February 1st, 1629

Born on February 1st, 1629

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 144,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 643 days, exactly on January 31st, 2026, people who were born on February 1st, 1629 will be 145,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 1st?

February 1st, 1957

Invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, the first working prototype of the Wankel rotary engine ran for the first time at the research and development department of NSU Motorenwerke AG.

February 1st, 1896

Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy, eventually becoming one of the most frequently performed operas internationally.

February 1st, 2021

The Burmese military staged the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which deposed the democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, and sparked nationwide protests and a civil war.

February 1st, 2012

Following an Egyptian Premier League match in Port Said, Al Masry fans rioted and violently attacked Al Ahly supporters, resulting in 74 deaths.

February 1st, 2009

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (pictured) became the first female prime minister of Iceland.

February 1st, 2004

During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Janet Jackson's breast was exposed by Justin Timberlake in what was later referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction", resulting in an immediate crackdown and widespread debate on perceived indecency in U.S. broadcasting.

February 1st, 2003

All seven crew members aboard Space Shuttle Columbia were killed when the orbiter disintegrated over Texas during reentry.

February 1st, 2001

The Timor Leste Defence Force was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement Falintil.

February 1st, 1985

Aeroflot Flight 7841 crashed shortly after takeoff from Minsk National Airport, killing fifty-eight people on board.

February 1st, 1979

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and soon led the Iranian Revolution to overthrow the Pahlavi dynasty.

February 1st, 1978

After having served 42 days in prison for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl, Polish film director Roman Polanski fled the United States before the formal sentencing hearing.

February 1st, 1972

Kuala Lumpur (pictured), the capital of Malaysia, was granted city status.

February 1st, 1960

Four African American students staged the first Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.

February 1st, 1942

Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States federal government, began broadcasting to Germany during World War II.

February 1st, 1884

The first fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary, a 352-page volume that covered words from A to ant, was published.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 1st

Born on February 1st, 1629

62

Thomas Bromley

English mystic (1629-1691)

*February 1st, 1629, Worcester †April 13th, 1691

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 1st?

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, London

68

Günter Guillaume

Stasi officer

*February 1st, 1927, Berlin †April 10th, 1995, Petershagen-Eggersdorf

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

100

Cilli Wang

Dutch-Austrian dancer and theater maker (1905-2005)

*February 1st, 1905, Vienna †July 10th, 2005, Vienna

76

Boris Yeltsin

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

*February 1st, 1931, Butka †April 23rd, 2007, Moscow

30

Harry Styles

English singer, songwriter, and actor

*February 1st, 1994, Redditch

56

Jan Hackaert

Dutch painter (1628-1685)

*February 1st, 1628, Amsterdam †January 1st, 1685, Amsterdam

72

Norbert Barthle

German politician (CDU)

*February 1st, 1952, Schwäbisch Gmünd

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

38

Lauren Conrad

American television personality, author, and fashion designer

*February 1st, 1986, Laguna Beach

67

John Napier

Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1550–1617)

*February 1st, 1550, Merchiston Tower †April 4th, 1617, Edinburgh

65

Victor Herbert

American composer

*February 1st, 1859, Dublin †May 26th, 1924, New York City

32

Carel Fabritius

Painter from the Northern Netherlands

*February 1st, 1622, Middenbeemster †October 12th, 1654, Delft

55

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist (1874–1929)

*February 1st, 1874, Vienna †July 15th, 1929, Rodaun

52

Leymah Gbowee

Liberian peace activist

*February 1st, 1972, Monrovia

64

Andreas Asche

German association football player

*February 1st, 1960, Hanover

41

Marilou Berry

French actress

*February 1st, 1983, 13th arrondissement of Paris

55

Gabriel Batistuta

Argentine association football player

*February 1st, 1969, Reconquista

65

Langston Hughes

(1901-1967) American writer and social activist

*February 1st, 1902, Joplin †May 22nd, 1967, New York City

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Born in 1629

66

Christiaan Huygens

Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1629–1695)

*April 14th, 1629, The Hague †July 8th, 1695, The Hague

50

Nicolas Lloyd

British lexicographer

*November 30th, 1629, Flintshire †November 30th, 1679

46

Alexei I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1645–1676)

*March 19th, 1629, Moscow †January 29th, 1676, Moscow

66

John III Sobieski

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1629–1696)

*August 17th, 1629, Olesko †June 17th, 1696, Wilanów Palace

54

Pieter de Hooch

Dutch Golden Age painter (1629-1684)

*December 20th, 1629, Rotterdam †March 24th, 1684, Amsterdam

55

Werner Theodor Martini

German judge

*June 14th, 1629, Salzwedel †March 10th, 1685, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

71

Ahasverus Fritsch

German jurist, poet and hymn writer (1629-1701)

*December 16th, 1629, Mücheln †August 24th, 1701, Rudolstadt

70

Lorenzo Pasinelli

Italian painter (1629-1700)

*September 4th, 1629, Bologna †March 4th, 1700, Bologna

66

Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy

French politician and diplomat (1629-1696)

*August 5th, 1629, Reims †July 28th, 1696, Versailles

62

Jean-Henri d'Anglebert

French harpsichordist and composer

*April 1st, 1629, Bar-le-Duc †April 23rd, 1691, Paris

41

Abraham Teniers

Flemish painter (1629-1670)

*January 1st, 1629, Antwerp †January 1st, 1670, Antwerp

42

Agneta Horn

Swedish writer

*August 18th, 1629, Riga †March 18th, 1672, Stockholm City

51

Oliver Plunkett

Irish archbishop, martyr and saint; (1629-1681)

*November 1st, 1629, Loughcrew †July 1st, 1681, London

68

Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German prince (1629-1698)

*November 20th, 1629, Herzberg am Harz †January 23rd, 1698, Hanover

67

Niels Juel

Danish admiral (1629-1697)

*May 8th, 1629, Christiania †April 8th, 1697, Copenhagen

50

John of Austria the Younger

Spanish general (1629-1679)

*April 7th, 1629, Madrid †September 17th, 1679, Madrid

16

Balthasar Charles

Prince of Asturias; (1629-1646)

*October 17th, 1629, Madrid †October 9th, 1646, Zaragoza

72

Giovanni Pietro Tencalla

Swiss architect

*November 17th, 1629, Bissone †March 6th, 1702, Bissone

62

Jan Commelin

Dutch botanist (1629-1692)

*April 23rd, 1629, Leiden †January 19th, 1692, Amsterdam

37

Francis Erdmann, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

German duke (1629-1666)

*February 25th, 1629, Toužim †July 30th, 1666, Schwarzenbek

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Public holidays on February 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 1st.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1629 is a normal year and no leap year.

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