January 17th, 1773

Born on January 17th, 1773

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 92,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 405 days, exactly on September 3rd, 2027, people who were born on January 17th, 1773 will be 93,000 days old!

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What happened on January 17th, 1773?

January 17th, 1773

Captain James Cook leads the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.

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January 17th, 1773

On James Cook's second voyage, his vessel HMS Resolution became the first vessel to cross the Antarctic Circle.

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What else happened on January 17th?

January 17th, 1377

Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.

January 17th, 1999

In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.

January 17th, 2010

The first spate of violence between Muslims and Christians began in Jos, Nigeria, and would end in more than 200 deaths.

January 17th, 2002

Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began an eruption that killed hundreds and left about 120,000 people homeless in the nearby town of Goma.

January 17th, 1998

The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.

January 17th, 1989

Patrick Purdy opened fire in an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing 5 and wounding 32 others.

January 17th, 1966

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling over the Mediterranean Sea, dropping three hydrogen bombs on land near Palomares, Spain, and a fourth one into the sea.

January 17th, 1961

Three days before leaving office, U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a farewell speech to the nation, in which he warned about the dangers of the military–industrial complex.

January 17th, 1948

Indonesian National Revolution: The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesian republicans was ratified, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to resolve disputes arising from the Linggadjati Agreement of 1946.

January 17th, 1946

The United Nations Security Council, the organ of the United Nations charged with the maintenance of international peace and security, held its first meeting at Church House, Westminster.

January 17th, 1945

Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who had saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust, was taken into Soviet custody during the Siege of Budapest and was never seen in public again.

January 17th, 1920

The Volstead Act went into effect, beginning the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

January 17th, 1917

Denmark sold their portion of the Virgin Islands archipelago to the United States for US$25 million.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 17th

Same year
Born in 1773

68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

*February 9th, 1773, Charles City County †April 4th, 1841, Washington, D.C.

52

Johann Karl Burckhardt

French astronomer and mathematician

*April 30th, 1773, Leipzig †June 22nd, 1825, Paris

55

Thomas Young

English polymath (1773-1829)

*June 13th, 1773, Milverton †May 10th, 1829, London

86

Klemens von Metternich

Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor (1773–1859)

*May 15th, 1773, Koblenz †June 11th, 1859, Vienna

84

Robert Brown

Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion

*December 21st, 1773, Montrose †June 10th, 1858, London

76

Louis-Philippe I

King of the French (1773-1850)

*October 6th, 1773, Paris †August 26th, 1850, Claremont

63

James Mill

Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher (1773-1836)

*April 6th, 1773, Angus †June 23rd, 1836, Kensington

65

Frédéric Cuvier

French biologist (1773-1838)

*June 28th, 1773, Montbéliard †July 24th, 1838, Strasbourg

74

Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley

British politician (1773-1847)

*January 20th, 1773, Ireland †April 27th, 1847, Paris

83

George Cayley

British aeronautics engineer (1773-1857)

*December 27th, 1773, Scarborough †December 15th, 1857, Brompton

81

Johann Conrad Fischer

Swiss politician (1773-1854)

*September 14th, 1773, Schaffhausen †December 26th, 1854, Schaffhausen

57

Charles-Simon Catel

French composer and educator (1773–1830)

*July 10th, 1773, L'Aigle †November 29th, 1830, Paris

69

Jakob Friedrich Fries

German philosopher & scholar

*August 23rd, 1773, Barby †August 10th, 1843, Jena

72

Ludwig von Wolzogen

Military general

*February 4th, 1773, Meiningen †July 4th, 1845, Halle (Saale)

75

Philipp Merian

(1773-1848)

*January 1st, 1773, Basel †July 26th, 1848, Basel

87

Detlev von Einsiedel

Politician (1773-1861)

*October 12th, 1773, Wolkenburg †March 20th, 1861, Dresden

23

Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

Prussian prince (1773–1796)

*November 5th, 1773, Potsdam †December 28th, 1796, Berlin

70

Peter Buell Porter

American politician (1773–1844)

*August 14th, 1773, Salisbury †March 20th, 1844, Niagara Falls

79

Charles Humphrey Atherton

American politician (1773-1853)

*August 14th, 1773, Amherst †January 8th, 1853, Amherst

61

Thérésa Tallien

Spanish-French courtesans

*July 31st, 1773, Carabanchel Alto †January 15th, 1835, Chimay Castle

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1773 is a normal year and no leap year.

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