January 21st, 1619

Born on January 21st, 1619

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 148,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 980 days, exactly on January 2nd, 2027, people who were born on January 21st, 1619 will be 149,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 21st?

January 21st, 1789

The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown, widely considered to be the first American novel, was published.

January 21st, 0763

The Abbasid Caliphate crushed the Alid revolt when a rebel leader was mortally wounded in battle near Basra in present-day Iraq.

January 21st, 1757

French and Indian War: French regulars, Canadien militia and Indigenous forces ambushed Rogers' Rangers forces in the Battle on Snowshoes.

January 21st, 2017

Millions of people participated in the worldwide Women's March, to advocate for legislation and policies on human rights and other issues.

January 21st, 2011

Demonstrations in Tirana against alleged corruption in the Albanian government led to the killings of four protesters by the Republican Guard.

January 21st, 1997

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich (pictured) for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.

January 21st, 1976

The Concorde supersonic transports began scheduled commercial flights to London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.

January 21st, 1972

Tripura, formerly part of the independent Twipra Kingdom, became a state of India.

January 21st, 1968

A B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear weapons crashed onto sea ice near Thule Air Base, Greenland, causing localized radioactive contamination.

January 21st, 2023

Huu Can Tran, 72, opens fire in a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, killing eleven people and injuring nine others before later committing suicide. It is the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County since the 2008 Covina massacre.

January 21st, 2017

Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.

January 21st, 2014

Rojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.

January 21st, 2011

Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people died from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office.

January 21st, 2009

Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow.

January 21st, 2005

In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 21st

Born on January 21st, 1619

58

Anders Bording

Danish poet and journalist

*January 21st, 1619, Ribe †May 24th, 1677, Copenhagen

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Who's birthday is on January 21st?

31

Wincent Weiss

German pop singer

*January 21st, 1993, Bad Oldesloe

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

25

Em Beihold

Irani-American singer-songwriter and TikToker

*January 21st, 1999, Glendale

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

52

Cat Power

American singer-songwriter

*January 21st, 1972, Atlanta

65

Paul Allen

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018)

*January 21st, 1953, Seattle †October 15th, 2018, Seattle

62

Isabelle Nanty

French actress, film director, theatre director and screenwriter

*January 21st, 1962, Verdun

88

Radley Metzger

American film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor and film distributor

*January 21st, 1929, The Bronx †March 31st, 2017, New York City

36

Angel Mena Pedroza

Ecuadorian Footballer

*January 21st, 1988, Guayaquil

90

Audrey Dalton

Actress

*January 21st, 1934, Dublin

83

Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor

*January 21st, 1941, Madrid

67

Rainer Laupichler

German actor

*January 21st, 1957, Daun

19

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber from Ohio (born. 2005)

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

70

Thomas de Maizière

German politician

*January 21st, 1954, Bonn

86

Arturo Labriola

Revolutionary syndicalist politician and journalist

*January 21st, 1873, Naples †June 23rd, 1959, Naples

30

Amin Affane

Swedish footballer

*January 21st, 1994, Gothenburg

26

Adrian Sellevoll

Norwegian artist

*January 21st, 1998, Bergen

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Born in 1619

64

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

French statesman (1619-1683)

*August 29th, 1619, Reims †September 6th, 1683, Paris

36

Cyrano de Bergerac

French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)

*March 6th, 1619, Paris †July 28th, 1655, Sannois

68

Antoine Furetière

French writer and scholar (1619-1688)

*December 28th, 1619, Paris †May 14th, 1688, Paris

50

Jan Victors

Dutch painter (1619–1676)

*June 13th, 1619, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1669, Dutch East Indies

70

Johann Peter Titz

German educationist and poet (1619-1689)

*January 10th, 1619, Legnica †September 7th, 1689, Gdańsk

59

Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon

Duchess of Longueville (1619-1679)

*August 28th, 1619, Château de Vincennes †April 5th, 1679, Paris

70

Charles Le Brun

17th-century French painter and art theorist (1619—1690)

*February 24th, 1619, Paris †February 22nd, 1690, Paris

72

Wang Fuzhi

Chinese essayist, historian and philosopher (1619–1692)

*October 7th, 1619, Hengyang †February 18th, 1692

62

Prince Rupert of the Rhine

German prince, royalist general and admiral (1619-1682)

*December 17th, 1619, Prague †November 29th, 1682, Westminster

57

Jan van Riebeeck

Dutch colonial governor (1619–1677)

*April 21st, 1619, Culemborg †January 18th, 1677, Batavia

80

Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

German princess (1619-1680)

*October 10th, 1619, Bavarian †December 20th, 1699, Gotha

52

Iacopo Antonio Fancelli

Italian sculptor (1606-1674)

*January 1st, 1619, Rome †January 1st, 1671, Rome

64

John Lambert

English Parliamentary general and politician (1619-1683)

*September 7th, 1619, Kirkby Malham †March 1st, 1684, Plymouth Sound

61

Anna Sophia I, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Dutch abbess (1619-1680)

*April 2nd, 1619, Birkenfeld †September 1st, 1680, Quedlinburg

69

Marcantonio Giustinian

Doge of Venice

*March 2nd, 1619, Venice †March 23rd, 1688, Venice

74

Francesco Morosini

Doge of Venice (1619–1694)

*February 26th, 1619, Venice †January 16th, 1694, Nauplion

27

Francesco Maria Farnese

Italian cardinal (1619-1647)

*August 8th, 1619, Parma †July 12th, 1647, Parma

78

Pedro Abarca

Jesuit theologian

*July 16th, 1619, Jaca †August 23rd, 1697, Palencia

61

Frederick Louis

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg (1619-1681)

*October 27th, 1619, Heidelberg †April 11th, 1681, Obermoschel

43

Johann Wilhelm Stubenberg

(1619-1663)

*April 22nd, 1619, Nové Město nad Metují †March 15th, 1663, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1619 is a normal year and no leap year.

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