January 24th, 1675

Born on January 24th, 1675

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 128,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 617 days, exactly on April 3rd, 2028, people who were born on January 24th, 1675 will be 129,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

Spanish transition to democracy: Neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill (reconstruction pictured) in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

January 24th, 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

January 24th, 1536

King Henry VIII of England (pictured) suffered a serious accident while jousting, receiving injuries which may have caused his later obesity and erratic personality.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 24th

Same year
Born in 1675

83

Benedict XIV

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758

*March 31st, 1675, Bologna †May 3rd, 1758, Rome

67

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco

Italian composer and violinist

*July 12th, 1675, Verona †July 12th, 1742, Munich

34

Higashiyama

Emperor of Japan (1675-1710)

*October 21st, 1675, Kyoto †January 16th, 1710, Kyoto

81

Rosalba Carriera

Rococo portrait painter (1675–1757)

*October 7th, 1675, Venice †April 15th, 1757, Venice

19

Magdalena Sibylla of Neidschutz

German countess

*February 8th, 1675, Dresden †April 14th, 1694, Dresden

50

Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington

German-born British courtier and half-sister of George I of Great Britain (1675-1725)

*January 1st, 1675, Osnabrück †January 1st, 1725, London

70

Johann Alexander Döderlein

German historian

*February 11th, 1675, Bieswang †October 23rd, 1745, Weißenburg in Bayern

78

Diamante Maria Scarabelli

Italian soprano singer (1675-1754)

*October 6th, 1675, Bologna †April 5th, 1754, Bologna

74

Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl

Bavarian politician (1675-1750)

*February 21st, 1675, Munich †January 22nd, 1750, Munich

73

Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham

British soldier and Whig politician (1675-1749)

*October 24th, 1675, Parchim †September 13th, 1749, Stowe House

84

Louis de Silvestre

French painter (1675-1760)

*June 23rd, 1675, Sceaux †April 11th, 1760, Paris

61

Vakhtang VI of Kartli

King of Kartli

*September 15th, 1675, Tbilisi †March 26th, 1737, Astrakhan

53

Samuel Clarke

English philosopher and clergyman (*1675 – †1729)

*October 11th, 1675, Norwich †May 17th, 1729, London

75

Paul Dudley

Colonial Massachusetts attorney general and chief justice

*September 3rd, 1675, Roxbury †January 25th, 1751, Roxbury

80

Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon

French writer

*January 16th, 1675, Paris †March 2nd, 1755, Paris

69

Heinrich Klausing

German mathematician, astronomer and theologian (1675-1745)

*December 28th, 1675, Herford †October 2nd, 1745, Leipzig

80

Joseph Fornery

*March 16th, 1675, Carpentras †November 2nd, 1755, Carpentras

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Feast of Our Lady of Peace) which are celebrated on January 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1675 is a normal year and no leap year.

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