January 21st, 1712

Born on January 21st, 1712

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 1712

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

*June 28th, 1712, Geneva †July 2nd, 1778, Ermenonville

58

George Grenville

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1712-1770)

*October 14th, 1712, Westminster †November 13th, 1770, London

80

Francesco Guardi

Italian painter (1712-1793)

*October 5th, 1712, Venice †January 1st, 1793, Venice

57

Johann Karl Philipp von Cobenzl

18th-century politician and art collector (K. Cobenzl collection in Brussels)

*July 21st, 1712, Ljubljana †January 27th, 1770, Brussels metropolitan area

70

Johann Andreas Silbermann

French organbuilder from Strasbourg

*June 26th, 1712, Strasbourg †February 11th, 1783, Strasbourg

61

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

German painter and copper engraver (1712-1774)

*October 30th, 1712, Weimar †April 23rd, 1774, Dresden

47

Prince Moritz of Anhalt-Dessau

German general

*October 31st, 1712, Dessau †April 11th, 1760, Dessau

45

Johann Samuel König

German mathematician

*July 31st, 1712, Büdingen †August 21st, 1757, Utrechtse Heuvelrug

78

Nicolas-François Gillet

French sculptor (1709-1791)

*March 31st, 1712, Metz †February 7th, 1791, Poissy

77

Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen

French admiral

*June 21st, 1712, Fougères †January 13th, 1790, Morlaix

69

Giacomo Puccini

Italian composer (1712–1781)

*January 26th, 1712, Pescaglia †May 16th, 1781, Lucca

73

Charles Louis de Marbeuf

French general

*November 4th, 1712, Rennes †September 20th, 1786, Bastia

77

Charles-Michel de l'Épée

French priest and educator of the deaf

*November 24th, 1712, Versailles †December 23rd, 1789, Paris

45

Johann Gottfried Brendel

German physician

*February 23rd, 1712, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 17th, 1758, Göttingen

67

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

Painter (1712-1780)

*February 14th, 1712, Hamburg †January 24th, 1780, Dresden

68

John Fothergill

English physician and plant collector (1712–1780)

*March 8th, 1712, Bainbridge †December 26th, 1780, London

47

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

French soldier

*February 28th, 1712, Nîmes †September 14th, 1759, Quebec City

73

Fernando de Sousa e Silva

Portuguese cardinal (1712-1786)

*November 27th, 1712, Lisbon †April 11th, 1786, Lisbon

51

Francesco Algarotti

Italian philosopher (1712-1764)

*December 11th, 1712, Venice †May 3rd, 1764, Pisa

72

Pietro Chiari

Italian playwright (1712-1785)

*December 25th, 1712, Brescia †August 31st, 1785, Brescia

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Leap year

Yes: 1712 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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