January 26th, 1688

Born on January 26th, 1688

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 122,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 185 days, exactly on October 31st, 2024, people who were born on January 26th, 1688 will be 123,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

66

Ellen DeGeneres

American television hoste

*January 26th, 1958, Metairie

31

Florian Thauvin

French association football player

*January 26th, 1993, Orléans

Same year
Born in 1688

51

Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia

King of Prussia

*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City Palace

56

Alexander Pope

English poet (1688–1744)

*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, Twickenham

75

Pierre de Marivaux

French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)

*February 4th, 1688, Paris †February 11th, 1763, Paris

84

Emmanuel Swedenborg

Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian

*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, London

58

Nader Shah

Shah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty

*October 22nd, 1688, Dargaz †June 19th, 1747, Quchan

80

Joseph-Nicolas Delisle

French astronomer

*April 4th, 1688, Paris †September 11th, 1768, Paris

61

Nicolas Fréret

French historian (1688-1749)

*February 15th, 1688, Paris †March 8th, 1749

88

Cadwallader Colden

Lieutenant governor, acting governor of the Province of New York (1688-1776)

*February 7th, 1688, Duns †September 28th, 1776, Flushing

70

Johann Friedrich Fasch

German violinist and composer

*April 15th, 1688, Buttelstedt †December 5th, 1758, Zerbst

59

Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach

*April 19th, 1688, Weimar †January 19th, 1748, Eisenach

54

Julius Bernhard von Rohr

(1688-1742) German science writer

*March 28th, 1688, Elsterwerda †April 18th, 1742, Leipzig

25

Maria Luisa of Savoy

Queen consort of Spain (1688-1714)

*September 17th, 1688, Turin †February 14th, 1714, Madrid

53

Ulrika Eleonora I of Sweden

Queen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720

*January 23rd, 1688, Stockholm †November 24th, 1741, Stockholm

65

Gao Xiang

Chinese artist (1688-1753)

*January 1st, 1688, Jiangdu District †January 1st, 1753

77

James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales

Pretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne

*June 10th, 1688, St James's Palace †January 1st, 1766, Rome

77

Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel

Dutch princess (1688-1765)

*February 7th, 1688, Kassel †April 9th, 1765, Leeuwarden

66

Giuseppe Livizzani Mulazzani

Italian cardinal (1688-1754)

*March 20th, 1688, Modena †March 20th, 1754, Rome

69

Augustin Simnacher

Organ builder

*January 27th, 1688, Irsingen †October 24th, 1757, Brixen

66

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder

French line-engraver (1688-1754)

*April 29th, 1688, Paris †July 5th, 1754, Paris

55

Johann Ulrich von König

German writer (1688-1744)

*October 6th, 1688, Esslingen am Neckar †March 14th, 1744, Dresden

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Leap year

Yes: 1688 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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