January 5th, 1766

Born on January 5th, 1766

Weekday

Sunday

January 5th, 1766 was a Sunday.

Age

260

People born on January 5th, 1766 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 260 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1765 - January 20th, 1766

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 95,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 835 days, exactly on November 7th, 2028, people who were born on January 5th, 1766 will be 96,000 days old!

95,165 Days

13,595 Weeks

3,126 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on January 5th?

January 5th, 1970

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Tonghai County in southern China, killing at least 10,000 people and eventually spurring the creation of the nation's largest earthquake monitoring system.

January 5th, 1953

Waiting for Godot by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, termed the "most significant English language play of the 20th century", premiered in Paris.

January 5th, 1949

In his State of the Union speech, U.S. president Harry S. Truman (pictured) announced: "Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal."

January 5th, 1941

Second World War: Australian and British troops defeated Italian forces in Bardia, Libya, the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part.

January 5th, 1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, the first woman to serve as the governor of a U.S. state.

January 5th, 1922

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (pictured) died of a heart attack during his final expedition.

January 5th, 1919

The German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party, was founded by Anton Drexler.

January 5th, 1757

King Louis XV survived an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, who later became the last person in France to be executed by drawing and quartering.

January 5th, 1675

Franco-Dutch War: French troops defeated Austrian and Brandenburg forces at the Battle of Turckheim (pictured) in Alsace.

January 5th, 1869

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day siege in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 1933

Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge across the Straits of the Golden Gate, the entrance to San Francisco Bay.

January 5th, 1896

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day seige in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 2009

In Eng Foong Ho v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that equality before the law was satisfied by a "reasonable nexus" between state action and the object of the law.

January 5th, 2008

Mikheil Saakashvili was decisively re-elected as President of Georgia in "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of the country.

January 5th, 2007

The Taiwan High Speed Rail opened, connecting Taipei and Kaohsiung.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 5th

Same year
Born in 1766

Albertine Necker de Saussure

Genevan writer (1766-1841)

*April 9th, 1766, Geneva †April 20th, 1841, Monnetier-Mornex

John daltonico

Era gey

*September 6th, 1766, Cumberland †July 27th, 1844, Manchester

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

William Dunlap

American dramatist, painter, and historian

*February 19th, 1766, Perth Amboy †September 28th, 1839, New York City

Louis Delgrès

French politician (1766-1802)

*August 2nd, 1766, Saint-Pierre †May 28th, 1802, Matouba

Germaine de Staël

Genevan-French author (1766-1817)

*April 22nd, 1766, Paris †July 14th, 1817, Paris

Marc Schœlcher

*April 26th, 1766, Fessenheim †October 14th, 1832, Paris

Charlotte, Princess Royal

British princess (1766-1828); eldest daughter of George III

*September 29th, 1766, Buckingham Palace †October 5th, 1828, Ludwigsburg Palace

Maine de Biran

French philosopher (1766-1824)

*November 29th, 1766, Bergerac †July 20th, 1824, Paris

Joseph Sonnleithner

Austrian librettist

*March 3rd, 1766, Vienna †December 26th, 1835, Vienna

Álvaro Flórez Estrada

Spanish economist (1766-1853)

*February 1st, 1766, La Pola Somiedo †December 16th, 1853, Noreña

Georg Reinbeck

German writer (1766-1849)

*October 11th, 1766, Berlin †January 1st, 1849, Stuttgart

Claudius Buchanan

British theologian

*March 12th, 1766, Cambuslang †February 9th, 1815, Hertfordshire

Johann Adam Breysig

German architect and painter

*April 1st, 1766, Leutesdorf †August 29th, 1831, Gdańsk

Friedrich Weinbrenner

German architect and city planner (1766-1826)

*January 1st, 1766, Karlsruhe †March 1st, 1826, Karlsruhe

Julie von Voss

Morganatic wife of Frederick William II of Prussia

*July 24th, 1766, Buch †March 25th, 1789, Buch

Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck

German writer (1766-1849)

*January 1st, 1766, Lübeck †October 28th, 1849, Ottensen

Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases

French politician, atlas-maker and author (1766-1842)

*June 21st, 1766, Blan †May 15th, 1842, Passy

Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley

British politician (1766-1851)

*April 29th, 1766, Bloomsbury †February 8th, 1851, Kent

Joseph Marie de Pernety

French politician and officer (1766-1856)

*May 19th, 1766, Lyon †April 29th, 1856, Paris

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast day) which are celebrated on January 5th.

The Twelfth day of Christmas and the Twelfth Night of Christmas. (Western Christianity)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

V.I.MDCCLXVI

5.1.1766

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1766 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1766

January 1766

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 5th, 1766

Born on January 5th, 1766

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 95,000 days old!

95,165 Days

13,595 Weeks

3,126 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 5th?

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Tonghai County in southern China, killing at least 10,000 people and eventually spurring the creation of the nation's largest earthquake monitoring system.

Waiting for Godot by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, termed the "most significant English language play of the 20th century", premiered in Paris.

In his State of the Union speech, U.S. president Harry S. Truman (pictured) announced: "Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal."

Second World War: Australian and British troops defeated Italian forces in Bardia, Libya, the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part.

Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, the first woman to serve as the governor of a U.S. state.

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (pictured) died of a heart attack during his final expedition.

The German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party, was founded by Anton Drexler.

King Louis XV survived an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, who later became the last person in France to be executed by drawing and quartering.

Franco-Dutch War: French troops defeated Austrian and Brandenburg forces at the Battle of Turckheim (pictured) in Alsace.

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day siege in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge across the Straits of the Golden Gate, the entrance to San Francisco Bay.

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day seige in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

In Eng Foong Ho v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that equality before the law was satisfied by a "reasonable nexus" between state action and the object of the law.

Mikheil Saakashvili was decisively re-elected as President of Georgia in "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of the country.

The Taiwan High Speed Rail opened, connecting Taipei and Kaohsiung.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 5th

Same year Born in 1766

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 5th

Charles of Mount Argus

John Neumann (Catholic Church)

Pope Telesphorus

Simeon Stylites (Latin Church)

January 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival (Harbin, China)

Joma Shinji (Japan)

National Bird Day (United States)

The Twelfth day of Christmas and the Twelfth Night of Christmas. (Western Christianity)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

5.1.1766

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