Born on January 12th, 1738
Weekday
Sunday
January 12th, 1738 was a Sunday.
Age
People born on January 12th, 1738 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 286 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1737 - January 20th, 1738
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 104,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 432 days, exactly on July 6th, 2025, people who were born on January 12th, 1738 will be 105,000 days old!
104,568 Days
14,938 Weeks
3,435 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on January 12th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 12th
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Who's birthday is on January 12th?
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81 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer
*January 12th, 1746, Zürich †February 17th, 1827, Brugg
62 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
40 Jack London
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
*January 12th, 1876, San Francisco †November 22nd, 1916, Glen Ellen
Frances Brooke
English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator (1724-1789)
*January 12th, 1724, Claypole †January 23rd, 1789, Sleaford_(cropped).jpg "Jeff Bezos")
74 Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952)
*January 12th, 1878, Budapest †April 1st, 1952, New York City
39 Swami Vivekananda
Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)
*January 12th, 1863, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre †July 4th, 1902, Belur_(cropped).jpg "Oliver Platt")
53 Hermann Göring
German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal
*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison.jpg "Ruth Brown")
78 Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
*January 12th, 1928, Portsmouth †November 17th, 2006, Las VegasSame year
Born in 1738
83 William Herschel
German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
*November 15th, 1738, Hanover †August 15th, 1822, Slough
81 George III of Great Britain
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
*May 24th, 1738, Norfolk House †January 29th, 1820, Windsor Castle
43 Túpac Amaru II
Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738-1781)
*March 10th, 1738, Tinta †May 18th, 1781, Cuzco
77 John Singleton Copley
American painter (1738-1815)
*July 3rd, 1738, Boston †September 9th, 1815, London
51 Ethan Allen
American general, writer and philosopher (1738–1789)
*January 21st, 1738, Litchfield †February 12th, 1789, Burlington.jpg "Thomas Nelson")
50 Thomas Nelson
4th Governor of Virginia 1738-1789
*December 26th, 1738, Yorktown †January 4th, 1789, Hanover County
56 Isaac Motte
American politician (1738-1795)
*December 8th, 1738, Charleston †May 8th, 1795, Charleston
58 Nathaniel Gorham
American businessman and politician 1738-1796
*May 27th, 1738, Charlestown †June 11th, 1796, CharlestownJoseph-Ignace Guillotin
French physician (1738-1814)
*May 28th, 1738, Saintes †March 26th, 1814, former 1st arrondissement of ParisArthur Phillip
British naval officer and first Governor of New South Wales (1738-1814)
*October 11th, 1738, London †August 31st, 1814, Bath.jpg "Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz")
Juraj Papánek
Slovak historian and roman catholic priest
*April 1st, 1738, Kuklov †April 11th, 1802, OlaszCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
British general, colonial official, diplomat (1738–1805)
*December 31st, 1738, Grosvenor Square †October 5th, 1805, Ghazipur_(cropped).jpg "Gottfried Ludolf Graßmann")
Cesare Beccaria
Jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy (1738-1794)
*March 15th, 1738, Milan †November 20th, 1794, MilanWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
British politician and prime minister (1738–1809)
*April 14th, 1738, Nottinghamshire †October 30th, 1809, BuckinghamshireBenjamin West
18th- and 19th-century English painter
*October 10th, 1738, Springfield Township †March 11th, 1820, LondonMary Katharine Goddard
American printer and publisher
*June 16th, 1738, Connecticut †August 12th, 1816, BaltimoreFranz Anton Xaver Hauser
German sculptor (1738-1819)
*February 8th, 1738, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 25th, 1819, Freiburg im BreisgauJoachim Wilhelm von Brawe
German playwright
*February 4th, 1738, Weißenfels †April 7th, 1758, DresdenBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 12th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 12th.
January 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day_(Turkmenistan)National Youth Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Youth_Day_(India)Prosecutor General's Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_RussiaZanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_TanzaniaYennayer (Algeria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YennayerDate as a Roman numeral / digit
12.1.1738
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1738 is a normal year and no leap year.