January 21st, 1825

Born on January 21st, 1825

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 72,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 220 days, exactly on December 3rd, 2024, people who were born on January 21st, 1825 will be 73,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 21st?

January 21st, 1789

The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown, widely considered to be the first American novel, was published.

January 21st, 0763

The Abbasid Caliphate crushed the Alid revolt when a rebel leader was mortally wounded in battle near Basra in present-day Iraq.

January 21st, 1757

French and Indian War: French regulars, Canadien militia and Indigenous forces ambushed Rogers' Rangers forces in the Battle on Snowshoes.

January 21st, 2017

Millions of people participated in the worldwide Women's March, to advocate for legislation and policies on human rights and other issues.

January 21st, 2011

Demonstrations in Tirana against alleged corruption in the Albanian government led to the killings of four protesters by the Republican Guard.

January 21st, 1997

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich (pictured) for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.

January 21st, 1976

The Concorde supersonic transports began scheduled commercial flights to London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.

January 21st, 1972

Tripura, formerly part of the independent Twipra Kingdom, became a state of India.

January 21st, 1968

A B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear weapons crashed onto sea ice near Thule Air Base, Greenland, causing localized radioactive contamination.

January 21st, 2023

Huu Can Tran, 72, opens fire in a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, killing eleven people and injuring nine others before later committing suicide. It is the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County since the 2008 Covina massacre.

January 21st, 2017

Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.

January 21st, 2014

Rojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.

January 21st, 2011

Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people died from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office.

January 21st, 2009

Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow.

January 21st, 2005

In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 21st?

31

Wincent Weiss

German pop singer

*January 21st, 1993, Bad Oldesloe

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

39

Stonewall Jackson

General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War

*January 21st, 1824, Clarksburg †May 10th, 1863, Guinea

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

25

Em Beihold

Irani-American singer-songwriter and TikToker

*January 21st, 1999, Glendale

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

78

Oscar II of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905

*January 21st, 1829, Stockholm †December 8th, 1907, Stockholm

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

52

Cat Power

American singer-songwriter

*January 21st, 1972, Atlanta

86

Arturo Labriola

Revolutionary syndicalist politician and journalist

*January 21st, 1873, Naples †June 23rd, 1959, Naples

65

Paul Allen

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018)

*January 21st, 1953, Seattle †October 15th, 2018, Seattle

60

Dominique Racine

Catholic bishop

*January 21st, 1828, Loretteville †January 28th, 1888, Chicoutimi

88

Radley Metzger

American film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor and film distributor

*January 21st, 1929, The Bronx †March 31st, 2017, New York City

90

Audrey Dalton

Actress

*January 21st, 1934, Dublin

62

Isabelle Nanty

French actress, film director, theatre director and screenwriter

*January 21st, 1962, Verdun

62

Roderich Benedix

German dramatist and librettist (1811-1873)

*January 21st, 1811, Leipzig †September 26th, 1873, Leipzig

83

Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor

*January 21st, 1941, Madrid

36

Angel Mena Pedroza

Ecuadorian Footballer

*January 21st, 1988, Guayaquil

81

Egide Walschaerts

Mechanical engineer

*January 21st, 1820, Mechelen †February 18th, 1901, Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis

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77

Jules Girard

French literary theorist

*February 24th, 1825, Paris †March 30th, 1902, Cannes

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

58

Roderich von Stintzing

German legal historian (1825–1883)

*February 8th, 1825, Altona †September 13th, 1883, Oberstdorf

70

Ludwig Ruetimeyer

Swiss zoologist (1825-1895)

*February 26th, 1825, Biglen †November 25th, 1895, Basel

66

Emmy von Dincklage

German writer (1825-1891)

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

50

George Pickett

Confederate Army general

*January 16th, 1825, Richmond †July 30th, 1875, Norfolk

75

Jules Barbier

French poet, writer and librettist

*March 8th, 1825, Paris †January 16th, 1901, Paris

71

Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg

Austrian politician (1825-1896)

*June 27th, 1825, Vienna †December 12th, 1896, Ober-Grafendorf

91

Dadabhai Naoroji

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

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

66

Luis Martos y Potestad

Spanish politician (1825-1892)

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

70

Thomas Henry Huxley

British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)

*May 4th, 1825, Ealing †June 29th, 1895, Eastbourne

66

Pedro II of Brazil

2nd and final Emperor of Brazil (r. 1831–89)

*December 2nd, 1825, Rio de Janeiro †December 5th, 1891, Paris

48

Max Schultze

German microscopic anatomist and phycologist (1825–1874)

*March 25th, 1825, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 16th, 1874, Bonn

52

Cristóbal Oudrid

Spanish pianist, conductor and composer (1825-1877)

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

65

Camilo Castelo Branco

19th-century Portuguese writer

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

69

George Inness

American landscape painter (1825-1894)

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

72

Johann Jakob Balmer

Swiss mathematician

*May 1st, 1825, Lausen †March 12th, 1898, Basel

79

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

French academic painter (1825-1905)

*November 30th, 1825, La Rochelle †August 19th, 1905, La Rochelle

69

Stephen F. Chadwick

American politician (1825-1895)

*December 25th, 1825, Middletown †January 15th, 1895, Salem

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Leap year

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

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