January 24th, 1755

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Born on January 24th, 1755 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 24th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 24th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1755)

Born on January 24th, 1755

Weekday

Friday

January 24th, 1755 was a Friday.

Age

269

People born on January 24th, 1755 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 269 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1755 - February 19th, 1755

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 98,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 664 days, exactly on February 12th, 2026, people who were born on January 24th, 1755 will be 99,000 days old!

98,336 Days

14,048 Weeks

3,230 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

During the 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 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 Day
Who's birthday is on January 24th?

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter, YouTuber and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron

French general in the service of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1763-1831)

*January 24th, 1763, Paris †July 4th, 1831, Saint Petersburg

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

Pierre Beaumarchais

French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)

*January 24th, 1732, Paris †May 18th, 1799, Paris

Henry Jarvis Raymond

American journalist and politician (1820–1869)

*January 24th, 1820, Livingston County †June 18th, 1869, New York City

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

Walter Model

German field marshal

*January 24th, 1891, Genthin †April 21st, 1945, Ratingen

Carrie Coon

American actress

*January 24th, 1981, Copley Township

Daveed Diggs

American actor and rapper

*January 24th, 1982, Oakland

Raymond Domenech

French association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1952, Lyon

E. T. A. Hoffmann

German Romantic author (1776-1822)

*January 24th, 1776, Königsberg †June 25th, 1822, Berlin

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)

*January 24th, 1947, New York City †March 8th, 2017, Thousand Oaks

Andrew Ellicott

American surveyor (1754–1820)

*January 24th, 1754, Buckingham Township †August 28th, 1820, West Point

Charles James Fox

British Whig statesman (1749–1806)

*January 24th, 1749, Westminster †September 13th, 1806, Chiswick

Benjamin Lincoln

Continental Army general (1733–1810)

*January 24th, 1733, Hingham †May 9th, 1810, Hingham

Same year
Born in 1755

Marie Antoinette

Last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution

*November 2nd, 1755, Hofburg Palace †October 16th, 1793, place de la Concorde

Louis XVIII of France

Bourbon King of France and of Navarre (1755-1824)

*November 17th, 1755, Palace of Versailles †September 16th, 1824, Tuileries Palace

Gottlob Heinrich von Lindenau

*August 18th, 1755, Altenburg †July 15th, 1830, Neustädtel

Samuel Hahnemann

German physician known for creating homeopathy

*April 10th, 1755, Meissen †July 2nd, 1843, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras

French politician (1745-1829)

*June 30th, 1755, Fox-Amphoux †January 29th, 1829, Chaillot

Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Rochambeau

French soldier

*April 7th, 1755, Paris †September 20th, 1813, Leipzig

Sarah Siddons

Welsh actress (1755-1831)

*July 5th, 1755, Brecon †June 8th, 1831, London

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Polish general (1755–1818)

*August 2nd, 1755, Pierzchów †June 6th, 1818, Winna Góra, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

18th- and 19th-century French painter (1755–1842)

*April 16th, 1755, Paris †March 30th, 1842, Paris

Georges Couthon

French politician and lawyer (1755–1794)

*December 22nd, 1755, Orcet †July 28th, 1794, Paris

François Joseph Lefebvre

Marshal of France (1755-1820)

*October 25th, 1755, Rouffach †September 14th, 1820, Paris

Carl Ernst Christoph Hess

German copperplate engraver

*January 22nd, 1755, Darmstadt †July 25th, 1828, Munich

Anacharsis Cloots

Prussian noble (1755-1794)

*June 24th, 1755, Kleve †March 24th, 1794, Paris

Jean-Nicolas Corvisart

French physician (1755-1821)

*February 15th, 1755, Dricourt †September 18th, 1821, Paris

Paolo Mascagni

Italian physician (1755-1815)

*January 25th, 1755, Pomarance †October 19th, 1815, Chiusdino

Stephen Groombridge

British astronomer

*January 7th, 1755, Kent †March 30th, 1832, London

Robert Gray

American merchant sea captain

*May 10th, 1755, Tiverton †July 1st, 1806, Charleston

Axel von Fersen the Younger

Swedish politician (1755-1810)

*September 4th, 1755, Jakob and Johannes parish †June 20th, 1810, Stockholm

Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke

Danish geheimrat

*September 15th, 1755, Walkendorf †August 15th, 1835, Køge

Natalia Alexeievna of Russia

Russian Grand duchess (1755-1776)

*June 25th, 1755, Prenzlau †April 15th, 1776, Saint Petersburg

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.

Feria de Alasitas (La Paz)

Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic Church), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alasitas

Uttar Pradesh Day (Uttar Pradesh, India)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Day

National Girl Child Day (India)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Girl_Child_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIV.I.MDCCLV

24.1.1755

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1755 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1755

January 1755

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1			1	2	3	4	5
2	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
3	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
4	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
5	27	28	29	30	31

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January 24th, 1755

Born on January 24th, 1755

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 98,000 days old!

98,336 Days

14,048 Weeks

3,230 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 24th?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Day Who's birthday is on January 24th?

Same year Born in 1755

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 24th

Babylas of Antioch

Cadoc (Wales)

Exuperantius of Cingoli

Felician of Foligno

Francis de Sales

Pratulin Martyrs (Greek Catholic Church)

January 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities (Romania)

Feria de Alasitas (La Paz)

Uttar Pradesh Day (Uttar Pradesh, India)

National Girl Child Day (India)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

24.1.1755

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