January 12th, 1818

Born on January 12th, 1818

Weekday

Monday

January 12th, 1818 was a Monday.

Age

208

People born on January 12th, 1818 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 208 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1817 - January 20th, 1818

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 76,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 834 days, exactly on November 6th, 2028, people who were born on January 12th, 1818 will be 77,000 days old!

76,166 Days

10,880 Weeks

2,502 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on January 12th?

January 12th, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

January 12th, 1865

The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.

January 12th, 2010

An earthquake registering 7.0 Mw struck Haiti, killing more than 100,000 people.

January 12th, 2007

Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.

January 12th, 1964

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.

January 12th, 1918

An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.

January 12th, 1916

Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.

January 12th, 1895

The National Trust, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.

January 12th, 1808

John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church (pictured) in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.

January 12th, 1777

Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.

January 12th, 1659

The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

January 12th, 1554

Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.

January 12th, 0475

Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.

January 12th, 2020

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

January 12th, 2016

Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 12th

Born on January 12th, 1818

Ludwig Traube

German physician (1818-1876)

*January 12th, 1818, Racibórz †April 11th, 1876, Berlin

Same year
Born in 1818

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

*May 5th, 1818, Trier †March 14th, 1883, London

Karl Müllenhoff

German philologist (1818-1884)

*September 8th, 1818, Marne †February 19th, 1884, Berlin

James Prescott Joule

English physicist and brewer (1818-1889)

*December 24th, 1818, Salford †October 11th, 1889, Sale

Marius Petipa

French-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer

*March 11th, 1818, Marseille †July 1st, 1910, Hurzuf

Ivan Turgenev

Russian writer (1818–1883)

*October 28th, 1818, Oryol †September 3rd, 1883, Bougival

Francesco Crispi

Italian patriot and statesman (1818–1901)

*October 4th, 1818, Ribera †August 11th, 1901, Naples

Paul Meurice

French writer

*February 5th, 1818, former 4th arrondissement of Paris †December 11th, 1905, 17th arrondissement of Paris

Christian IX of Denmark

King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906

*April 8th, 1818, Gottorf Castle †January 29th, 1906, Amalienborg

Ignaz Semmelweis

Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865); introduced hand disinfection standards, in obstetrical clinics (1847)

*July 1st, 1818, Tabán †August 13th, 1865, Oberdöbling

Josh Billings

American humorist

*April 21st, 1818, Lanesborough †October 14th, 1885, Monterey

Charles Gounod

French composer (1818–1893)

*June 17th, 1818, Paris †October 18th, 1893, Saint-Cloud

Ferdinand Kommerell

*January 16th, 1818, Tübingen †February 22nd, 1872, Tübingen

Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865

*December 13th, 1818, Lexington †July 16th, 1882, Springfield

Maria Mitchell

American astronomer

*August 1st, 1818, Nantucket †June 29th, 1889, Lynn

Miroslav Vilhar

Slovene poet, politician and playwright (1818-1871)

*September 7th, 1818, Planina †August 6th, 1871, Kalec Castle

Angelo Secchi

Italian astronomer

*June 18th, 1818, Reggio Emilia †February 26th, 1878, Rome

Sophie of Württemberg

Queen Consort of the Netherlands (1818–1877)

*June 17th, 1818, Stuttgart †June 3rd, 1877, Huis ten Bosch

Catherine Hayes

Irish operatic soprano (1818-1861)

*October 29th, 1818, Limerick †August 11th, 1861, London

Paul Octave Hébert

Confederate Army general

*December 12th, 1818, Iberville Parish †August 29th, 1880, Iberville Parish

August Wilhelm von Hofmann

German chemist (1818-1892)

*April 8th, 1818, Giessen †May 5th, 1892, Berlin

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 12th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XII.I.MDCCCXVIII

12.1.1818

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1818 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1818

January 1818

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1				1	2	3	4
2	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
3	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
4	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
5	26	27	28	29	30	31

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January 12th, 1818

Born on January 12th, 1818

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 76,000 days old!

76,166 Days

10,880 Weeks

2,502 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 12th?

Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

The foundation stone of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork was laid.

An earthquake registering 7.0 Mw struck Haiti, killing more than 100,000 people.

Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.

Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.

An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.

Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.

The National Trust, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.

John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church (pictured) in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture.

Mission Santa Clara de Asís (pictured), a Spanish mission in California that formed the basis of both the city of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, was established by the Franciscans.

The fort at Allahabad was surrendered to the forces of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

Bayinnaung, who later assembled what was probably the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia, was crowned as the king of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.

Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee Constantinople.

Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 12th

Born on January 12th, 1818

German physician (1818-1876)

Same year Born in 1818

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 12th

Aelred of Rievaulx

Benedict Biscop

Bernard of Corleone

Marguerite Bourgeoys

Tatiana

January 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)

National Youth Day (India)

Prosecutor General's Day (Russia)

Zanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania)

Yennayer (Algeria)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

12.1.1818

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