Born on January 20th, 1788
Weekday
Sunday
January 20th, 1788 was a Sunday.
Age
People born on January 20th, 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 640 days, exactly on April 2nd, 2026, people who were born on January 20th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,360 Days
12,337 Weeks
2,837 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Hours
What happened on January 20th, 1788?
The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay, beginning the British colonization of Australia. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_FleetWhat else happened on January 20th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 20th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 20th?
John Blackwall
British entomologist (1790–1881)
*January 20th, 1790, Manchester †May 11th, 1881, Llanrwst
73 Federico Fellini
Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)
*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, RomeAndré-Marie Ampère
French physicist and mathematician
*January 20th, 1775, Lyon †June 10th, 1836, Marseille
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84 Patricia Neal
American stage and film actress (1926-2010)
*January 20th, 1926, Packard †August 8th, 2010, Edgartown
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Same year
Born in 1788
36 Lord Byron
English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †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, Mulhouse
63 Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, MississippiRobert 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
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
47 Facundo Quiroga
Argentine politician
*January 1st, 1788, Buenos Aires †February 16th, 1835, Barranca Yaco
67 Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt
French writer
*September 26th, 1788, Magny-les-Hameaux †January 22nd, 1856, former 10th arrondissement of Paris
76 Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Archaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, CopenhagenBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 20th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 20th.
Armed Forces Day (Mali)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_MaliArmy Day (Laos)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayMaria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Cristina_of_the_Immaculate_Conception_BrandoStephen Min Kuk-ka (one of The Korean Martyrs)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Min_Kuk-kaJanuary 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_20_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Heroes' Day (Cape Verde)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Cape_VerdeMartyrs' Day (Azerbaijan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_AzerbaijanPresidential inaugurations (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_inaugurationDate as a Roman numeral / digit
20.1.1788
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).