January 6th, 1734

Born on January 6th, 1734

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 106,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 965 days, exactly on December 21st, 2026, people who were born on January 6th, 1734 will be 107,000 days old!

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What happened on January 6th?

January 6th, 2014

The first episode of the documentary series Benefits Street aired on Channel 4, prompting discussion in the United Kingdom about welfare dependency.

January 6th, 2021

Rioters supporting President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the certification of the presidential election and forcing Congress to evacuate.

January 6th, 1994

Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.

January 6th, 1960

National Airlines Flight 2511, traveling from New York City to Miami, exploded in mid-air due to a bomb placed by an unknown party, resulting in the deaths of all 34 people on board.

January 6th, 1953

The inaugural Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties, opened in Rangoon with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests.

January 6th, 1941

During his State of the Union address, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his Four Freedoms as fundamental freedoms that all people ought to enjoy.

January 6th, 1912

German geophysicist Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift, the precursor of plate tectonics.

January 6th, 1907

Italian educator Maria Montessori (pictured) opened her first school and day-care centre for working-class children in Rome, employing a philosophy of education that now bears her name.

January 6th, 1724

Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, a Bach cantata for Epiphany, was first performed in Leipzig.

January 6th, 1540

King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves; the marriage was annulled six months later.

January 6th, 1536

The oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas, the Colegio de Santa Cruz, was founded in Tlatelolco, Mexico City.

January 6th, 1449

Four years before the fall of Constantinople, Constantine XI Palaiologos (pictured) assumed the throne as the last Byzantine emperor.

January 6th, 1322

Stefan Dečanski was crowned King of Serbia, succeeding his half-brother Stefan Konstantin, whom he later defeated in battle.

January 6th, 1066

Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon monarch before the Norman Conquest, was crowned King of England.

January 6th, 1969

Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 crashes in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 11.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 6th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 6th?

68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

*January 6th, 1822, Neubukow †December 26th, 1890, Naples

77

Martin Kähler

German theologian

*January 6th, 1835, Guryevsk †September 7th, 1912, Freudenstadt

40

Patrícia Kimberly

Brazilian pornographic actress

*January 6th, 1984, São Paulo

25

Polo G

American rapper

*January 6th, 1999, Chicago

59

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

89

Carl Sandburg

American writer and editor

*January 6th, 1878, Galesburg †July 22nd, 1967, Flat Rock

48

Khalil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

*January 6th, 1883, Bsharri †April 10th, 1931, New York City

42

Eddie Redmayne

English actor

*January 6th, 1982, London

69

Rowan Atkinson

English actor, comedian, and screenwriter

*January 6th, 1955, Consett

60

Syd Barrett

British musician (1946–2006), co-founder of Pink Floyd

*January 6th, 1946, Cambridge †July 7th, 2006, Cambridge

43

Jérémie Renier

Belgian actor

*January 6th, 1981, Brussels metropolitan area

38

Irina Shayk

Russian model and television personality

*January 6th, 1986, Yemanzhelinsk

89

Sylvia Syms

English actress (1934–2023)

*January 6th, 1934, Woolwich †January 27th, 2023, Denville Hall

88

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

64

Malcolm Young

Australian guitarist (1953–2017)

*January 6th, 1953, Glasgow †November 18th, 2017, Elizabeth Bay

86

Elizabeth Teissier

French astrologer

*January 6th, 1938, Algiers

50

Aron Eisenberg

American actor

*January 6th, 1969, Hollywood †September 21st, 2019, Los Angeles

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

69

Bonnie Franklin

American actress

*January 6th, 1944, Santa Monica †March 1st, 2013, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1734

47

Taksin

King of Siam

*April 17th, 1734, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya †April 7th, 1782, Thon Buri

80

Franz Anton Mesmer

German physician

*May 23rd, 1734, Iznang †March 5th, 1815, Meersburg

62

Joseph Wright of Derby

18th-century British painter (1734-1797)

*September 3rd, 1734, Derby †August 29th, 1797, Derby

62

Hendrik Jan Arntzenius

Dutch librarian and university professor

*April 20th, 1734, Nijmegen †April 7th, 1797, Utrecht

67

George Romney

English painter (1734-1802)

*December 26th, 1734, Dalton-in-Furness †November 15th, 1802, Kendal

75

Jean-Baptiste Rey

French composer and conductor

*December 18th, 1734, Lauzerte †July 15th, 1810, Paris

47

Anna Göldi

Last European to be executed for witchcraft

*October 24th, 1734, Sennwald †June 13th, 1782, Glarus

57

Athanase Auger

French translator

*December 12th, 1734, Paris †February 7th, 1792, Paris

67

Gaetano Gandolfi

Painter (1734-1802)

*August 31st, 1734, San Giovanni in Persiceto †June 20th, 1802, Bologna

66

Maria Teresa Cucchiari

Foundress of the Trinitarian sisters of Rome

*October 10th, 1734, Rome †June 10th, 1801, Avezzano

75

Franz Ignaz Beck

German composer (1734-1809)

*February 20th, 1734, Mannheim †December 31st, 1809, Bordeaux

75

Ueda Akinari

Japanese writer

*July 25th, 1734, Ōsaka †August 8th, 1809, Kyōto

59

François-Armand de Saige

French politician (1734-1793)

*February 20th, 1734, Bordeaux †October 23rd, 1793, place Gambetta

66

Ralph Abercromby

Scottish soldier and politician; (1734-1801)

*October 7th, 1734, Tullibody †March 28th, 1801, Alexandria

87

Tommaso Conca

Italian painter (1734-1822)

*December 22nd, 1734, Gaeta †December 13th, 1822, Rome

88

Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski

Polish noble (1734-1823)

*December 1st, 1734, Gdańsk †March 19th, 1823, Sieniawa

83

Thomas McKean

American Founding Father and politician (1734–1817)

*March 19th, 1734, New London Township †June 24th, 1817, Philadelphia

73

Giuseppe Piermarini

Italian architect (1734-1808)

*July 18th, 1734, Foligno †February 18th, 1808, Foligno

86

William Floyd

American Founding Father and politician (1734–1821)

*December 17th, 1734, Brookhaven †August 4th, 1821, Westernville

57

Karl Josef von Bachmann

Swiss aristocrat and soldier

*December 3rd, 1734, Näfels †September 3rd, 1792, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1734 is a normal year and no leap year.

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