January 20th, 1750

Born on January 20th, 1750

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 100,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 7 days, exactly on August 1st, 2026, people who were born on January 20th, 1750 will be 101,000 days old!

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What happened on January 20th?

January 20th, 2018

A group of Taliban gunmen attacked and took hostages at the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle that left at least 21 people dead.

January 20th, 2009

In Washington, D.C., Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first African-American president of the United States.

January 20th, 1992

Air Inter Flight 148 crashed into the Vosges while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, France, resulting in 87 deaths.

January 20th, 1990

The Soviet Red Army violently cracked down on Azeri pro-independence demonstrations in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR.

January 20th, 1969

Bengali student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman was shot and killed by East Pakistani police, an event that led to the Bangladesh Liberation War.

January 20th, 1968

The Houston Cougars upset the UCLA Bruins in what became known as the "Game of the Century" (pictured), ending the Bruins' 47-game winning streak and establishing college basketball as a sports commodity on American television.

January 20th, 1945

World War II: In an operation that took nearly two months to complete, Germany began the evacuation of at least 1.8 million people from East Prussia in anticipation of the advancing Soviet Red Army.

January 20th, 1942

The Holocaust: Reinhard Heydrich and other senior Nazi officials met at the Wannsee Conference near Berlin to discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question".

January 20th, 1843

Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná, became the de facto first prime minister of the Empire of Brazil.

January 20th, 1356

Edward Balliol, whose father John was briefly King of Scotland, gave up his claim to the throne in exchange for an English pension.

January 20th, 1265

Simon de Montfort summoned local representatives to the Palace of Westminster to attend a parliament, now considered to be the forerunner of the House of Commons of England.

January 20th, 1156

According to legend, Lalli slew Bishop Henry of Finland with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Köyliö.

January 20th, 1726

J. S. Bach led the first performance of his cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen on the second Sunday after the Epiphany.

January 20th, 2025

Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America. He is currently the oldest person ever inaugurated.

January 20th, 1726

J. S. Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen (My sighs, my tears), BWV 13, for the second Sunday after Epiphany.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 20th

Same year
Born in 1750

97

Caroline Herschel

German-British astronomer (*1750 – †1848)

*March 16th, 1750, Hanover †January 9th, 1848, Hanover

74

Antonio Salieri

Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)

*August 18th, 1750, Legnago †May 7th, 1825, Vienna

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

50

Lorenzo Mascheroni

Italian mathematician (*1750 – †1800)

*May 13th, 1750, Bergamo †July 14th, 1800, Paris

86

Adam Afzelius

Swedish botanist (1750-1837)

*October 8th, 1750, Vara †January 20th, 1837, Uppsala

66

Ignacio María de Álava y Sáenz de Navarrete

Spanish naval commander

*October 24th, 1750, Vitoria-Gasteiz †May 26th, 1817, Chiclana de la Frontera

56

Henry Knox

American general and Secretary of War (1750–1806)

*July 25th, 1750, Boston †October 25th, 1806, Augusta

43

Fabre d'Églantine

French actor (1750-1794)

*July 28th, 1750, Carcassonne †April 5th, 1794, Paris

64

Joanna Southcott

English religious leader (1750-1814)

*April 25th, 1750, Devon †December 27th, 1814, London

52

Johann Gottfried Brügelmann

German entrepreneur

*January 1st, 1750, Elberfeld †December 27th, 1802, Ratingen

81

John Trumbull

American poet

*April 24th, 1750, Watertown †May 11th, 1831, Detroit

92

Kaspar Heinrich von Sierstorpff

Founder of Bad Driburg, botanist & art collector (1750-1842)

*January 1st, 1750, Hildesheim †January 1st, 1842, Brunswick

85

Etienne Fallot de Beaumont

French archbishop and politician (1750-1835)

*April 1st, 1750, Avignon †October 27th, 1835, Paris

52

Cornelis Ignatius Branger

Dutch politician (1750-1803)

*October 14th, 1750, Amsterdam †February 8th, 1803, Amsterdam

83

René Louiche Desfontaines

French botanist (1750-1833)

*February 14th, 1750, Tremblay †November 16th, 1833, Paris

51

Frederick Muhlenberg

American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1750-1801)

*January 1st, 1750, Trappe †June 4th, 1801, Lancaster

92

Pehr Frigel

Swedish composer and librarian

*September 2nd, 1750, Kalmar †November 24th, 1842, Stockholm

67

Thomas Posey

American politician (1750-1818)

*July 9th, 1750, Fairfax County †March 19th, 1818, Shawneetown

73

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

British politician (1750-1823)

*January 10th, 1750, Edinburgh †November 17th, 1823, Almondell and Calderwood Country Park

79

Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa

Austrian archduchess (1750-1829)

*April 7th, 1750, Modena †November 14th, 1829, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1750 is a normal year and no leap year.

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