January 26th, 1717

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Born on January 26th, 1717 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 26th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 26th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1717)

Born on January 26th, 1717

Weekday

Tuesday

January 26th, 1717 was a Tuesday.

Age

307

People born on January 26th, 1717 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 307 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1717 - February 19th, 1717

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 778 days, exactly on June 15th, 2026, people who were born on January 26th, 1717 will be 113,000 days old!

112,222 Days

16,031 Weeks

3,687 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

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

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

French sculptor (1714-1785)

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

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

Claude Adrien Helvétius

French philosopher; (1715-1771)

*January 26th, 1715, rue Sainte-Anne †December 26th, 1771, Paris

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

Rhys Walker

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

Evelyn Siamupangila

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1997, Kabwe

Tedi Supriadi

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1996, Bandung City

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

Matt Rippy

American actor

*January 26th, 1968, Houston

Same year
Born in 1717

David Garrick

British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779)

*February 19th, 1717, Hereford †January 20th, 1779, London

Maria Theresa of Austria

Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)

*May 13th, 1717, Vienna †November 29th, 1780, Vienna

Jean le Rond d'Alembert

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)

*November 16th, 1717, Paris †October 29th, 1783, Paris

Ferdinand Stosch

German theologian (1717–1780)

*December 30th, 1717, Liebenberg †June 3rd, 1780, Detmold

Pedro III of Portugal

King of Portugal

*July 5th, 1717, Lisbon †May 25th, 1786, Sintra

Johann Joachim Winckelmann

German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library

*December 9th, 1717, Stendal †June 8th, 1768, Trieste

Pius VI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799

*December 25th, 1717, Cesena †August 29th, 1799, Valence

Horace Walpole

English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797)

*September 24th, 1717, London †March 2nd, 1797, London

Mustafa III

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774

*January 28th, 1717, Constantinople †January 21st, 1774, Constantinople

Jean Dugain

French slave hunter and explorer

*February 23rd, 1717, Saint-Denis †January 1st, 1787

Louis François, Prince of Conti

French noble and art collector (1717-1776)

*August 13th, 1717, Paris †August 2nd, 1776, Paris

George Augustus Eliott

1st Lord Heathfield and Baron of Gibraltar, Army General, Governor of Gibraltar; (1717-1790)

*December 25th, 1717, Roxburghshire †July 6th, 1790, Aachen

Cardinal de Soubise

Catholic cardinal

*December 1st, 1717, Paris †June 28th, 1756, Saverne

Luis de Unzaga

Spanish colonial governor and administrator (1717-1793)

*April 6th, 1717, Málaga †June 21st, 1793, Málaga

Richard Owen Cambridge

British poet

*February 14th, 1717, London †September 17th, 1802, Richmond

Norbert Grund

Czech painter (1717-1767)

*December 4th, 1717, Prague †July 17th, 1767, Prague

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

British Army officer (1717-1797)

*January 29th, 1717, Riverhead †August 3rd, 1797, Montreal Park

Philipp Erasmus Reich

German publisher

*December 1st, 1717, Laubach †December 3rd, 1787, Leipzig

Johann Augustin Dietelmair

*January 1st, 1717, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1785

Johann Stamitz

Czech composer and violinist

*June 19th, 1717, Havlíčkův Brod †March 27th, 1757, Mannheim

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 26th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVI.I.MDCCXVII

26.1.1717

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1717 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1717

January 1717

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January 26th, 1717

Born on January 26th, 1717

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 112,000 days old!

112,222 Days

16,031 Weeks

3,687 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 26th?

Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashed while taking off from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, killing 67 people.

The Council of Trent officially separates Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

Rioting broke out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that led to the deposal of President Marc Ravalomanana.

An earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat killed at least 13,000 people, injured 167,000 others and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.

In a nationally televised press conference, U.S. president Bill Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with intern Monica Lewinsky.

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.

The three Beaumont children disappeared from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.

Spontaneous anti-British riots erupted in Cairo following the killings of 50 Egyptian auxiliary police officers the previous day.

Indian independence movement: India became a republic under a new constitution, with Rajendra Prasad as president and Jawaharlal Nehru as prime minister.

The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory (pictured) in California, the largest aperture optical telescope in the world for 28 years, saw first light.

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.

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.

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.

Commodore Gordon Bremer took formal possession of Hong Kong Island for the United Kingdom at Possession Point.

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?

Same year Born in 1717

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 26th

Alberic of Cîteaux

Blessed Gabriele Allegra

Paula

Timothy and Titus

January 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Australia Day (Australia)

Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)

Engineer's Day (Panama)

International Customs Day

Liberation Day (Uganda)

Republic Day (India)

Saint Alberic of Cîteaux

Saint Paula of Rome

Saint Timothy and Saint Titus

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

26.1.1717

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 26th

Same Day
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Same year
Born in 1717

Calendar
January 1717

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