January 21st, 1707

Born on January 21st, 1707

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 2025

A fire at a hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort in Turkey's Bolu Province results in 78 people killed.

January 21st, 2003

The Spire of Dublin was completed.

January 21st, 1951

Mount Lamington, a volcano in Papua New Guinea, erupted (pictured) and killed more than 2,900 people.

January 21st, 1793

French Revolution: After being found guilty of high treason by the National Convention, Louis XVI was guillotined in Paris.

January 21st, 1931

Isaac Isaacs (pictured) became the first Australian-born governor-general of Australia.

January 21st, 1326

King Edward II of England issued a royal charter confirming Adam de Brome's foundation of Oriel College, Oxford.

January 21st, 2017

Millions of people participated in the Women's March in Washington, D.C., and around the world to advocate for legislation and policies on human rights and other issues.

January 21st, 2011

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

January 21st, 1997

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

January 21st, 1976

Concorde, an Anglo-French supersonic airliner, 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

Vietnam War: The People's Army of Vietnam attacked Khe Sanh Combat Base, a U.S. Marines outpost in Quảng Trị province, South Vietnam, starting the Battle of Khe Sanh.

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

Same year
Born in 1707

70

Carl Linnaeus

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)

*May 23rd, 1707, Råshult †January 10th, 1778, Linnaeus Hammarby

76

Leonhard Euler

Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)

*April 15th, 1707, Basel †September 18th, 1783, Saint Petersburg

86

Carlo Goldoni

Italian playwright (1707-1793)

*February 25th, 1707, Venice †February 6th, 1794, Paris

44

Frederick, Prince of Wales

Heir apparent to the British throne from 1727 until his death

*January 31st, 1707, Hanover †March 20th, 1751, Leicester House

16

Léopold Clément of Lorraine

Heir apparent to the throne of the sovereign Duchy of Lorraine

*April 25th, 1707, Lunéville †June 4th, 1723, Lunéville

49

Johann Joseph von Trautson

(1707-1757) Austrian cardinal

*July 17th, 1707, Vienna †March 10th, 1757, Vienna

83

Johann Gottfried Hermann

German theologian (1707-1791)

*October 12th, 1707, Altjeßnitz †July 30th, 1791, Dresden

71

Johannes Burman

Dutch botanist

*April 26th, 1707, Amsterdam †January 20th, 1779, Amsterdam

50

Barbara Helena Preissler

German painter

*June 12th, 1707, Nuremberg †November 30th, 1757, Brunswick

70

Carl Günther Ludovici

German writer

*August 7th, 1707, Leipzig †July 5th, 1778, Leipzig

75

Wilhelm Anton von der Asseburg

Prince-bishop of Paderborn (1707-1782)

*February 16th, 1707, Brakel †December 26th, 1782, Paderborn

61

Francesco Fontebasso

Italian painter (1707-1769)

*October 4th, 1707, Venice †May 31st, 1769, Venice

75

Francisco Salzillo

Spanish artist

*May 12th, 1707, Murcia †March 2nd, 1783, Murcia

40

Johann Friedrich Crell

German physician and educationist

*January 6th, 1707, Leipzig †May 19th, 1747, Helmstedt

81

Ferdinand Jakob Baier

German physician (1707-1788)

*February 13th, 1707, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †October 23rd, 1788, Ansbach

68

Vincenzo Riccati

Italian mathematician and physicist (1707-1775)

*January 11th, 1707, Castelfranco Veneto †January 17th, 1775, Treviso

73

Johan Ihre

Swedish philologist (1707-1780)

*March 3rd, 1707, Lund Cathedral parish †December 1st, 1780, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

86

Bernardino Galliari

Italian painter (1707-1794)

*November 3rd, 1707, Andorno Micca †January 1st, 1794, Andorno Micca

74

Johann August Ernesti

German theologian

*August 4th, 1707, Bad Tennstedt †September 11th, 1781, Leipzig

54

Pietro Rotari

Italian painter of Baroque period (1707–1762)

*September 30th, 1707, Verona †August 31st, 1762, Saint Petersburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1707 is a normal year and no leap year.

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