser.

USS Pueblo was seized by North Korean forces, who claimed that it had violated their territorial waters while spying.

The English new town of Milton Keynes was founded in Buckinghamshire, incorporating four towns and fifteen villages as well as planned new developments on intervening farmland.

American inventor Fred Morrison sold the rights to his "flying disc" to the Wham-O toy company, who later renamed it the "Frisbee" (example pictured).

World War II: Japan began an invasion of the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea.

Rebels led by John Chilembwe attacked local plantation owners, beginning an uprising regarded as a key moment in the history of Malawi.

Two men committed an armed robbery in Tottenham, London, and led police on a two-hour chase, partially by tram, that ended in the perpetrators' suicides.

In the most fatal recorded mountaineering accident, 199 of the 210 members of an Imperial Japanese Army unit perished in a blizzard on the Hakkōda Mountains.

American Indian Wars: The United States Army massacred a friendly band of Piegan Blackfeet in the Montana Territory, resulting in about 200 deaths.

Elizabeth Blackwell (pictured) graduated from Geneva Medical College in New York, making her the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.

The Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia partitioned the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth for the second time.

Bishop John Carroll purchased a plot of land that would become the home of the future Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States.

James Hamilton killed James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, in the first recorded assassination of a head of government using a firearm.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 23rd

Born on January 23rd, 1591

German painter (1591-1658)

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 23rd

Bounty Day (Pitcairn Islands)

Abakuh

Marianne of Molokai

Emerentiana

Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Ildefonsus of Toledo

Phillips Brooks (Episcopal Church (USA))

January 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Jayanti (Orissa, Tripura, and West Bengal, India)

World Freedom Day (Taiwan and South Korea)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

23.1.1591

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