January 17th, 1825

Born on January 17th, 1825

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

January 17th, 1912

Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition reached the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen's team had beaten them by 33 days.

January 17th, 1899

The United States took possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

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

Same year
Born in 1825

66

Emmy von Dincklage

German writer (1825-1891)

*March 13th, 1825, Gut Campe †June 28th, 1891, Berlin

67

Jean-Martin Charcot

French neurologist (1825–1893)

*November 29th, 1825, Paris †August 16th, 1893, Montsauche-les-Settons

73

Johann Strauss II

Austrian composer (1825-1899)

*October 25th, 1825, Neubau †June 3rd, 1899, Vienna

66

Luis Martos y Potestad

Spanish politician (1825-1892)

*October 1st, 1825, Cartagena †July 4th, 1892, Madrid

52

Cristóbal Oudrid

Spanish pianist, conductor and composer (1825-1877)

*February 7th, 1825, Badajoz †March 13th, 1877, Madrid

91

Dadabhai Naoroji

Indian politician leader, scholar and writer (1825–1917)

*September 4th, 1825, Mumbai †June 30th, 1917, Mumbai

72

Charles Garnier

French architect

*November 6th, 1825, former 12th arrondissement of Paris †August 3rd, 1898, 5th arrondissement of Paris

83

Eginhard von Barfus

German writer (1825–1909)

*November 7th, 1825, Trzebiatów †February 20th, 1909, Munich

69

George Inness

American landscape painter (1825-1894)

*May 1st, 1825, Newburgh †August 3rd, 1894, Bridge of Allan

65

Camilo Castelo Branco

19th-century Portuguese writer (1825–1890)

*March 16th, 1825, Lisbon †June 1st, 1890, Seide

77

Práxedes Mateo Sagasta

Spanish politician (1825–1903)

*July 21st, 1825, Torrecilla en Cameros †January 5th, 1903, Madrid

87

François Auguste Logerot

French general (1825-1913)

*February 1st, 1825, Noyers-sur-Cher †January 15th, 1913, Bourg-en-Bresse

78

Heinrich Tønnies

Danish photographer (1825–1903)

*May 10th, 1825, Grünenplan †December 11th, 1903, Aalborg

78

Alexis L'Hotte

French soldier and officer (1825–1904)

*March 25th, 1825, Lunéville †February 3rd, 1904, Lunéville

73

Angela Truszkowska

Polish beatified nun

*May 16th, 1825, Kalisz †October 10th, 1898, Kraków

65

Anna Elisabeth Kelly

Swiss painter (1825-1890)

*April 10th, 1825, St. Gallen †May 1st, 1890, St. Gallen

77

Marie of Nassau

European royal (1826-1902)

*January 29th, 1825, Biebrich †March 24th, 1902, Neuwied

27

Tito Speri

Italian patriot (1825-1853)

*August 2nd, 1825, Brescia †March 3rd, 1853, Belfiore

72

Julius Schulhoff

Austrian pianist and composer (1825-1898)

*August 2nd, 1825, Prague †March 13th, 1898, Berlin

71

Johann Jakob Egli

Swiss geographer (1825-1896)

*May 17th, 1825, Laufen-Uhwiesen †August 24th, 1896, Zurich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1825 is a normal year and no leap year.

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