January 24th, 1751

Born on January 24th, 1751

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 375 days, exactly on August 5th, 2027, people who were born on January 24th, 1751 will be 101,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

Spanish transition to democracy: Neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill (reconstruction pictured) in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

January 24th, 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

January 24th, 1536

King Henry VIII of England (pictured) suffered a serious accident while jousting, receiving injuries which may have caused his later obesity and erratic personality.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 24th

Same year
Born in 1751

85

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

*March 16th, 1751, Port Conway †June 28th, 1836, Montpelier

64

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816)

*October 30th, 1751, Dublin †July 7th, 1816, Seoul

78

Maria Anna Mozart

Austrian musician

*July 30th, 1751, Salzburg †October 29th, 1829, Salzburg

76

Francisco Salva Campillo

Spanish/Catalan prominent late-Enlightenment period scientist

*July 12th, 1751, Barcelona †February 13th, 1828, Barcelona

75

Johann Heinrich Voss

German poet and classics translator

*February 20th, 1751, Sommerstorf †March 29th, 1826, Heidelberg

68

Peleg Arnold

Jurist and US congress member (1751-1820)

*June 10th, 1751, Smithfield †January 1st, 1820, Smithfield

80

Karl Ludwig Nitzsch

German theologian

*August 6th, 1751, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †December 5th, 1831, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

66

Étienne-François Letourneur

French general and politician (1751-1817)

*March 15th, 1751, Granville †October 4th, 1817, Laeken

80

Nikolaus Simrock

Musician

*August 23rd, 1751, Mainz †June 12th, 1832, Bonn

67

François-Rodolphe de Weiss

Swiss politician, philosopher and diplomat (1751-1818)

*May 6th, 1751, Yverdon-les-Bains †July 21st, 1818, Coppet

54

Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki

Polish general

*February 20th, 1751, Chervonohrad †March 14th, 1805, Tulchyn

80

Joseph Lange

Austrian actor and artist (1751-1831)

*April 1st, 1751, Würzburg †September 17th, 1831, Vienna

67

Karl Gottlob Anton

Historian (1751-1818)

*July 23rd, 1751, Lubań †November 17th, 1818, Görlitz

69

Cornelis Willem de Rhoer

Dutch historian and writer (1751-1821)

*September 26th, 1751, Deventer †January 15th, 1821, Utrecht

76

Bartolomeo Campagnoli

Italian musician (1751-1827)

*September 10th, 1751, Cento †November 6th, 1827, Neustrelitz

77

Louis Lefèvre-Gineau

French chemist and scientist (1751-1829)

*March 7th, 1751, Authe †February 3rd, 1829, Paris

51

Ferdinando I, Duke of Parma

Duke of Parma (1751-1802)

*January 20th, 1751, Parma †October 9th, 1802, Fontevivo

61

Emanuel Schikaneder

German actor and singer

*September 1st, 1751, Straubing †September 21st, 1812, Vienna

53

Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

Queen consort of Prussia

*October 16th, 1751, Prenzlau †August 14th, 1805, Berlin

87

Thomas Blaikie

Scottish gardener (1751-1838)

*March 2nd, 1751, Edinburgh †July 19th, 1838, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Feast of Our Lady of Peace) which are celebrated on January 24th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1751 is a normal year and no leap year.

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