January 25th, 1724

Born on January 25th, 1724

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 110,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 514 days, exactly on December 22nd, 2027, people who were born on January 25th, 1724 will be 111,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 25th?

January 25th, 1944

Representatives of the Chetnik movement began a four-day congress to organise political opposition to the Allied support of the communist-led Yugoslav Partisans in Yugoslavia.

January 25th, 2011

Arab Spring: The Egyptian revolution began with protests on the "Day of Anger", eventually leading to the removal of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of rule.

January 25th, 2010

Avatar, a science-fiction film directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time.

January 25th, 2006

Three independent observing campaigns announced the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, a super-Earth 21,500 ± 3,300 light-years away from Earth near the center of the Milky Way.

January 25th, 2004

Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed on Mars and rolled into Eagle crater, a small crater on the Meridiani Planum.

January 25th, 1998

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam detonated a truck bomb at the sacred Buddhist Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, killing 17 people.

January 25th, 1995

A team of Norwegian and American scientists launched a Black Brant XII sounding rocket, which was mistaken by Russian forces for a Trident missile.

January 25th, 1993

Pakistani national Mir Aimal Kansi shot five people outside the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia, killing two.

January 25th, 1990

Avianca Flight 52 ran out of fuel on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport and crashed into the village of Cove Neck, New York, resulting in the deaths of 73 people.

January 25th, 1971

Idi Amin seized power from Ugandan president Milton Obote in a coup d'état, beginning eight years of military rule.

January 25th, 1967

South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Cao Kỳ fired his rival Nguyễn Hữu Có while the latter was overseas on a diplomatic visit.

January 25th, 1917

Serving as a British armed merchant cruiser, Laurentic (pictured) was sunk by German naval mines off the northern coast of Ireland, resulting in 354 deaths.

January 25th, 1890

American journalist Nellie Bly (pictured) completed a circumnavigation of the globe by land and sea in a then-record-breaking 72 days.

January 25th, 1792

Thomas Hardy founded the London Corresponding Society to seek a "radical reform of parliament", later influencing the reform movements of early-19th-century England.

January 25th, 1704

English colonists from the Province of Carolina and their native allies began a series of raids against the largely peaceful population of Apalachee in Spanish Florida.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 25th

Same year
Born in 1724

79

Immanuel Kant

German philosopher (1724–1804)

*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, Königsberg

65

Frances Brooke

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

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

78

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

German poet, writer and linguist

*July 2nd, 1724, Quedlinburg †March 14th, 1803, Hamburg

62

Heinrich Carl Brandt

German painter (1724-1787)

*November 11th, 1724, Vienna †May 7th, 1787, Munich

27

Louise of Great Britain

Daughter of George II of Great Britain; Queen consort of Denmark and Norway

*December 7th, 1724, Leicester House †December 19th, 1751, Christiansborg Palace

74

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

German nobleman and elector (1724-1799)

*December 11th, 1724, Drogenbos †February 16th, 1799, Nymphenburg Palace

63

Georg Nicolaus von Lübbers

German aristocrat

*April 6th, 1724, Hamburg †January 17th, 1788, Stockelsdorf

41

Jane Colden

American botanist (1724-1766)

*March 27th, 1724, New York City †March 10th, 1766, New York City

69

Per Krafft the Elder

Swedish artist (1724-1793)

*January 16th, 1724, Arboga †November 7th, 1793, Klara Church Parish

48

George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle

British soldier and nobleman (1724-1772)

*April 5th, 1724, London †October 13th, 1772, London

72

Franz Anton Maulbertsch

Austrian artist (1724-1796)

*June 7th, 1724, Langenargen †August 8th, 1796, Vienna

83

George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend

British Field Marshal and Marquess (1724-1807)

*February 28th, 1724, London †September 14th, 1807, Raynham Hall

26

Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

*April 15th, 1724, Braunfels †February 7th, 1751, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

75

Johann Julius Walbaum

German physician, naturalist and taxonomist (1724-1799)

*June 30th, 1724, Wolfenbüttel †August 21st, 1799, Lübeck

69

Marcantonio Colonna

Italian cardinal (1724-1793)

*August 16th, 1724, Rome †December 4th, 1793, Rome

81

Christopher Gadsden

American soldier and politician (1724-1805)

*February 16th, 1724, Charleston †August 28th, 1805, Charleston

76

Noël Le Mire

French designer

*November 20th, 1724, Rouen †March 21st, 1801, Paris

84

Dionysius van de Wijnpersse

Dutch theologian and university professor

*March 18th, 1724, Middelburg †October 8th, 1808, Leiden

80

Christopher Anstey

English writer and poet, 1724-1805

*October 31st, 1724, Brinkley †August 3rd, 1805, Bath

91

Jacques-René Tenon

French surgeon

*February 21st, 1724, Sépeaux †January 16th, 1816, Paris

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Leap year

Yes: 1724 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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