January 19th, 1742

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Born on January 19th, 1742 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 19th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 19th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1742)

Born on January 19th, 1742

Weekday

Friday

January 19th, 1742 was a Friday.

Age

282

People born on January 19th, 1742 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 282 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1741 - January 20th, 1742

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 903 days, exactly on October 17th, 2026, people who were born on January 19th, 1742 will be 104,000 days old!

103,097 Days

14,728 Weeks

3,387 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on January 19th?

January 19th, 2007

A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot.

January 19th, 2006

In the deadliest aviation accident in Slovak history, an Antonov An-24 operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, killing 42 of the 43 people on board.

January 19th, 2001

The key of Majulah Singapura, the national anthem of Singapore, was changed to F major.

January 19th, 1996

A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3,130,000 L) of home heating oil.

January 19th, 1977

Iva Toguri (pictured), convicted of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda, was granted a full pardon by U.S. president Gerald Ford.

January 19th, 1975

An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region.

January 19th, 1972

The French newspaper L'Aurore revealed that the former Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie (pictured), the "Butcher of Lyon", had been found to be living in Peru.

January 19th, 1920

The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by the directors of the National Civil Liberties Bureau.

January 19th, 1915

World War I: The first major attack of the German bombing campaign against Britain took place when Zeppelins bombed several towns in Norfolk.

January 19th, 1795

The Batavian Republic was established the day after William V fled the Dutch Republic as a result of the Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam.

January 19th, 1607

San Agustin Church in Manila, the oldest extant church in the Philippines, was completed.

January 19th, 1511

War of the League of Cambrai: Troops led by Pope Julius II captured Mirandola after a brief siege.

January 19th, 1419

Hundred Years' War: The siege of Rouen ended with English troops capturing the city from Norman French forces.

January 19th, 2007

Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.

January 19th, 1997

Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 19th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 19th?

James Watt

British engineer (1736–1819)

*January 19th, 1736, Greenock †August 25th, 1819, Heathfield Hall

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

*January 19th, 1809, Boston †October 7th, 1849, Baltimore

Julian von Schleinitz

German luger

*January 19th, 1991, Berchtesgaden

Matthias Ginter

German association football player

*January 19th, 1994, Freiburg im Breisgau

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

Paul Cézanne

French painter (1839–1906)

*January 19th, 1839, Aix-en-Provence †October 22nd, 1906, Aix-en-Provence

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

Lothar Dräger

German comics writer

*January 19th, 1927, Grambow †July 9th, 2016, Potsdam

Anthony Dexter

American actor

*January 19th, 1913, Talmage †March 27th, 2001, Greeley

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Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

Glenn Warfe

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1984, Werribee

Juma Muwowo

Badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Kitwe

Tang Pingyang

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1996, Nantong

Logan Lerman

American actor

*January 19th, 1992, Beverly Hills

Joseph Bonomi the Elder

Italian architect and draughtsman (1739–1808)

*January 19th, 1739, Rome †March 9th, 1808, London

Camilla Overbye Roos

Danish actress

*January 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

Lisa Teige

Norwegian actress and dancer

*January 19th, 1998, Bergen

Michael Crawford

British actor and singer

*January 19th, 1942, Salisbury

Same year
Born in 1742

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen

*December 9th, 1742, Stralsund †May 21st, 1786, Köping

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)

*December 16th, 1742, Rostock †September 12th, 1819, Krobielowice

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

Scottish advocate and politician (1742-1811)

*April 28th, 1742, Dalkeith †May 28th, 1811, Edinburgh

Jean Baptiste Treilhard

French judge and diplomat (1742-1810)

*January 3rd, 1742, Brive-la-Gaillarde †December 5th, 1810, Paris

Pius VII

Head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823

*August 14th, 1742, Cesena †August 20th, 1823, Rome

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

German scientist, satirist

*July 1st, 1742, Ober-Ramstadt †February 24th, 1799, Göttingen

Jean Cesar Godeffroy

Merchant from Hamburg (1742-1818)

*October 16th, 1742, Hamburg †May 7th, 1818, Hamburg

Jean-Louis Carra

French journalist and politician

*March 9th, 1742, Pont-de-Veyle †October 31st, 1793, Paris

Jean Senebier

Genevan botanist

*May 6th, 1742, Geneva †July 22nd, 1809, Geneva

Johann Heinrich Tischbein

German 1742–1808 F:0

*November 28th, 1742, Haina †December 22nd, 1808, Kassel

Ignaz von Born

Czech mineralogist and nobleman (1742-1791)

*December 26th, 1742, Cavnic †July 24th, 1791, Vienna

Johan Herman Wessel

Norwegian-Danish writer

*October 6th, 1742, Vestby †December 29th, 1785, Copenhagen

Jean Dauberval

French ballet dancer and choreographer

*August 19th, 1742, Montpellier †February 14th, 1806, Tours

Claus von der Decken

German politician (1742-1826)

*January 5th, 1742, Rittershausen †February 10th, 1826, Hanover

Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier

French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France (1742-1819)

*December 8th, 1742, Laon †December 21st, 1819, Paris

Johann Ernst Schulz

German author and theologian

*December 20th, 1742, East Prussia †April 9th, 1806, Königsberg

Ozias Humphry

British artist (1742-1810)

*September 8th, 1742, Honiton †March 9th, 1810, London

Charlotte von Stein

Lady-in-waiting at the court in Weimar; close friend to both Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

*December 25th, 1742, Eisenach †January 6th, 1827, Weimar

Félix Máximo López

*November 18th, 1742, Madrid †April 9th, 1821, Madrid

Alexei Wassiljewitsch Naryschkin

*August 4th, 1742, Moscow †August 20th, 1800, Moscow

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Confederate Heroes Day , Theophany / Epiphany) which are celebrated on January 19th.

Robert E. Lee Day (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi)

Confederate Heroes Day (Texas), and its related observanceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee_Day

Husband's Day (Iceland)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man's_Day_and_Woman's_Day_(Iceland)

Kokborok Day (Tripura, India)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokborok_Day

Timkat, or 20 during Leap Year (Ethiopian Orthodox)

Theophany / Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timkat

Vodici or Baptism of Jesus (North Macedonia)

Theophany / Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_North_Macedonia

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XIX.I.MDCCXLII

19.1.1742

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

XL = 40

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1742 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1742

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1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
3	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
4	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
5	29	30	31

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January 19th, 1742

Born on January 19th, 1742

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

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

103,097 Days

14,728 Weeks

3,387 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 19th?

A four-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, the first people to get there since 1967, and the first to do so on foot.

In the deadliest aviation accident in Slovak history, an Antonov An-24 operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, killing 42 of the 43 people on board.

The key of Majulah Singapura, the national anthem of Singapore, was changed to F major.

A tank barge and a tug grounded on a beach in Rhode Island, causing a spill of an estimated 828,000 U.S. gallons (3,130,000 L) of home heating oil.

Iva Toguri (pictured), convicted of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda, was granted a full pardon by U.S. president Gerald Ford.

An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region.

The French newspaper L'Aurore revealed that the former Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie (pictured), the "Butcher of Lyon", had been found to be living in Peru.

The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by the directors of the National Civil Liberties Bureau.

World War I: The first major attack of the German bombing campaign against Britain took place when Zeppelins bombed several towns in Norfolk.

The Batavian Republic was established the day after William V fled the Dutch Republic as a result of the Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam.

San Agustin Church in Manila, the oldest extant church in the Philippines, was completed.

War of the League of Cambrai: Troops led by Pope Julius II captured Mirandola after a brief siege.

Hundred Years' War: The siege of Rouen ended with English troops capturing the city from Norman French forces.

Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.

Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 19th

Same Day Who's birthday is on January 19th?

Same year Born in 1742

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 19th

Bassianus of Lodi

Henry of Uppsala

Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum

Mark of Ephesus (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Pontianus of Spoleto

Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester

January 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Robert E. Lee Day (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi)

Husband's Day (Iceland)

Kokborok Day (Tripura, India)

Timkat, or 20 during Leap Year (Ethiopian Orthodox)

Vodici or Baptism of Jesus (North Macedonia)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

19.1.1742

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