Born on January 18th, 1788
Weekday
Friday
January 18th, 1788 was a Friday.
Age
People born on January 18th, 1788 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 236 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1787 - January 20th, 1788
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 714 days, exactly on March 31st, 2026, people who were born on January 18th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,286 Days
12,326 Weeks
2,834 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
What happened on January 18th, 1788?
The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet
The armed tender HMS Supply, the first ship of the First Fleet, arrived at Botany Bay, Australia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship's_tenderWhat else happened on January 18th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 18th
Born on January 18th, 1788
August Weichert
German philologist
*January 18th, 1788, Ziegra-Knobelsdorf †July 23rd, 1844, GrimmaSame Day
Who's birthday is on January 18th?
50 Maulik Pancholy
Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker
*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee
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68 Werner Liebrich
German footballer (1927–1995)
*January 18th, 1927, Kaiserslautern †March 20th, 1995, Kaiserslautern
Gloria Groove
Brazilian singer, rapper, songwriter, actor, voice actor and drag queen
*January 18th, 1995, São PauloSame year
Born in 1788
36 Lord Byron
English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, London †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi
72 Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt
74 Boniface de Castellane
Marshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
39 Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'AvrayGodefroy Engelmann
French-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseRobert Peel
British Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)
*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, Westminster
90 Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia
63 Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi
71 Walenty Zwierkowski
*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris
89 Antoine César Becquerel
French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of ParisFrancesco Maria Avellino
Italian archaeologist, numismatist, art historian, legal historian, economist and academic (1788-1850)
*August 14th, 1788, Naples †January 9th, 1850, Naples
62 Ludwig von Wohlgemuth
Austrian general (1788-1851)
*May 25th, 1788, Vienna †April 18th, 1851, Pest
75 Charles Robert Cockerell
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
*April 27th, 1788, London †September 17th, 1863, London
76 Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Archaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, Copenhagen
79 Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
*September 10th, 1788, Perthes †August 5th, 1868, Abbeville
78 William Thomas Brande
British chemist; succeeded Humphry Davy as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, 1813
*January 11th, 1788, London †February 11th, 1866, Tunbridge WellsBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 18th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 18th.
Athanasius of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_of_AlexandriaConfession of Peter (Eastern Orthodox, some Anglican and Lutheran Churches)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confession_of_PeterJanuary 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_18_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Royal Thai Armed Forces Day (Thailand)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ThailandDate as a Roman numeral / digit
18.1.1788
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1788 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).