Born on January 26th, 1788
Weekday
Saturday
January 26th, 1788 was a Saturday.
Age
People born on January 26th, 1788 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 236 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)
January 21st, 1788 - February 19th, 1788
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 718 days, exactly on April 8th, 2026, people who were born on January 26th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,282 Days
12,326 Weeks
2,834 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Hours
What happened on January 26th, 1788?
The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet
Captain Arthur Phillip and the British First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove on the shore of Port Jackson in present-day Sydney, establishing the first permanent European settlement in Australia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_PhillipWhat else happened on January 26th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 26th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 26th?
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97 Heinz Kessler
German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)
*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin
83 Paul Newman
American actor and film director (1925–2008)
*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport
63 Józef Damse
Polish composer and actor
*January 26th, 1789, Sokołów Małopolski †December 15th, 1852, Rudno, Otwock CountyHuang Chia-Chi
Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player
*January 26th, 1979, Taipei
49 Ludwig Achim von Arnim
German poet and novelist
*January 26th, 1781, Palais Wrangel †January 21st, 1831, Wiepersdorf manor
71 Nicolae Ceaușescu
Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989
*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, TârgovișteSame 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 26th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 26th.
January 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_26_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Australia Day (Australia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_DayDuarte Day (Dominican Republic)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pablo_DuarteEngineer's Day (Panama)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer's_DayInternational Customs Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_holidaysLiberation Day (Uganda)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_UgandaRepublic Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_(India)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
26.1.1788
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).