January 26th, 1740

Born on January 26th, 1740

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 103,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 177 days, exactly on October 23rd, 2024, people who were born on January 26th, 1740 will be 104,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and 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?

41

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

84

Charles François Dumouriez

French general (1739–1823)

*January 26th, 1739, Cambrai †March 14th, 1823, Turville

97

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

40

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

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

32

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

39

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

31

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

30

Rhys Walker

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

45

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

76

Petrus Abresch

Dutch author, theologian and university professor

*January 26th, 1736, Middelburg †December 11th, 1812, Groningen

27

Evelyn Siamupangila

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1997, Kabwe

28

Tedi Supriadi

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1996, Bandung City

19

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

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

56

Matt Rippy

American actor

*January 26th, 1968, Houston

Same year
Born in 1740

74

Marquis de Sade

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

*June 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 2nd, 1814, Saint-Maurice

62

Samuel Arnold

English composer and organist (1740-1802)

*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, London

79

Johanna Isabella Eleonore Wallenrodt

German writer (1740–1819)

*February 28th, 1740, Uhlstädt †October 11th, 1819, Grodziszcze, Ząbkowice Śląskie County

74

Margaret Bingham

British painter and writer (1740–1814)

*January 1st, 1740, Devon †February 27th, 1814, St James's Place

73

Louis-Sébastien Mercier

French dramatist and writer (1740-1814)

*June 6th, 1740, Paris †April 25th, 1814, Paris

65

Isabelle de Charrière

Dutch French-language writer and composer

*October 20th, 1740, Zuylen Castle †December 27th, 1805, Colombier

54

James Boswell

British lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)

*October 18th, 1740, Edinburgh †May 19th, 1795, London

23

Ivan VI of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1740–1764)

*August 12th, 1740, Saint Petersburg †July 5th, 1764, Shlisselburg

55

Carl Michael Bellman

Swedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)

*February 4th, 1740, Maria Magdalena parish †February 11th, 1795, Klara Church Parish

74

Matthias Claudius

German poet (1740-1815)

*August 15th, 1740, Reinfeld †January 21st, 1815, Hamburg

54

Nicolas Chamfort

French journalist and moralistic author

*April 6th, 1740, Clermont-Ferrand †April 13th, 1794, Paris

58

Horace Bénédict de Saussure

Genevan scientist (1740-1799)

*February 17th, 1740, Conches †January 22nd, 1799, Geneva

87

Elisabeth Olin

Singer (1740-1828)

*December 23rd, 1740, Katarina church parish †March 26th, 1828, Storkyrkoförsamlingen

64

Armand-Gaston Camus

French archivist and revolutionary (1740–1804)

*April 2nd, 1740, Paris †November 2nd, 1804, Paris

87

Carlo Francesco Maria Caselli

French politician and priest (1740-1828)

*October 20th, 1740, Alessandria †April 19th, 1828, Parma

68

Manuel Bayeu

Spanish painter (1740-1809)

*January 8th, 1740, Zaragoza †November 30th, 1808, Zaragoza

81

Elias Boudinot

American lawyer and statesman (1740-1821)

*May 2nd, 1740, Philadelphia †October 24th, 1821, Burlington

67

Christoph Dionysius von Seeger

Württembergian university teacher (1740-1808)

*October 7th, 1740, Schöckingen †June 26th, 1808, Blaubeuren

54

Nicola Spedalieri

Italian priest, theologian, and philosopher (1740-1795)

*December 6th, 1740, Bronte †November 26th, 1795, Rome

61

Josep Esteve i Bonet

Spanish sculptor (1741-1802)

*November 30th, 1740, Valencia †November 30th, 1801, Valencia

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Leap year

Yes: 1740 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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