January 26th, 1613

Born on January 26th, 1613

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

81

Antonio Maria Abbatini

Italian composer

*January 26th, 1595, Città di Castello †November 30th, 1676, Città di Castello

66

Ellen DeGeneres

American television hoste

*January 26th, 1958, Metairie

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66

François de La Rochefoucauld

French author of maxims and memoirs

*September 15th, 1613, Paris †March 17th, 1680, Paris

87

André Le Nôtre

French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France

*March 12th, 1613, Paris †September 15th, 1700, Paris

62

Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Field Marshal of Sweden (1613-1676)

*December 23rd, 1613, Uppsala †July 5th, 1676, Glowe

85

Mattia Preti

Italian painter (1613-1699)

*February 24th, 1613, Taverna †January 3rd, 1699, Valletta

33

Jean François Niceron

French cleric and mathematician

*July 5th, 1613, Paris †September 22nd, 1646, Aix-en-Provence

38

John Bernard, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe-Detmold

*October 18th, 1613, Brake †June 10th, 1652, Detmold

83

Lambert Pietkin

Belgian conductor and composer

*June 22nd, 1613, Liège †September 16th, 1696, Liège

61

Gerrit Dou

Dutch painter (1613-1675)

*April 7th, 1613, Leiden †February 9th, 1675, Leiden

66

Johann Sebastian Mitternacht

German author and theologian

*March 30th, 1613, Hardisleben †July 25th, 1679, Zeitz

62

Bertrand d'Ogeron de La Bouëre

French governor (1613-1676)

*March 19th, 1613, Rochefort-sur-Loire †January 31st, 1676, Paris

28

John Ernest, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*June 13th, 1613, Schwarzenfels †January 12th, 1642, Hanau

36

Noël Chabanel

Jesuit missionary and martyr (1613-1649)

*February 2nd, 1613, Saugues †December 8th, 1649, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

57

Michael Conrad Hirt

German painter (1613-1671)

*June 4th, 1613, Bayreuth †April 25th, 1671, Bayreuth

41

Karol Ferdynand Vasa

Polish Prince-Bishop

*October 13th, 1613, Warsaw †May 9th, 1655, Wyszków

74

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang

Empress dowager of Shunzhi Emperor, Qing Dynasty

*March 28th, 1613, Horqin †January 27th, 1688, Beijing

48

Christoph Bach

German musician, grandfather of J. S. Bach (1613-1661)

*April 19th, 1613, Günthersleben-Wechmar †September 12th, 1661, Arnstadt

54

Mattias de' Medici

Italian noble (1613-1667)

*May 9th, 1613, Florence †October 11th, 1667, Siena

77

Isaac de Benserade

French writer

*November 5th, 1613, Lyons-la-Forêt †October 10th, 1691, Gentilly

51

William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

Count of Nassau-Dietz, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (1613–1664)

*August 7th, 1613, Arnhem †October 31st, 1664, Leeuwarden

36

Marion Delorme

17th-century French courtesan

*October 3rd, 1613, Blois †June 30th, 1650, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1613 is a normal year and no leap year.

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