January 12th, 1714

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Born on January 12th, 1714 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 12th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 12th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1714)

Born on January 12th, 1714

Weekday

Friday

January 12th, 1714 was a Friday.

Age

310

People born on January 12th, 1714 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 310 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1713 - January 20th, 1714

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 113,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 669 days, exactly on February 25th, 2026, people who were born on January 12th, 1714 will be 114,000 days old!

113,331 Days

16,190 Weeks

3,723 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on January 12th?

January 12th, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

January 12th, 1865

The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.

January 12th, 2010

Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.

January 12th, 2007

Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.

January 12th, 1964

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.

January 12th, 1918

An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.

January 12th, 1916

Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.

January 12th, 1895

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.

January 12th, 1808

John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.

January 12th, 1777

Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.

January 12th, 1659

The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

January 12th, 1554

Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.

January 12th, 0475

Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.

January 12th, 2020

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

January 12th, 2016

Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 12th

Born on January 12th, 1714

Christoph Friedrich von Derschau

German writer (1714-1799)

*January 12th, 1714, Königsberg †December 14th, 1799, Aurich

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Who's birthday is on January 12th?

Krishna Nagar

Badminton player

*January 12th, 1999, Jaipur

Thom Gicquel

Badminton player

*January 12th, 1999, Tours

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer

*January 12th, 1746, Zürich †February 17th, 1827, Brugg

Hermann Thiersch

German archaeologist

*January 12th, 1874, Munich †June 4th, 1939, Göttingen

Ronya Othmann

German writer

*January 12th, 1993, Munich

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer (born 1949)

*January 12th, 1949, Kyoto

Charles Perrault

French author (1628-1703)

*January 12th, 1628, Paris †May 16th, 1703, Paris

Frances Brooke

English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator (1724-1789)

*January 12th, 1724, Claypole †January 23rd, 1789, Sleaford

Pierre Daru

French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)

*January 12th, 1767, Montpellier †September 5th, 1829, Meulan-en-Yvelines

Edmund Burke

Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)

*January 12th, 1729, Dublin †July 9th, 1797, Beaconsfield

Jakob Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*January 12th, 1986, Oslo

Jack London

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen

Jeff Bezos

American business magnate (born 1964)

*January 12th, 1964, Albuquerque

Ferenc Molnár

Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952)

*January 12th, 1878, Budapest †April 1st, 1952, New York City

Swami Vivekananda

Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)

*January 12th, 1863, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre †July 4th, 1902, Belur

Oliver Platt

American actor

*January 12th, 1960, Windsor

Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison

Ruth Brown

American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)

*January 12th, 1928, Portsmouth †November 17th, 2006, Las Vegas

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Born in 1714

Christoph Willibald von Gluck

German opera composer (1714–1787)

*July 2nd, 1714, Erasbach †November 15th, 1787, Vienna

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

German composer (1714–1788)

*March 8th, 1714, Weimar †December 14th, 1788, Hamburg

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

French sculptor (1714-1785)

*January 26th, 1714, Rueil-Malmaison †August 20th, 1785, Paris

Marie-Anne Botot Dangeville

French actor and salon-holder (1714-1796)

*December 29th, 1714, Paris †February 29th, 1796, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou

French politician (1714-1792)

*February 25th, 1714, Montpellier †July 29th, 1792, Le Thuit

Adam Stanisław Krasiński

Polish bishop

*April 4th, 1714, Kraków †January 1st, 1800, Krasne, Masovian Voivodeship

Georg Ernst von Holtzendorff

German officer (1714-1785)

*February 14th, 1714, Calbe †December 10th, 1785, Berlin

Johann Georg Dominicus von Linprun

German scientist (1714-1787)

*January 10th, 1714, Viechtach †June 14th, 1787, Munich

César-François Cassini de Thury

French cartographer and astronomer (1714-1784)

*June 17th, 1714, Paris †September 3rd, 1784, Paris

John Bradstreet

British Army general

*December 21st, 1714, Annapolis Royal †September 25th, 1774, New York City

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac

French academic

*September 30th, 1714, Grenoble †August 3rd, 1780, Beaugency

Anna Morandi Manzolini

Italian artist (1714-1774)

*January 21st, 1714, Bologna †July 9th, 1774, Bologna

Gioacchino Conti

Italian opera singer (1714-1761)

*February 28th, 1714, Arpino †October 25th, 1761, Rome

George Whitefield

English minister and preacher

*December 16th, 1714, Gloucester †September 29th, 1770, Newburyport

Niccolò Jommelli

Italian composer (1714–1774)

*September 10th, 1714, Aversa †August 25th, 1774, Naples

Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans

French princess (1714-1734)

*December 18th, 1714, Versailles †May 21st, 1734, Paris

Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten

German philosopher

*July 17th, 1714, Berlin †May 27th, 1762, Frankfurt (Oder)

Christian Friedrich Polz

*January 13th, 1714, Niederroßla †December 2nd, 1782, Jena

John Forbes

British naval commander (1714-1796)

*July 17th, 1714, Menorca †March 10th, 1796, Savile Row

José I of Portugal

King of Portugal from 1750 to 1777

*June 6th, 1714, Lisbon †February 24th, 1777, Lisbon

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 12th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XII.I.MDCCXIV

12.1.1714

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1714 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1714

January 1714

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
3	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
4	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
5	29	30	31

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January 12th, 1714

Born on January 12th, 1714

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 113,000 days old!

113,331 Days

16,190 Weeks

3,723 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 12th?

Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.

Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.

Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.

An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.

Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.

John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.

Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.

The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.

Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 12th

Born on January 12th, 1714

German writer (1714-1799)

Same Day Who's birthday is on January 12th?

Same year Born in 1714

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 12th

Aelred of Rievaulx

Benedict Biscop

Bernard of Corleone

Marguerite Bourgeoys

Tatiana

January 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)

National Youth Day (India)

Prosecutor General's Day (Russia)

Zanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania)

Yennayer (Algeria)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

12.1.1714

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